"AN ACT CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICINE TO STUDENTS WITH DIABETES, THE DUTIES OF SCHOOL MEDICAL ADVISORS, THE INCLUSION OF CPR AND AED TRAINING IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CURRICULUM AND PHYSICAL EXERCISE DURING THE SCHOOL DAY."

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General Assembly		*Amendment*
*February Session, 2012*		LCO No. 4328

	HB0534804328HDO
Offered by:
REP. REYNOLDS, 42^nd Dist. REP. FLEISCHMANN, 18^th Dist. REP. RITTER E. , 38^th Dist. SEN. STILLMAN, 20^th Dist.

To: Subst. House Bill No. 5348

File No. 442

Cal. No. 339

"AN ACT CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICINE TO STUDENTS WITH DIABETES, THE DUTIES OF SCHOOL MEDICAL ADVISORS, THE INCLUSION OF CPR AND AED TRAINING IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CURRICULUM AND PHYSICAL EXERCISE DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. "

In line 5, insert an opening bracket before "or"

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In line 42, after "(d)" insert "and (e)"

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"(e) (1) With the written authorization of a student's parent or guardian, and (2) pursuant to a written order of the student's physician licensed under chapter 370, a school nurse and a school medical advisor shall select and provide general supervision to a qualified school employee to administer medication with injectable equipment used to administer glucagon to a student with diabetes that may require prompt treatment in order to protect the student against serious harm or death. Such authorization shall be limited to situations when the school nurse is absent. Such qualified school employee shall agree to assume the responsibilities under such authorization. Each such qualified school employee shall annually complete any training required by the school nurse and school medical advisor in the administration of medication with injectable equipment used to administer glucagon. No qualified school employee shall administer medication under this subsection unless the school nurse and school medical advisor has attested in writing that such qualified school employee has completed such training. For purposes of this subsection, "injectable equipment used to administer glucagon" means an injector or injectable equipment used to deliver glucagon in an appropriate dose for emergency first aid response to diabetes. For purposes of this subsection, "qualified school employee" means a principal, teacher, licensed athletic trainer, licensed physical or occupational therapist employed by a school district, coach or school paraprofessional."