Section 14-1414.5 - Possession and use of diabetes medication and monitoring equipment.(a) A school entity shall require the parent or guardian of a student with diabetes who requests that the student possess and self-administer diabetes medication and operate monitoring equipment in a school setting to provide the following: (1) A written statement from the student's health care practitioner that provides the name of the drug, the dose, the times when the medication is to be taken or the monitoring equipment to be used, the specified time period for which the medication or monitoring equipment is authorized to be used and the diagnosis or reason the medicine or monitoring equipment is needed. The student's health care practitioner shall indicate the potential of any serious reaction to the medication that may occur, as well as any necessary emergency response. The student's health care practitioner shall state whether the student is competent to self-administer the medication or monitoring equipment and whether the student is able to practice proper safety precautions for the handling and disposal of the medication and monitoring equipment.(2) A written request from the parent or guardian that the school entity comply with the instructions of the student's health care practitioner. The parent's request shall include a statement relieving the school entity or any school employe of any responsibility for the prescribed medication or monitoring equipment and acknowledging that the school entity bears no responsibility for ensuring that the medication is taken by the student and the monitoring equipment is used.(3) A written acknowledgment by the school nurse that the student has demonstrated that the student is capable of self-administration of the medication and use of the monitoring equipment.(4) A written acknowledgment by the student that the student has received instruction from the student's health care practitioner on proper safety precautions for the handling and disposal of the medications and monitoring equipment. The written acknowledgment shall also contain a provision stating that the student will not allow other students to have access to the medication and monitoring equipment and that the student understands appropriate safeguards.(b) A school entity may revoke or restrict a student's privileges to possess and self-administer diabetes medication and operate monitoring equipment due to noncompliance with school rules and provisions of a student's service agreement, iep or due to demonstrated unwillingness or inability of the student to safeguard the medication and monitoring equipment from access by other students.(c) A school entity that prohibits a student from possessing and self-administering diabetes medication and operating monitoring equipment under subsection (b) shall ensure that the diabetes medication or monitoring equipment is appropriately stored in a readily accessible place in the school building attended by the student. The school entity shall notify the school nurse and other identified school employes regarding the location of the diabetes medication and monitoring equipment and means to access them.(d) For purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: "School entity" means a school district, intermediate unit, area career and technical school, charter school or cyber charter school.
"Diabetes medication" means glucagon and insulin.
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.