(a) As provided in a student's individualized health plan, a school shall, except in an emergency, allow the student to attend to the management and care of the student's diabetes if the student has been evaluated and determined to be capable of doing so as reflected in the student's individual health plan and the student's diabetes management and treatment plan, including the following activities:(1) Performing blood glucose level checks.(2) Administering insulin through the insulin delivery system the student uses.(3) Treating hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia.(4) Possessing on the student's person at any time the supplies or equipment necessary to monitor and care for the student's diabetes.(5) Otherwise attending to the management and care of the student's diabetes in the classroom, in any area of the school or school grounds, or at any school related activity.(b) The school nurse shall, in accordance with the requirements that apply to the school nurse under IC 25-23, establish a procedure through which a student described in subsection (a) is cared for in an emergency.As added by P.L.166-2007, SEC.2.
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