Under existing law, the practice of nursing includes administration of medications. Existing rules of the State Board of Nursing authorize a school nurse to delegate certain tasks to assistive personnel in a school setting. The administration of injectable medications, other than premeasured medication for allergic reactions, is not authorized in the rules.
This bill would provide for the training of voluntary diabetes care personnel and the delivery of diabetes care to a student with diabetes in a public or private school according to a diabetes care management plan approved and signed by the treating physician and parent or guardian of the student with diabetes. Guidelines for training voluntary diabetes care personnel would be adopted by the Department of Education and the Department of Public Health. Diabetes care would include the administration of injectable medications to a patient pursuant to a diabetes care management plan. The bill would limit the liability of schools, school personnel, and volunteers providing care under this act.
Waggoner motion to Indefinitely Postpone adopted Voice Vote
Third Reading Indefinitely Postponed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Health
Engrossed
Cosponsors Added
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 891
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 890
Hammon motion to Previous Question adopted Roll Call 889
Health first Substitute Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Health
Source: Alabama Legislature