RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 616 (HB 421) 2024 Regular Session Phelps
New law authorizes a parent or guardian of a student with sickle cell disease to submit a
sickle cell management and treatment plan to the student's school.
New law requires a student's management and treatment plan to be developed by the student's
parent or guardian and the student's treating physician.
New law states that a student's sickle cell disease management and treatment plan shall
include health care accommodations the student may require at school or while participating
in a school activity and the signatures of the student's parent or guardian and the student's
treating physician.
Effective August 1, 2024.
(Adds R.S. 17:436.5)