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Arkansas DOE updates rules to allow trained school volunteers to administer insulin and glucagon

PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE · August 12, 2020
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The Arkansas Department of Education presented rules aligning with Act 7 57 to permit trained public school employees or volunteers to administer insulin and glucagon to students with diabetes; officials said training by a medical professional is required and the change mirrors existing law.

Taylor Dugan of the Arkansas Department of Education told the Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee that the agency’s rule changes formalize permission for trained public school employees to administer insulin and glucagon to students with diabetes. “What I have in front of the panel today is the rules governing insulin and glucagon administration to students with diabetes,” Dugan said.

Dugan said the changes are largely…

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