Islets of Hope    state laws affecting diabetes care in California schools

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This information was provided courtesy of Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF) and the American Diabetes Association (ADA).

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California State Diabetes Insurance Coverage Laws

Federal Laws Pertaining to Persons with Diabetes

Diabetes Assistance Programs

If you live in California and your insurance company is not covering your diabetes supplies please contact Jeffrey Ehrlich at  The Ehrlich Law Firm to see if your rights are being violated. There is no fee for the initial consultation, and no fee if there is no recovery (court ruling in your favor).

California - State Laws Affecting Diabetes Care in Schools
2007 Changes in California Law Affecting Children with Diabetes in California Public Schools

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Thanks to a victorious class-action lawsuit, California schools are now subject to the following changes and/or clarifications of laws affecting diabetes care at school:

• Your school must evaluate your child for eligibility under federal law ­ Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and/or the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) ­ if you request an evaluation, and must provide appropriate services if your child is found eligible;
   
• Your child has the right to receive needed diabetes health care (including such things as insulin and glucagon administration and blood glucose monitoring) from a school nurse or other appropriately trained school personnel when the child cannot do these things him/herself;
   
• Your school cannot refuse to provide medically necessary services for any of the following reasons:  because trained personnel are not available, because of a policy restricting the type of care to be provided or the location where it will be provided, or because of the burden of providing the care;
   
• Your child cannot be sent to a different school because the district refuses to provide care at the school he/she would normally attend.

According to the ADA and DREDF, it is important to be proactive rather than waiting for a problem to occur and there are several important steps you should take to best ensure that your child receives the care he/she needs. These include obtaining medical orders from your child's physician, and then meeting with the school nurse and other key school personnel before school begins to discuss how your doctor¹s care plan will be implemented.

Click here for a list of Resources for California Students, including helpful publications produced by the ADA and DREDF.

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