An Act providing for diabetes management in schools

This bill amends Massachusetts school law to allow trained health assistants to administer low blood sugar treatment and monitor symptoms for students with type 1 diabetes under the supervision of a licensed school nurse. It clarifies that while parenteral medication like insulin pumps must be given by a nurse, glucose monitoring and insulin delivery can occur in the classroom if approved by the student's family and physician. Additionally, the legislation requires that every student with diabetes be placed in a classroom with an existing health or instructional assistant and mandates that all school staff receive annual training on treating low blood sugar and monitoring symptoms.