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Jan 08, 2014 |
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Feb 14, 2013 |
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Assembly Bill A4987
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BENEDETTO
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Walter T. Mosley
Anthony Brindisi
Charles Lavine
multi-Sponsors
Carmen E. Arroyo
James F. Brennan
Clifford Crouch
Carl Heastie
2013-A4987 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-A4987 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides for the care of pupils with diabetes in schools in accordance with a diabetes medical management plan provided by the pupil's parent or guardian and signed by the pupil's physician or health care provider and authorizes for school personnel to volunteer for training to be trained diabetes care personnel in schools who may assist pupils with diabetes in accordance with the pupil's diabetes medical management plan.
2013-A4987 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4987 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 14, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BENEDETTO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to care for pupils with diabetes THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 921 to read as follows: S 921. CARE FOR PUPILS WITH DIABETES. 1. EACH ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE OR SECONDARY SCHOOL SHALL ENSURE THAT ALL PUPILS WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A PHYSICIAN OR OTHER DULY AUTHORIZED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WITH DIABETES RECEIVE APPROPRIATE AND NEEDED DIABETES CARE AS SPECIFIED IN THE DIABETES MEDICAL MANAGEMENT PLAN SUBMITTED BY THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF SUCH PUPILS WITH DIABETES. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, "DIABETES MEDICAL MANAGEMENT PLAN" SHALL MEAN A DOCUMENT DEVELOPED BY A PUPIL'S PHYSICIAN OR OTHER DULY AUTHORIZED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER THAT SETS OUT THE HEALTH SERVICES NEEDED BY THE PUPIL WHILE AT SCHOOL AND IS SIGNED BY THE PUPIL'S PHYSICIAN OR OTHER DULY AUTHORIZED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER AND PARENT OR GUARDIAN. 2. UPON WRITTEN REQUEST OF THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN AND AUTHORIZATION BY THE PUPIL'S DIABETES MEDICAL MANAGEMENT PLAN, EACH ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE OR SECONDARY SCHOOL SHALL ALLOW PUPILS WITH DIABETES TO PERFORM BLOOD GLUCOSE CHECKS, ADMINISTER INSULIN THROUGH AN INSULIN DELIVERY SYSTEM, TREAT HYPOGLYCEMIA AND HYPERGLYCEMIA, AND OTHERWISE ATTEND TO THE CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF HIS OR HER DIABETES IN THE CLASSROOM, IN ANY AREA OF THE SCHOOL OR SCHOOL GROUNDS, AND AT ANY SCHOOL-RELATED ACTIVITY, AND TO POSSESS AT ALL TIMES ALL NECESSARY SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT TO PERFORM SUCH FUNCTIONS. PUPILS SHALL HAVE ACCESS TO A PRIVATE AREA FOR PERFORM- ING DIABETES CARE TASKS IF THE PARENT OR PUPIL REQUESTS ONE. 3. UPON WRITTEN REQUEST OF THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN AND AUTHORIZATION BY THE PUPIL'S DIABETES MEDICAL MANAGEMENT PLAN, TRAINED DIABETES CARE PERSONNEL, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION, MAY PERFORM DIABETES CARE FUNCTIONS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: CHECKING AND RECORDING BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS AND KETONE LEVELS OR ASSISTING A PUPIL
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