Alzheimer’s Law Enforcement Education Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Buchanan
Introduced
Summary
This bill would create an online federal training course to teach law enforcement how to recognize, communicate with, and safely interact with people who have Alzheimer's disease and similar dementias. It directs the COPS Office to develop the course in consultation with the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and to make it available within 1 year of enactment.
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- Families and people living with dementia: Officers trained with these modules would be more likely to use communication techniques and nonphysical alternatives to restraints when engaging someone with dementia.
- Law enforcement, correctional officers, and probation officers: Completion would be recommended to count toward required training hours for hiring or continued employment in applicable State departments.
- State agencies and credentialers: States would get a federal training resource they can adopt for professional instruction and standards.
- Federal health agencies: The Secretary of Health and Human Services and the CMS Administrator would consult on course content, promoting health and justice system coordination.
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Dementia training for police and corrections
If enacted, the DOJ’s COPS Office would create an online course on Alzheimer’s and other dementias within 1 year. It would be built with input from Health and Human Services and the Medicare and Medicaid agency. The course would teach how to interact and communicate with people who have dementia, recognize symptoms, use alternatives to restraints, and spot abuse, neglect, or exploitation. The Director would recommend that states count the course toward required training hours for law enforcement, correctional, and probation officers. If passed, families living with dementia could see safer, more informed encounters with officers.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Buchanan
FL • R
Cosponsors
Barragan
CA • D
Sponsored 5/14/2025
Davis (NC)
NC • D
Sponsored 6/11/2025
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