Public Act 101-0428
 
HB0822 EnrolledLRB101 06850 AXK 51881 b


  
    AN ACT concerning education.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
    Section 5. The Care of Students with Diabetes Act is 
amended  by changing Sections 10 and 25 and  by adding Section 27 
as follows:
 
    (105 ILCS 145/10)
    Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:

    "Delegated care aide" means a school employee who has 
agreed to receive training in diabetes care and to assist 
students in implementing their diabetes care plan and has 
entered into an agreement with a parent or guardian and the 
school district or private school.

    "Diabetes care plan" means a document that specifies the 
diabetes-related services needed by a student at school and at 
school-sponsored activities and identifies the appropriate 
staff to provide and supervise these services.

    "Health care provider" means a physician licensed to 
practice medicine in all of its branches, advanced practice 
registered nurse who has a written agreement with a 
collaborating physician who authorizes the provision of 
diabetes care, or a physician assistant who has a written 
supervision agreement with a supervising physician who 
authorizes the provision of diabetes care.
    "Principal" means the principal of the school.

    "School" means any primary or secondary public, charter, or 
private school located in this State.

    "School employee" means a person who is employed by a 
public school district or private school, a person who is 
employed by a local health department and assigned to a school, 
or a person who contracts with a school or school district to 
perform services in connection with a student's diabetes care 
plan.
This definition must not be interpreted as requiring a 
school district or private school to hire additional personnel 
for the sole purpose of serving as a designated care aide.

    "Undesignated glucagon" means glucagon prescribed in the 
name of a school. 
(Source: P.A. 100-513, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
    (105 ILCS 145/25)

    Sec. 25. Training for school employees and delegated care 
aides.

    (a) In schools that have a student with diabetes, all 
school employees shall receive training in the basics of 
diabetes care, how to identify when a student with diabetes 
needs immediate or emergency medical attention, and whom to 
contact in the case of an emergency during regular inservice 
training under Section 3-11 of the School Code.
    (b) Delegated care aides shall be trained to perform the 
tasks necessary to assist a student with diabetes in accordance 
with his or her diabetes care plan, including training to do 
the following:

        (1) check blood glucose and record results;

        (2) recognize and respond to the symptoms of 
    hypoglycemia according to the diabetes care plan;

        (3) recognize and respond to the symptoms of 
    hyperglycemia according to the diabetes care plan;

        (4) estimate the number of carbohydrates in a snack or 
    lunch;

        (5) administer insulin according to the student's 
    diabetes care plan and keep a record of the amount 
    administered; and
        (6) respond in an emergency, including administering 
    how to administer glucagon and calling call 911.
    (c) The school district shall coordinate staff training.
    (d) Initial training of a delegated care aide shall be 
provided by a licensed healthcare provider with expertise in 
diabetes or a certified diabetic educator and individualized by 
a student's parent or guardian. Training must be consistent 
with the guidelines provided by the U.S. Department of Health 
and Human Services in the guide for school personnel entitled 
"Helping the Student with Diabetes Succeed". The training shall 
be updated when the diabetes care plan is changed and at least 
annually.

    (e) School nurses, where available, or health care 
providers may provide technical assistance or consultation or 
both to delegated care aides.
    (f) An information sheet shall be provided to any school 
employee who transports a student for school-sponsored 
activities. It shall identify the student with diabetes, 
identify potential emergencies that may occur as a result of 
the student's diabetes and the appropriate responses to such 
emergencies, and provide emergency contact information.

(Source: P.A. 96-1485, eff. 12-1-10; 97-559, eff. 8-25-11.)
 
    (105 ILCS 145/27 new)
    Sec. 27. Undesignated glucagon. A school may maintain a 
supply of glucagon in any secure location that is immediately 
accessible to a school nurse or a delegated care aide. A 
physician, a physician assistant who has prescriptive 
authority under Section 7.5 of the Physician Assistant Practice 
Act of 1987, or an advanced practice registered nurse who has 
prescriptive authority under Section 65-40 of the Nurse 
Practice Act may prescribe undesignated glucagon in the name of 
the school to be maintained for use when necessary. Any supply 
of undesignated glucagon must be maintained in accordance with 
the manufacturer's instructions. A school nurse or delegated 
care aide may administer undesignated glucagon if he or she is 
authorized to administer the undesignated glucagon through a 
student's diabetes care plan and if the student's prescribed 
glucagon is not available on-site or has expired. Immediately 
after the administration of undesignated glucagon, a school 
must notify the school nurse, unless the school nurse was the 
one administering the undesignated glucagon, and the student's 
parent or guardian or emergency contact, if known, and health 
care provider of its use.
 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.