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Representative Kafka (Stoughton) and Senator Moore have filed bills on behalf of the American Diabetes Association that would require students with diabetes with parents permisssion to test themselves any time anywhere in school provided they are competent and that the students will take safeguards to prevent other student and the school from blood exposure and needle exposure. 

The bill remove the care of students with diabetes away from the school nurse. It would also require teachers and staff to administer glucagon in an emergency.

Do not forget your school always have a nurse if there are students with this need.

You can find this bill by going to this link:

www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/185/ht07pdf/ht01139.
pdf or www.mass.gov/legis/ and click on Current Legislation, Text of House. Search for HB 1139