                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

STUDENTS WHO ARE DIAGNOSED WITH DIABETES; SELF-CARE; INSERTION AND REINSERTION
OF INSULIN PUMP (§ 22.1-274.01:1)

A. Each local school board 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 &#xA7; 54.1-3401, 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.

B. A local school board employee 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, &#8220;employee&#8221;
has the same meaning as in subsection E of &#xA7; 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.
Nothing in this section shall require any employee to assist with the insertion
or reinsertion of the pump or any of its parts.

HISTORY: 2014, cc. 488, 554; 2017, c. 811.