HB0146ham003 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Tom Cross

Filed: 4/26/2007

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 146

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 146, AS AMENDED, with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment No. 1, as follows:

on page 3, immediately below line 2, by inserting the following:

""Designated diabetes care aide" means a school employee designated by the principal, including without limitation a teacher's aide, a personal aide, a case manager, or another volunteer school employee, who is trained in diabetes care and assists students with diabetes care."; and

on page 3, lines 3 and 4, by deleting "that is completed by the parent or guardian of a student with diabetes,"; and

on page 3, lines 6 and 7, by deleting ", and that is signed by the parent or guardian"; and

on page 3, by deleting lines 20 through 22; and

on page 3, line 24, after "be", by inserting "signed and"; and

on page 3, line 24, after "submitted", by inserting "by a parent or guardian"; and

on page 4, lines 2 and 3, by deleting "by the student's parent or guardian"; and

on page 4, line 3, after the period, by inserting the following:

"The diabetes medical management plan must be accompanied by proof of diagnosis of diabetes and a prescription or prescriptions, including the name of the medication and the method of administration. Proof shall consist of a statement from a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches."; and

on page 4, immediately below line 3, by inserting the following:

"(b) The services and accommodations specified in a diabetes medical management plan shall be reasonable, reflect the current standards of diabetes care, and include appropriate safeguards to ensure that syringes and lancets are disposed of properly."; and

on page 4, line 4, by replacing "(b)" with "(c)"; and

on page 4, line 14, by replacing "(c)" with "(d)"; and

on page 4, line 14, by replacing "and a volunteer" with "or a designated diabetes care"; and

on page 4, line 18, by replacing "Volunteer" with "Designated diabetes care"; and

on page 4, line 20, after "plan", by inserting "and in the absence of a full-time school nurse"; and

on page 4, line 20, by deleting "do"; and

on page 4, by replacing lines 21 through 24 with the following: "appoint a designated diabetes care aide to perform the tasks"; and

on page 5, by replacing lines 4 through 7 with the following:

"(b) The principal shall ensure the school has at least one designated diabetes care aide or one full-time nurse assigned to the school and available during school hours."; and

on page 5, line 8, by replacing "(b) Volunteer" with "(c) Designated diabetes care"; and

on page 5, line 10, by replacing "(c)" with "(d)"; and

on page 5, line 12, by replacing "volunteer" with "designated diabetes care"; and

on page 5, line 13, by replacing "volunteer" with "designated diabetes care"; and

on page 5, lines 15 and 16, by replacing "school employees who choose to serve as volunteer" with "designated diabetes care"; and

on page 5, line 18, by replacing "volunteer" with "designated diabetes care"; and

on page 6, lines 19 and 20, by replacing "dial an insulin pen, how to draw a syringe, and how to" with "prepare and"; and

on page 6, line 20, after "insulin", by inserting "according to the device identified in the student's diabetes medical management plan"; and

on page 7, immediately below line 1, by inserting the following:

"(f) Training may be provided for other school employees who are not currently serving as designated diabetes care aides, at the discretion of the principal."; and

on page 7, line 2, by replacing "(f)" with "(g)"; and

on page 8, line 13, by replacing "volunteer" with "designated diabetes care"; and

on page 8, line 24, after "misconduct", by inserting ", as long as the provisions of this Act are met".