 glucagon or
insulin shots are to be administered to prevent adverse consequences; recommended
schedules and menus for meals and snacks, recommended frequency of and activities
in exercise periods, and actions to take if normal schedule is disrupted. Performing
finger-stick blood glucose testing urine ketone testing and recording the results; and the
appropriate steps to take when glucose level results are outside of the target ranges
indicated in the student’s Health Care Plan.
Diabetes Care Assistant Provider (DCAP): A staff member who has received training
that is consistent with ADA guidelines and that provides instruction in: recognizing the
symptoms of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia; knowing the proper method for referring
a student who exhibits symptoms of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia to an ADCP; and
recommended schedules and menus for meals and snacks, recommended frequency of
and activities in exercise periods, and actions to take if normal schedule is disrupted.
Bus Driver Diabetes Care Provider (BDDCP): A bus driver who has received training that
is consistent with ADA guidelines and that provides instruction in: recognizing the
symptoms of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia; and knowing the appropriate steps to
take when glucose levels are creating emergency conditions.
Health Care Plan: A plan developed under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and, as appropriate, the Individuals With
Disabilities Education Act, which identifies the health care, needs of – and services to be
provided to – a student with diabetes. The student’s treating physician approves this
HEALTH CARE SUPERVISION
At least 4 adult staff members will receive training to be an Authorized Diabetes Care
Provider (ADCP), and an ADCP will be available at all times during school hours, during
extracurricular activities, and on field trips to oversee the student’s health care in
accordance with this Section 504 Plan and the student’s Health Care Plan, including
performing or overseeing insulin injections, blood glucose tests, ketone tests, and
responding to hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia including administering glucagon. A
written back-up plan will be implemented to ensure that an ADCP is available in the
event that the primary ADCP is unavailable.
Any staff member who has primary care for the student at any time during school hours,
extracurricular activities, or during field trips, and who is not an ADCP, shall receive
training to be a DCAP. Primary care means that the staff member is IN charge of a class
or activity in which the student participates.
Any bus driver who transports the student when neither an ADCP nor DCAP is present
must be a BDDCP.
The following school staff members (including but not limited to school administrators,
teachers, counselors, health aides, cafeteria and library staff) will be trained to become
Authorized Diabetes Care Providers (ADCPs) by [nurse], RN, CDE on 8-23-02.
The following School staff members (including but not limited to school administrators,
teachers, counselors, health aides, cafeteria and library staff) will be trained to become
Diabetes Care Assistant Providers (DCAPs) by [nurse], RN, CDE on 8-23-02
The following bus drivers will be trained to become Bus Driver Diabetes Care Providers
(BDDCP) by [nurse], RN, CDE on 8-23-02
SNACKS AND MEALS
An ADCP will work with the student and his/her parents/guardians to coordinate a meal
and snack schedule in accordance with the attached Health Care Plan that will coincide
with the schedule of classmates to the closest extent possible. The student shall each
lunch at the same time each day, or earlier if experiencing hypoglycemia. The student
shall have enough time to finish lunch. A snack and quick-acting source of glucose must
always be immediately available to the student.
The parents/guardians will pack snacks for each day and will provide a supply of
additional snacks to be kept at the school to treat hypoglycemia or for emergency
All school personnel will permit the student to eat a snack in the classroo