HB 1116-1_ Filed 03/29/2007, 09:24
Adopted 3/29/2007

COMMITTEE REPORT

MADAM PRESIDENT:

    The Senate Committee on Health and Provider Services, to which was referred House Bill No. 1116, has had the same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with the recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as follows:

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    " Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "health care services" has the meaning set forth in IC 27-8-11-1.".
    Page 3, line 10, delete "a nurse practitioner." and insert " an individual who:
        (1) is licensed to provide health care services; and
        (2) has prescriptive authority;
under IC 25.

     Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "physician" refers to an individual who is licensed under IC 25-22.5.
    Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "registered nurse" refers to an individual who is licensed as a registered nurse under IC 25-23.
    Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "school" refers to a public school, including a charter school.
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school,".
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        (1) is employed by a school;
        (2) is licensed as a registered nurse under IC 25-23; and
        (3) meets the requirements set forth in 515 IAC 8-1-47.
    Sec. 10.
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    " Sec. 11. As used in this chapter, "volunteer health aide" means a school employee who:
        (1) is not licensed or authorized to provide health care services under IC 25;
        (2) volunteers to act in the capacity of a volunteer health aide; and
        (3) has successfully completed the training described in section 14 of this chapter.
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        (2) the student's parent or legal guardian.
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    Page 4, line 9, delete "principal and nurse, if the school has a nurse," and insert " nurse".
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         (2) the school principal;
        (3) the student's parent or legal guardian; and
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    Page 4, line 22, delete "principal" and insert " principal, after consultation with the school nurse,".
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    Page 4, line 32, after "(c)" insert " A volunteer health aide must have access to the school nurse, in person or by telephone, during the hours that the volunteer health aide serves as a volunteer health aide.
    (d)
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volunteers as a volunteer health aide may elect to perform only those functions that the school employee:
        (1) chooses to perform; and
        (2) is trained to perform in the training program described in section 15 of this chapter.
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    Page 4, line 34, delete "state department of health," and insert " department,".
    Page 4, line 34, after "assistance" insert " of physicians or registered nurses who are qualified in the area of diabetes training and the state department of health, shall provide annual diabetes training programs to school nurses. The training must include technological advances, current standards of practice for diabetes management and training, and".
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    Page 4, line 37, after "(1)" insert " Developing individualized health plans for students with diabetes that follow the orders of a licensed health care practitioner.
        (2)
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registered nurses who are qualified in the area of diabetes training and the state department of health, shall develop and provide a diabetes training program for volunteer health aides, which includes the most current standards of practice and technology for diabetes, and treatment. The training must include the following:
        (1) Implementing the orders of a licensed health care practitioner.
        (2) Recognizing and treating the symptoms of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia consistent with the orders of the licensed health care practitioner.
        (3) Performing tests to check glucose and ketone levels, and recording the results.
        (4) Properly administering glucagon, insulin, or other emergency treatments as prescribed, and recording the results.
        (5) Recognizing complications that require emergency medical assistance.
        (6) Understanding:
            (A) recommended schedules and food intake for meals and snacks;

             (B) the effect of physical activity on blood glucose levels; and
            (C) the proper action to be taken if a student's schedule is disrupted.

     (c) The".
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        (1)
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        (2) the record keeping and monitoring of a volunteer health aide acting under this chapter.
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    Page 6, line 17, delete "does not" and insert " has volunteer health aides.".
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    Page 6, line 20, after "shall" insert " , except in an emergency,".
    Page 6, line 21, delete "diabetes," and insert " diabetes if the student has been evaluated and determined to be capable of doing so as reflected in the student's individual health plan and the student's diabetes management and treatment plan,".
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    " (b) The school nurse shall, in accordance with the requirements that apply to the school nurse under IC 25-23, establish a procedure through which a student described in subsection (a) is cared for in an emergency.".
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SOURCE: IC 34-6-2-15.7; (07)CR111602.3. -->     "SECTION 3. IC 34-6-2-15.7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2007]: Sec. 15.7. "Basic life support" has the meaning set forth in IC 16-18-2-33.5.
SOURCE: IC 34-30-14-1; (07)CR111602.4. -->     SECTION 4. IC 34-30-14-1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2007]: Sec. 1. A school or school board may not:
        (1) require a teacher or other school employee who is not employed as a school nurse or physician to administer:
             (A) medication, drugs, or tests described in section 2 of this chapter; or
             (B) health care services, basic life support, or other services that require the teacher or employee to place the teacher's or employee's hands on a pupil for therapeutic or sanitary purposes; or
        (2) discipline a teacher or other school employee who:
            (A) is not employed as a school nurse or physician; and
            (B) refuses to administer medication, drugs, or tests without the written:
                (i) authority of a pupil's parent or guardian; or
                (ii) order of a practitioner;
            required under section 2 of this chapter; or
            (C) refuses to administer health care services, basic life support, or other services that require the teacher or employee to place the teacher's or employee's hands on a pupil for therapeutic or sanitary purposes.
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        " (4) health care services, basic life support, or other services that require the administrator, teacher, or employee to place the administrator's, teacher's, or employee's hands on the pupil for therapeutic or sanitary purposes; or".
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SOURCE: ; (07)CR111602.6. -->     "SECTION 6. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2007] (a) As used in this SECTION, "ADM" refers to a school corporation's average daily membership determined under IC 20-43-4-2.
    (b) As used in this SECTION, "school corporation" means a public school corporation established by Indiana law. The term includes a:
        (1) school city;
        (2) school town;
        (3) school township;
        (4) consolidated school corporation;
        (5) metropolitan school district;
        (6) township school corporation;
        (7) county school corporation;
        (8) united school corporation; or
        (9) community school corporation.
    (c) On the date a school corporation reports the school corporation's ADM for the 2007-2008 school year, the school corporation shall also report:
        (1) the number of students in the school corporation who have a chronic disease, by disease category; and
        (2) the number of school nurses.
Chronic disease includes asthma, diabetes, and any other disease the department of education determines is significant for the school

corporation to report.
    (d) The department of education shall provide the information required to be reported in subsection (c) to the health finance commission established by IC 2-5-23-3 not later than sixty (60) days after the department of education receives the reported information.
    (e) This SECTION expires June 30, 2008.
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    Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
    (Reference is to HB 1116 as printed February 16, 2007.)

and when so amended that said bill do pass.

Committee Vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0.

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    Miller
Chairperson


CR111602/DI 104    2007