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16-30A-5
Section 16-30A-5 Appropriate care for students under Individual Health Plan; availability
of nurse or medication assistant. (a) The local board of education shall ensure that each
student in the school or system with a diabetic condition receives appropriate care as specified
in his or her Individual Health Plan. (b) The school nurse or a trained unlicensed medication
assistant, to the extent required by the student's Individual Health Plan, shall be on site
and available to provide care to each student with diabetes during regular school hours and
school-sponsored before school and after school care programs, during field trips, extended
off-site excursions, extracurricular activities in which the student is a direct participant,
and on buses when the bus driver is not a trained unlicensed medication assistant. (Act 2014-437,
p. 1618, §5.)...
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16-30A-3
Section 16-30A-3 Training of school employees for care of students with diabetic medical
needs. (a) No later than the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year, the State Department
of Education, in consultation with the Alabama Board of Nursing, shall develop guidelines
for the training of school employees in the care needed for students with diabetic medical
needs according to the student's Individual Health Plan, the medical authorizations of which
are limited to permitting the administration of injectable medications specific to his or
her diabetes. No other delegation of injectable medications shall be allowed under this chapter.
These guidelines shall be developed in consideration of the recommendations of the American
Academy of Pediatrics, the National Diabetes Education Program, and any other appropriate
published medical guidelines. Each local board of education shall ensure that diabetes training
programs are provided for all school nurses and unlicensed medication assistants...
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16-30A-2
Section 16-30A-2 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following words have
the following meanings: (1) DELEGATION. The act of authorizing a competent individual to perform
selected nursing activities supportive to registered nurses or licensed practical nurses in
selected school situations as provided under this chapter, while retaining the accountability
for the outcome if the delegation is to an unlicensed individual. (2) INDIVIDUAL HEALTH PLAN.
A document that outlines health care to be provided to a student in the school setting, developed
by the school nurse in conjunction with the student's parents or guardians and may contain
the orders from the physician, certified registered nurse practitioner operating under a valid
collaborative agreement, or physician assistant operating with a valid supervisory agreement.
(3) SCHOOL. Any primary or secondary public school located in the state. (4) SCHOOL EMPLOYEE.
Any person employed by a public school system located in the...
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22-8B-3
Section 22-8B-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) AID IN DYING. The act of a person providing the means or manner
for another person to be able to commit suicide, with actual knowledge that the person deliberately
intends on committing suicide by that means or manner. (2) ARTIFICIALLY PROVIDED NUTRITIONAL
HYDRATION. A medical treatment consisting of the administration of food and water through
a tube or intravenous line, where the recipient is not required to chew or swallow voluntarily.
Artificially provided nutrition and hydration does not include assisted feeding, such as spoon
or bottle feeding. (3) DELIBERATELY. More than knowing the consequences of an act or action;
meaning to consider carefully; done on purpose; intentional; requiring premeditation; with
intent to cause the death of a person. (4) HEALTH CARE PROVIDER. Any individual who may be
asked to participate in any way in a health care service, including, but...
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16-30A-4
Section 16-30A-4 Submission of medical order for development of Individual Health Plan.
The parent or guardian of each student with an identified diabetic medical condition who seeks
care while at school shall submit the order from a physician, certified registered nurse practitioner
operating under a valid collaborative agreement, or physician assistant operating under a
valid supervisory agreement according to the timeline established by the local education agency
to be considered in the development of the student's Individual Health Plan. (Act 2014-437,
p. 1618, §4.)...
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22-21B-3
Section 22-21B-3 Definitions. The following words and terms shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in this section, unless otherwise required by their respective context:
(1) CONSCIENCE. The religious, moral, or ethical principles held by a health care provider.
(2) DISCRIMINATION. Discrimination includes, but is not limited to: Hiring, termination, refusal
of staff privileges, refusal of board certification, demotion, loss of career specialty, reduction
of wages or benefits, adverse treatment in the terms and conditions of employment, refusal
to award any grant, contract, or other program, or refusal to provide residency training opportunities.
(3) HEALTH CARE PROVIDER. Any individual who may be asked to participate in any way in a health
care service, including, but not limited to: A physician, physician's assistant, nurse, nurse's
aide, medical assistant, hospital employee, clinic employee, nursing home employee, pharmacist,
researcher, medical or nursing school faculty, student,...
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16-1-48
Section 16-1-48 Anaphylaxis preparedness program. (a) The State Department of Education
shall develop an anaphylaxis preparedness program to be adopted by each local board of education
and implemented in each K-12 public school commencing with the 2015-2016 scholastic year.
The Alabama State Board of Pharmacy shall provide guidance, direction, and advice to the State
Department of Education in developing and administering the anaphylaxis preparedness program.
(b) The anaphylaxis preparedness program shall incorporate the following three levels of prevention
initiated by licensed public school nurses as a part of the health services program: (1) Level
I, primary prevention: Education programs that address food allergies and anaphylaxis through
both classroom and individual instruction for staff and students. (2) Level II, secondary
prevention: Identification and management of chronic illness. (3) Level III, tertiary prevention:
The development of a planned response to...
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38-15-4
Section 38-15-4 Registration of certain youth residential institutions or organizations;
staff training plans; rights of children; licensing and inspection of food preparation areas;
access by law enforcement agencies. (a) Commencing on January 1, 2018, the department shall
register any religious, faith-based, or church nonprofit, other nonprofit, or for profit affiliated
youth residential facility, youth social rehabilitation facility, community treatment facility
for youths, youth transitional care facility, long term youth residential facility, private
alternative boarding school, private alternative outdoor program, and any organization entrusted
with the residential care of children in any organizational form or combination defined by
this section, whenever children are housed at the facility or location of the program
for a period of more than 24 hours. At a minimum, registered youth residential institution
or organization under this section shall do all of the following: (1) Be...
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34-29-94
Section 34-29-94 Veterinary technician licensing requirements; authorized acts; unlicensed
assistants; emergency care; suspension, revocation of license; continuing education. (a) In
order to obtain a license as a veterinary technician, the applicant shall do all of the following:
(1) Submit a complete notarized application on a form prescribed by the board setting forth
that the applicant meets all of the following qualifications: a. At least 18 years of age.
b. Of good character. c. Has attained a competent school education and has received a diploma
in veterinary technology from an American Veterinary Medical Association accredited school,
or other school of veterinary technology approved by the board. (2) Submit an application
accompanied by an authenticated copy of the college transcript of the applicant signed by
the dean or the registrar of the school, college, or university. (3) Submit an application
accompanied by a photograph of reasonable likeness of the applicant taken...
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16-30A-7
Section 16-30A-7 Attendance and activities of students with diabetes. A student with
diabetes in public school may attend the school the student would otherwise attend if the
student did not have diabetes, and the diabetes care specified in Section 16-30A-5
shall be provided at the school. A school system may not restrict a student who has diabetes
from attending any school on the basis that the student has diabetes, that the school does
not have a full-time school nurse, or that the school does not have trained unlicensed medication
assistants. A student with diabetes may participate in extracurricular and co-curricular activities
to the same extent as a student without diabetes. In addition, a school shall not require
or pressure parents or guardians to provide care for a student with diabetes at school or
at school-sponsored activities in which the student is a direct participant as set forth in
Section 16-30A-5. However, if the parent or guardian of a student with diabetes does
not...
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