BILL NUMBER: AB 942	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 10, 2003
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 26, 2003

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Members Leno and Firebaugh

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2003

   An act to add Section 49414.5 to the Education Code, relating to
pupil health.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 942, as amended, Leno.  Emergency medical services:  diabetes.
   Existing law provides that each pupil who is required to take,
during the regular schoolday, medication prescribed for him or her by
a physician, may be assisted by the school nurse or other designated
school personnel if the school district receives a written statement
from the physician detailing the method, amount, and time schedules
by which the medication is to be taken and a written statement from
the parent or guardian of the pupil indicating the desire that the
school district assist the pupil in the matters set forth in the
physician's statement.
   This bill would authorize each school district to provide
voluntary emergency medical training to school personnel, as defined,
to administer emergency medical assistance to pupils with diabetes
 suffering from severe hypoglycemia  in the absence of a
credentialed school nurse or other licensed nurse, in accordance with
standards for training  and supervision  established by the
State Department of Health Services' Diabetes Control Program.  The
bill would permit certain pupils  with specified authorization
 to test their blood glucose level and provide diabetes
self-care in any area of the school or  school grounds, 
during any school-related activity  , and,  upon the request
of the pupil's parent or guardian  and with physician
authorization   , in a private location  .
   Vote:  majority.  Appropriation:  no.  Fiscal committee:  yes.
State-mandated local program:  no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 49414.5 is added to the Education Code, to
read:
   49414.5.  (a) In the absence of a credentialed school nurse or
other licensed nurse onsite the school,  each school district may
provide school personnel with voluntary emergency medical training to
provide emergency medical assistance to pupils with diabetes 
suffering from severe hypoglycemia  in accordance with standards
established pursuant to subdivision (b) and the instructions set
forth by the  physician   licensed health care
provider  of the pupil.
   (b) (1) The State Department of Health Services' Diabetes Control
Program, working in cooperation with the Board of Registered Nursing,
the State Department of Education, the American Diabetes
Association, the California School Nurses Organization, the
California Medical Association, and the American Academy of
Pediatrics, shall establish standards of training  and
supervision  for school personnel in providing emergency medical
assistance to pupils with diabetes  suffering from severe
hypoglycemia  .
   (2) Training established pursuant to this subdivision shall
include  , but need not be limited to,  all of the
following:
   (A) Recognition and treatment of hypoglycemia.
   (B) Administration of glucagon.
   (C) Basic emergency followup procedures, including, but not
limited to, calling the emergency 911 phone number and contacting, if
possible, the pupil's parent  and physician  
or guardian and licensed health care provider .
   (3) Training by a physician, credentialed school nurse, 
or other licensed nurse   registered nurse, or
certificated public health nurse  according to the standards
established pursuant to this section shall be deemed adequate
training for the purposes of this section.
   (4) A school employee shall notify the credentialed school nurse
assigned to the school district whenever he or she administers
glucagon pursuant to this section.
   (5) All materials necessary to administer the glucagon shall be
provided by the parent or guardian of the pupil.
   (c) In the case of a pupil who is able to self-test and monitor
his or her blood glucose level , upon written request of the parent
or guardian, and with authorization of the  physician
  licensed health care provider  of the pupil, a
pupil with diabetes shall be permitted to test his or her blood
glucose level and to otherwise provide diabetes self-care in the
classroom, in any area of the school or school grounds, during any
school-related activity, and, upon specific request by a parent or
guardian  , in a private location  .
   (d) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the
following meanings:
   (1) "School personnel" means any one or more employees of a school
district who volunteer to be trained to administer emergency medical
assistance to a pupil with diabetes.
   (2) "Emergency medical assistance" means the administration of
glucagon to a pupil who is suffering from severe hypoglycemia.