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The Arizona Department of Health Services published a draft of its proposed rules for memory care.
Members of the public are able to review the rules and have until Dec. 22 to comment.
Last April, Gov. Katie Hobbs signed into law a bill that would set training standards for staff who work at facilities that offer memory care services. Memory care was often used as a marketing term, with no standardized training requirements for staff.
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