Service Animals 2020

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What are the questions you would ask someone with dementia to figure out if their animal is a service animal or not. Federal law states can ask two questions is it a service animal and what is it trained to do.......  If patient show signs of clear distress without animal but once animal is present they calm down, Possible indication this is a service animal ?  

 

 

thoughts ?

[iago]

That would fall more under the definition of emotional support animal. You would have to consult your agency's SOP regarding what to do with those. The agency I just left generally won't take them because the hospitals won't. We could only take service animals as defined by the ADA.

BTW...a dementia patient should have a caretaker or family member who can answer those questions for you. Just be sure to stick to the same ADA allowable questions you would ask the patient.