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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.

By Deborah R.G. Cesario and Susan Winkelman

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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