Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part LXXIX - Bulletin 741 (Nonpublic)-Louisiana Handbook for Nonpublic School Administrators
Chapter 11 - Health
Subchapter A - General Provisions
Section LXXIX-1103 - Diabetes Management and Treatment
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code LXXIX-1103
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
NOTE: This Section was developed in coordination with the Louisiana State Board of Nursing (LSBN). Any waivers, deletions, additions, amendments, or alterations to this policy shall be approved by both BESE and LSBN.
A. Diabetes Treatment Plans
1. Any elementary or secondary school student
who seeks care for his diabetes while at school or participating in a school
related activity shall submit a diabetes management and treatment plan on an
annual basis.
2. Such plan shall be
developed by a physician licensed in Louisiana or adjacent state, or other
authorized health care prescriber licensed in Louisiana who is selected by the
parent or guardian to be responsible for such student's diabetes
treatment.
3. The diabetes
management plan shall be kept on file in the school in which the child is
enrolled and shall include:
a. an evaluation
of the student's level of understanding of his condition and his ability to
manage his diabetes;
b. the
diabetes-related healthcare services the student may receive or self-administer
at school or during a school-related activity;
c. a timetable, including dosage
instructions, of any diabetes medications to be administered to the student or
self-administered by the student; and
d. the signature of the student (if age
appropriate), the student's parent or legal guardian, and the physician or
other authorized health care prescriber responsible for the student's diabetes
treatment.
4. The plan
shall be submitted annually to the principal or appropriately designated school
personnel:
a. prior to or within five school
days after the beginning of each school year;
b. upon enrollment, if the student enrolls in
the school after the beginning of the school year;
c. as soon as practicable following the
student's receipt of a diagnosis of diabetes; or
d. as warranted by changes in the student's
medical condition.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6(A)(10), (11), and (15), 17:7(6), 17:10, 17:22(6), 17:391.1-391.10, 17:411, 17:170(D), 17:170(A)(1), and 17:436.3.
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