Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CLVII - Bulletin 135-Health and Safety › Chapter 3 - Health › Section CLVII-307 - Diabetes Management and Treatment

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
NOTE: This Rule 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 public 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. a detailed
				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.
5.
				The school nurse will be given not less than 5 school days to develop the
				individualized healthcare plan (IHP) and shall implement the IHP within 10
				school days upon receipt of the diabetes treatment plan.
a. The school nurse must assess the stability
				of the student's diabetes for the school setting prior to the development of
				the IHP in order to provide continuity of care in the school setting.
6. The parent or legal guardian
				shall be responsible for all care related to the student's diabetes management
				and treatment plan until all authorized physicians orders, parent
				authorization, and all medical supplies deemed necessary to care for the
				student in the school setting have been received by the school nurse.
7. The school nurse shall be responsible for
				implementing and/or supervising the diabetes management and treatment plan for
				the student on campus, during school related activities, and during school
				related transportation of the student for the current year.