Section 14-1414.3 - Education of school employes in diabetes care and management.(a) within one hundred twenty (120) days of the effective date of this section, the department of health, in coordination with the department of education, shall establish educational modules and guidelines for the instruction of school employes in diabetes care and treatment and make the modules and guidelines available on its publicly accessible internet website. The educational modules shall include instruction in a school entity's obligations under 22 PA. Code § 12.41 (relating to student services) and its responsibilities to comply with section 504 of the rehabilitation act of 1973 ( Public Law 93-112, 29 U.S.C. § 794 ), 22 PA. Code chs. 14 (relating to special education services and programs) and 15 (relating to protected handicapped students) and the individuals with disabilities education act ( Public Law 91-230, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.). At a minimum, the educational modules shall include review of the responsibilities and instruction in: (1) An overview of all types of diabetes.(2) Means of monitoring blood glucose.(3) The symptoms and treatment for blood glucose levels outside of target ranges as well as symptoms and treatment for hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia and other potential emergencies.(4) Techniques on administering glucagon and insulin.(b) The school nurse, in consultation with the chief school administrator or a designee, may identify at least one school employe who is not the school nurse and who does not need to be a licensed health care practitioner in each school building attended by a student with diabetes. If the school building attended by a student with diabetes does not have a full-time school nurse, the chief school administrator may, but is not required to, consult with the school nurse assigned to that school building to identify at least one school employe in the school building. An identified employe shall complete the annual educational modules outlined in subsection (a) or annual education offered by a licensed health care practitioner with expertise in the care and treatment of diabetes that includes substantially the same information as outlined in subsection (a). An employe responsible for a child with diabetes in the absence of the school nurse shall have the right to decline the responsibility and related directives.(c) A school employe who is not a licensed health care practitioner and who has successfully completed the education modules under subsection (a) or annual education offered by a licensed health care practitioner with expertise in the care and treatment of diabetes that includes substantially the same information as outlined in subsection (a) may be designated in a student's service agreement or iep to administer diabetes medications, use monitoring equipment and provide other diabetes care. A school entity may require the designated employe who has not declined the assignment, to complete the annual educational modules or annual education from a licensed health care practitioner, or both, in the administration of diabetes medications, use of monitoring equipment and provision of other diabetes care. Education provided to school employes shall be coordinated by the chief school administrator or a designee. School entities may include the education in the professional education plan submitted by the school entity to the department of education under section 1205.1.(d) Notwithstanding any other statute or regulation restricting the functions that may be performed by persons other than licensed health care practitioners, school employes who have completed the education requirements under this section may perform diabetes care and treatment for students. School employes who are not licensed health care practitioners shall only be authorized to administer diabetes medications via injection or infusion following annual education by a licensed health care practitioner with expertise in the care and treatment of diabetes, and following the school entity's receipt of written authorization from both the student's health care practitioner and parent or guardian that an educated school employe, who is not a licensed health care practitioner, may administer specified medications.(e) For purposes of this section, "School entity" means a school district, intermediate unit, area career and technical school, charter school or cyber charter school. Amended by P.L. TBD 2019 No. 76, § 24, eff. 12/30/2019.Added by P.L. 716 2016 No. 86, § 6.2, eff. 7/13/2016.