SB2235 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB2235

Introduced 2/10/2023, by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

105 ILCS 145/27

Amends the Care of Students with Diabetes Act. Provides that a school shall maintain a supply of glucagon in any secure location that is immediately accessible to a school nurse or a delegated care aide if a student diagnosed with diabetes attends the school. Provides that schools shall obtain a prescription for glucagon, even if the school is not required to maintain the glucagon.

STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

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 Section 27 as follows:

(105 ILCS 145/27)

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; however, a school shall maintain a supply of glucagon in any secure location that is immediately accessible to a school nurse or a delegated care aide if a student diagnosed with diabetes attends the school. Schools shall obtain a prescription for glucagon, even if the school is not required to maintain the glucagon. 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.

(Source: P.A. 101-428, eff. 8-19-19.)