Health Care & Hospital Law
Jun. 22, 2010
Trained, Unlicensed Personnel May Not Administer Insulin to Students
The state appeals court has ruled that state laws authorize administration of insulin to students only by licensed health care professionals, write Deborah Cesario and Susan Winkelman of Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost.
In recent years, there has been much debate about who may administer insulin to students with diabetes. Faced with increasing financial strains and logistical challenges, many school districts have adopted a practice of allowing volunteer, unlicensed school personnel, such as teachers, to administer insulin to students with diabetes after receiving appropriate training. However, certain school nurses' associ...
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