Diabetes Management and Treatment Plan

Sec. 168.002. DIABETES MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT PLAN. (a) A diabetes management and treatment plan must be developed and implemented for each student with diabetes who will seek care for the student's diabetes while at school or while participating in a school activity. The plan shall be developed by: (1) the student's parent or guardian; and (2) the physician responsible for the student's diabetes treatment. (b) A diabetes management and treatment plan must: (1) identify the health care services the student may receive at school; (2) evaluate the student's ability to manage and level of understanding of the student's diabetes; and (3) be signed by the student's parent or guardian and the physician responsible for the student's diabetes treatment. (c) The parent or guardian of a student with diabetes who seeks care for the student's diabetes while the student is at school shall submit to the school a copy of the student's diabetes management and treatment plan. The plan must be submitted to and reviewed by the school: (1) before or at the beginning of the school year; (2) on enrollment of the student, if the student enrolls in the school after the beginning of the school year; or (3) as soon as practicable following a diagnosis of diabetes for the student. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1022 (H.B. 984), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.