Rep. Tom Cross

Filed: 4/26/2007

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 146

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 146, AS AMENDED,
3 with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment No.
4 1, as follows:
 
5 on page 3, immediately below line 2, by inserting the
6 following:
7     ""Designated diabetes care aide" means a school employee
8 designated by the principal, including without limitation a
9 teacher's aide, a personal aide, a case manager, or another
10 volunteer school employee, who is trained in diabetes care and
11 assists students with diabetes care."; and
 
12 on page 3, lines 3 and 4, by deleting "that is completed by the
13 parent or guardian of a student with diabetes,"; and
 
14 on page 3, lines 6 and 7, by deleting ", and that is signed by
15 the parent or guardian"; and
 

 

 

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1 on page 3, by deleting lines 20 through 22; and
 
2 on page 3, line 24, after "be", by inserting "signed and"; and
 
3 on page 3, line 24, after "submitted", by inserting "by a
4 parent or guardian"; and
 
5 on page 4, lines 2 and 3, by deleting "by the student's parent
6 or guardian"; and
 
7 on page 4, line 3, after the period, by inserting the
8 following:
9 "The diabetes medical management plan must be accompanied by
10 proof of diagnosis of diabetes and a prescription or
11 prescriptions, including the name of the medication and the
12 method of administration. Proof shall consist of a statement
13 from a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its
14 branches."; and
 
15 on page 4, immediately below line 3, by inserting the
16 following:
17     "(b) The services and accommodations specified in a
18 diabetes medical management plan shall be reasonable, reflect
19 the current standards of diabetes care, and include appropriate
20 safeguards to ensure that syringes and lancets are disposed of

 

 

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1 properly."; and
 
2 on page 4, line 4, by replacing "(b)" with "(c)"; and
 
3 on page 4, line 14, by replacing "(c)" with "(d)"; and
 
4 on page 4, line 14, by replacing "and a volunteer" with "or a
5 designated diabetes care"; and
 
6 on page 4, line 18, by replacing "Volunteer" with "Designated
7 diabetes care"; and
 
8 on page 4, line 20, after "plan", by inserting "and in the
9 absence of a full-time school nurse"; and
 
10 on page 4, line 20, by deleting "do"; and
 
11 on page 4, by replacing lines 21 through 24 with the following:
12 "appoint a designated diabetes care aide to perform the tasks";
13 and
 
14 on page 5, by replacing lines 4 through 7 with the following:
15     "(b) The principal shall ensure the school has at least one
16 designated diabetes care aide or one full-time nurse assigned
17 to the school and available during school hours."; and
 

 

 

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1 on page 5, line 8, by replacing "(b) Volunteer" with "(c)
2 Designated diabetes care"; and
 
3 on page 5, line 10, by replacing "(c)" with "(d)"; and
 
4 on page 5, line 12, by replacing "volunteer" with "designated
5 diabetes care"; and
 
6 on page 5, line 13, by replacing "volunteer" with "designated
7 diabetes care"; and
 
8 on page 5, lines 15 and 16, by replacing "school employees who
9 choose to serve as volunteer" with "designated diabetes care";
10 and
 
11 on page 5, line 18, by replacing "volunteer" with "designated
12 diabetes care"; and
 
13 on page 6, lines 19 and 20, by replacing "dial an insulin pen,
14 how to draw a syringe, and how to" with "prepare and"; and
 
15 on page 6, line 20, after "insulin", by inserting "according to
16 the device identified in the student's diabetes medical
17 management plan"; and
 
18 on page 7, immediately below line 1, by inserting the

 

 

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1 following:
2     "(f) Training may be provided for other school employees
3 who are not currently serving as designated diabetes care
4 aides, at the discretion of the principal."; and
 
5 on page 7, line 2, by replacing "(f)" with "(g)"; and
 
6 on page 8, line 13, by replacing "volunteer" with "designated
7 diabetes care"; and
 
8 on page 8, line 24, after "misconduct", by inserting ", as long
9 as the provisions of this Act are met".