SB 293 — Creating the Glucagon for Schools Act

WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION IntroducedCommittee Substitute for Senate Bill 293 ByBY SenatorsSENATORSR Rucker,UCKER, Deeds,EEDS,AND andPHILLIPS Phillips[Originating [Introducedin Januarythe 11,Committee 2024;on Health and Human Resources;

referredreported toJanuary the17, Committee2024] onCS Healthfor and Human Resources] Intr SB 2024R2500293 A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §18-2L-1, §18-2L-2, §18-2L-3, and §18-2L-4, all relating to creating the Glucagon for Schools Act;

1 As used in this article:

CS for SB 293 "Diabetes medical management plan" means a document developed by the personal health care team of a student with diabetes that sets out the health services that may be needed by the student at school and is signed by the personpersonal health care team and the parent or guardian of the student.

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

Trained school personnel may administer Intr SB 2024R2500 undesignated glucagon if the student's prescribed glucagon is not available on-site or has expired.

CS for SB 293 (3) Glucagon may be used on school property, including the school building, playground, and school bus, as well as during field trips or schoolschool-sponsored sponsored excursions away from school property.

(c) As soon as practicable after the administration of undesignated glucagon, a school shallshall: call local emergency assistance, such as 911, and 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.

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(2) notify the school nurse, unless the school nurse was the one administering the undesignated glucagon;

(3) notify the student's parent, guardian, or emergency contact, if known;

and (4) notify the student’s health care provider of the administration of the undesignated glucagon.

(d) Each school should, but is not required to, have an easily accessible glucometer on site.

(a) In schools that have a student with diabetes, all school personnel may receive training in the basics of diabetes care, how to identify when a student with diabetes needs immediate or CS for SB 293 emergency medical attention, and whom to contact in the case of an emergency during regular in-in-service service training.

Intr SB 2024R2500 (b) Designated school personnel may be trained to perform tasks necessary to assist a student with diabetes in accordance with his or her diabetes medical management plan, including training to do the following:

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and (6) respond in an emergency, including administering glucagon and calling local emergency assistance, such as 911.

NOTE:

The purpose of this bill is to create the Glucagon for Schools Act.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.