N.M. Admin. Code § 6.12.11.7

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 21, November 5, 2024

Section 6.12.11.7 - DEFINITIONS

A."Diabetes" means a metabolic disorder of type one or type two diabetes mellitus, complications related to diabetes mellitus, or prediabetes.

B."Diabetes care personnel" means a school employee who volunteers to be trained and is trained in accordance with the provisions of this rule.

C."Diabetes medical management plan" means a document developed and signed by a student's personal health care practitioner and parent or guardian that describes the health services a student needs at school.

D."Governing body" means:

(1) the school board of a school district;

(2) the entity that governs a state-chartered or locally chartered charter school; or

(3) the entity that governs a private school.

E."Hyperglycemia" means blood glucose levels higher than normal medically established parameters.

F."Hypoglycemia" means blood glucose levels lower than normal medically established parameters.

G."School" means a public school, including a charter school, or private school that students attend in person.

H."School employee" means a person employed by a school, a person employed by the department of health or a local health department or by the public education department who is assigned to a school or a contractor designated to provide diabetes management services at a school pursuant to the provisions of this rule.

I."Self-administration" means a student's own use of prescribed diabetes medication pursuant to a prescription from a health care practitioner.

J."Self-management" means a student's monitoring of blood glucose levels and for the presence of ketones.

N.M. Admin. Code § 6.12.11.7

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXX, Issue 22, November 26, 2019, eff. 11/26/2019