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For the purposes of this subsection, “employee” has the same meaning as in subsection E of § 22.1-274. Prescriber authorization and parental consent shall be obtained for any such employee to assist with the insertion or reinsertion of the pump or any of its parts. 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This law was first created in 2014. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 488<\/a> and 554<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2017, chapter 811<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":72312,"section_number":"8.01-225","catch_line":"Persons rendering emergency care, obstetrical services exempt from liability","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-225\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":82301,"section_number":"22.1-274","catch_line":"School health services","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-274\/"},{"id":59669,"section_number":"54.1-3401","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3401\/"}],"permalink":{"id":182319,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62165,"identifier":"22.1-274.01:1","token":"22.1\/14\/2\/22.1-274.01_1","url":"\/22.1-274.01_1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-274.01_1\/","token":"22.1\/14\/2\/22.1-274.01_1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Students who are diagnosed with diabetes; self-care; insertion and reinsertion of insulin pump","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-274.01:1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Each local school board<\/span> shall permit each enrolled student who is diagnosed with diabetes, with parental consent and written approval from the prescriber, as that term is defined in § 54.1-3401<\/a>, to (i) carry with him and use supplies, including a reasonable and appropriate short-term supply of carbohydrates, an insulin pump, and equipment for immediate treatment of high and low blood glucose levels, and (ii) self-check his own blood glucose levels on a school bus, on school property, and at a school-sponsored activity. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A local school board<\/span> employee<\/span> who is a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or certified nurse aide and who has been trained in the administration of insulin, including the use and insertion of insulin pumps, and the administration of glucagon may assist a student who is diagnosed with diabetes and who carries an insulin pump with the insertion or reinsertion of the pump or any of its parts. For the purposes of this subsection, “employee<\/span>” has the same meaning as in subsection E of § 22.1-274<\/a>. Prescriber authorization and parental consent shall be obtained for any such employee<\/span> to assist with the insertion or reinsertion of the pump or any of its parts. Nothing in this section shall require any employee<\/span> to assist with the insertion or reinsertion of the pump or any of its parts. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTUDENTS WHO ARE DIAGNOSED WITH DIABETES; SELF-CARE; INSERTION AND REINSERTION\nOF INSULIN PUMP (\u00a7 22.1-274.01:1)\n\nA. Each local school board shall permit each enrolled student who is diagnosed\nwith diabetes, with parental consent and written approval from the prescriber,\nas that term is defined in § 54.1-3401, to (i) carry with him and use\nsupplies, including a reasonable and appropriate short-term supply of\ncarbohydrates, an insulin pump, and equipment for immediate treatment of high\nand low blood glucose levels, and (ii) self-check his own blood glucose levels\non a school bus, on school property, and at a school-sponsored activity.\n\nB. A local school board employee who is a registered nurse, licensed practical\nnurse, or certified nurse aide and who has been trained in the administration of\ninsulin, including the use and insertion of insulin pumps, and the\nadministration of glucagon may assist a student who is diagnosed with diabetes\nand who carries an insulin pump with the insertion or reinsertion of the pump or\nany of its parts. For the purposes of this subsection, “employee”\nhas the same meaning as in subsection E of § 22.1-274. Prescriber\nauthorization and parental consent shall be obtained for any such employee to\nassist with the insertion or reinsertion of the pump or any of its parts.\nNothing in this section shall require any employee to assist with the insertion\nor reinsertion of the pump or any of its parts.\n\nHISTORY: 2014, cc. 488, 554; 2017, c. 811.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}