HB0822eng 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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AN ACT concerning education.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Care of Students with Diabetes Act is amended by changing Sections 10 and 25 and by adding Section 27 as follows:

(105 ILCS 145/10)

Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:

"Delegated care aide" means a school employee who has agreed to receive training in diabetes care and to assist students in implementing their diabetes care plan and has entered into an agreement with a parent or guardian and the school district or private school.

"Diabetes care plan" means a document that specifies the diabetes-related services needed by a student at school and at school-sponsored activities and identifies the appropriate staff to provide and supervise these services.

"Health care provider" means a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches, advanced practice registered nurse who has a written agreement with a collaborating physician who authorizes the provision of diabetes care, or a physician assistant who has a written supervision agreement with a supervising physician who authorizes the provision of diabetes care.

"Principal" means the principal of the school.

"School" means any primary or secondary public, charter, or private school located in this State.

"School employee" means a person who is employed by a public school district or private school, a person who is employed by a local health department and assigned to a school, or a person who contracts with a school or school district to perform services in connection with a student's diabetes care plan. This definition must not be interpreted as requiring a school district or private school to hire additional personnel for the sole purpose of serving as a designated care aide.

"Undesignated glucagon" means glucagon prescribed in the name of a school.

(Source: P.A. 100-513, eff. 1-1-18.)

(105 ILCS 145/25)

Sec. 25. Training for school employees and delegated care aides.

(a) In schools that have a student with diabetes, all school employees shall receive training in the basics of diabetes care, how to identify when a student with diabetes needs immediate or emergency medical attention, and whom to contact in the case of an emergency during regular inservice training under Section 3-11 of the School Code.

(b) Delegated care aides shall be trained to perform the tasks necessary to assist a student with diabetes in accordance with his or her diabetes care plan, including training to do the following:

(1) check blood glucose and record results;

(2) recognize and respond to the symptoms of hypoglycemia according to the diabetes care plan;

(3) recognize and respond to the symptoms of hyperglycemia according to the diabetes care plan;

(4) estimate the number of carbohydrates in a snack or lunch;

(5) administer insulin according to the student's diabetes care plan and keep a record of the amount administered; and

(6) respond in an emergency, including administering how to administer glucagon and calling call 911.

(c) The school district shall coordinate staff training.

(d) Initial training of a delegated care aide shall be provided by a licensed healthcare provider with expertise in diabetes or a certified diabetic educator and individualized by a student's parent or guardian. Training must be consistent with the guidelines provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in the guide for school personnel entitled "Helping the Student with Diabetes Succeed". The training shall be updated when the diabetes care plan is changed and at least annually.

(e) School nurses, where available, or health care providers may provide technical assistance or consultation or both to delegated care aides.

(f) An information sheet shall be provided to any school employee who transports a student for school-sponsored activities. It shall identify the student with diabetes, identify potential emergencies that may occur as a result of the student's diabetes and the appropriate responses to such emergencies, and provide emergency contact information.

(Source: P.A. 96-1485, eff. 12-1-10; 97-559, eff. 8-25-11.)

(105 ILCS 145/27 new)

Sec. 27. Undesignated glucagon. A school may maintain a supply of glucagon in any secure location that is immediately accessible to a school nurse or a delegated care aide. A physician, a physician assistant who has prescriptive authority under Section 7.5 of the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987, or an advanced practice registered nurse who has prescriptive authority under Section 65-40 of the Nurse Practice Act may prescribe undesignated glucagon in the name of the school to be maintained for use when necessary. Any supply of undesignated glucagon must be maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. A school nurse or delegated care aide may administer undesignated glucagon if he or she is authorized to administer the undesignated glucagon through a student's diabetes care plan and if the student's prescribed glucagon is not available on-site or has expired. Immediately after the administration of undesignated glucagon, a school must notify the school nurse, unless the school nurse was the one administering the undesignated glucagon, and the student's parent or guardian or emergency contact, if known, and health care provider of its use.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.