(31) To Adopt Guidelines for Individual Diabetes Care
Plans. – The State Board shall adopt guidelines for the development and
implementation of individual diabetes care plans. The State Board shall consult
with the North Carolina Diabetes Advisory Council established by the Department
of Health and Human Services in the development of these guidelines. The State
Board also shall consult with local school administrative unit employees who
have been designated as responsible for coordinating their individual unit's
efforts to comply with federal regulations adopted under Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 794. In its development of
these guidelines, the State Board shall refer to the guidelines recommended by
the American Diabetes Association for the management of children with diabetes
in the school and day care setting and shall consider recent resolutions by the
United States Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights of investigations
into complaints alleging discrimination against students with diabetes.
The guidelines adopted by the State
Board shall include:
a. Procedures for the development of an individual
diabetes care plan at the written request of the student's parent or guardian,
and involving the parent or guardian, the student's health care provider, the
student's classroom teacher, the student if appropriate, the school nurse if
available, and other appropriate school personnel.
b. Procedures for regular review of an individual care
plan.
c. Information to be included in a diabetes care plan,
including the responsibilities and appropriate staff development for teachers
and other school personnel, an emergency care plan, the identification of
allowable actions to be taken, the extent to which the student is able to
participate in the student's diabetes care and management, and other information
necessary for teachers and other school personnel in order to offer appropriate
assistance and support to the student. The State Board shall ensure that the
information and allowable actions included in a diabetes care plan as required
in this subdivision meet or exceed the American Diabetes Association's
recommendations for the management of children with diabetes in the school and
day care setting.
d. Information and staff development to be made
available to teachers and other school personnel in order to appropriately
support and assist students with diabetes.
The State Board shall ensure that
these guidelines are updated as necessary and shall ensure that the guidelines
and any subsequent changes are published and disseminated to local school
administrative units.
