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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1792 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 342 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Sal N. DiDomenico |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act providing for diabetes management in schools. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Sal N. DiDomenicoMiddlesex and Suffolk 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1792 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 342 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 342) of Sal N. DiDomenico |
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| 19 | 19 | | for legislation relative to providing for diabetes management in schools. Education. |
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| 20 | 20 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 21 | 21 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 262 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act providing for diabetes management in schools. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 The last paragraph of Section 54B of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the |
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| 31 | 31 | | 22022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following:- |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3 "With proper and ongoing training, and under the direct supervision of a licensed school |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4nurse, the school nurse or school physician may delegate the authority to administer the |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5treatment of low blood sugar and monitor symptoms of students with type 1 diabetes to a health |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6aide as defined in 105 CMR 210.004 The delivery of parenteral medication, such as the delivery |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7of insulin via pump system or syringe, must be administered by a licensed school nurse in |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8accordance with 105 CMR 210.00: The administration of prescription medication in public |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9schools. Glucose monitoring via finger stick and insulin delivery may be administered in a 2 of 2 |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10classroom by a trained and licensed school nurse if the student’s family and physician deem the |
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| 40 | 40 | | 11administration appropriate. |
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| 41 | 41 | | 12 Each student with diabetes will be placed in a classroom with a health or instructional |
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| 42 | 42 | | 13assistant already supporting other students in this classroom." |
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