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Connecticut
State Laws Affecting Diabetes Care at School
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Connecticut
(Chap 170 Section 10-220i and Chap 170 Section 10-220j (2004))
Sec. 10-220i. Transportation of students carrying cartridge
injectors.
No local or regional board of education shall
deny a student access to school transportation solely due to such student's need
to carry a cartridge injector while traveling on a vehicle used for school
transportation. For purposes of this section, "cartridge injector" means an
automatic prefilled cartridge injector or similar automatic injectable equipment
used to deliver epinephrine in a standard dose for emergency first aid response
to allergic reactions.
P.A. 03-211, S. 1. effective July 1,
2003.
Sec. 10-220j. Blood glucose self-testing by children.
Guidelines.
(a) No local or regional board of education
may prohibit blood glucose self-testing by children with diabetes who have a
written order from a physician or an advanced practice registered nurse stating
the need and the capability of such child to conduct
self-testing.
(b) The Commissioner of Education, in
consultation with the Commissioner of Public Health, shall develop guidelines
for policies and practices with respect to blood glucose self-testing by
children pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. Such guidelines shall not
be construed as regulations within the scope of chapter 54.
P.A. 03-211, S. 7. effective July 1,
2003.
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