§ 16-30A-7 — Attendance and Activities of Students with Diabetes

(a) For the purposes of this section, the term “medical condition” refers to a diabetic condition or an adrenal insufficiency.
(b) A student with a medical condition in public school may attend the school the student would otherwise attend if the student did not have that medical condition, and the medical care specified in Section 16-30A-5 shall be provided at the school. A school system may not restrict a student who has a medical condition from attending any school on the basis of that medical condition, 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 a medical condition may participate in extracurricular and co-curricular activities to the same extent as a student without a medical condition. In addition, a school shall not require or pressure parents or guardians to provide care for a student with a medical condition 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 a medical condition does not supply the medication, the order from a physician, certified registered nurse practitioner operating under a valid collaborative agreement, or physician assistant operating under a valid supervisory agreement, supplies, or a signed parental and prescriber authorization, the parent or guardian shall be responsible for providing medical care to the student at school or at school-sponsored activities in which the student is a direct participant.

Legislative History

(Act 2014-437, p. 1618, §7; Act 2023-75, §2.)