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The California School Nurses Organization Applauds Court Ruling
Agreement Allowing Non-Medical Personnel to Administer Diabetes Insulin Injections Overturned
The California School Nurses Organization
(CSNO) today issued the following statement regarding the California
Superior Court ruling on licensed nurses administering insulin injections
to students.
"The California School Nurses Organization applauds Judge Lloyd G. Connelly
of the California Superior Court for overturning an agreement between the
California Department of Education and the American Diabetes Association
that allowed unlicensed school personnel to administer insulin to our
students with diabetes who have Section 504 or individual education plans.
"This ruling restores much needed patient safeguards contained in the
California Nursing Practice Act, which clearly specifies that only a
licensed nurse or physician may administer medication in a school setting
with the following exceptions:
-- where a student self-administers the medication,
-- the parent or parent designee, such as a relative or close friend not
employed by the school district administers the medication or
-- there is a public disaster or epidemic.
"This ruling in no way denies care -- in fact, the opposite is true.
Parents of children in the public school system are given, once again,
peace of mind knowing that their children will be cared for by trained and
highly skilled nurses and will no longer be cared for by non-medical
non-licensed personnel administering a dangerous medication such as
insulin. It has always been incumbent upon school districts to provide the
necessary safe and appropriate care to the students in their charge.
Unfortunately, districts have not been following the law.
"Additionally, all school administrators should recognize the importance of
having trained nurses within the district to provide all school children
with safe and appropriate care. Diabetes is a life-threatening disease
that is treated with insulin, which, if calculated and administered
improperly can cause serious illness, coma or even death.
"We are pleased the Judge recognized the seriousness of this situation and
has ruled in favor of current state law."
Dale Parent, RN, BSN, Ed D (c) President, California School Nurses
Organization
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