Sec. 168.002.  DIABETES MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT PLAN.  (a)  A diabetes management and treatment plan must be developed and implemented for each student with diabetes who will seek care for the student's diabetes while at school or while participating in a school activity.  The plan shall be developed by:
(1)  the student's parent or guardian; and
(2)  the physician responsible for the student's diabetes treatment.
(b)  A diabetes management and treatment plan must:
(1)  identify the health care services the student may receive at school;
(2)  evaluate the student's ability to manage and level of understanding of the student's diabetes; and
(3)  be signed by the student's parent or guardian and the physician responsible for the student's diabetes treatment.
(c)  The parent or guardian of a student with diabetes who seeks care for the student's diabetes while the student is at school shall submit to the school a copy of the student's diabetes management and treatment plan.  The plan must be submitted to and reviewed by the school:
(1)  before or at the beginning of the school year;
(2)  on enrollment of the student, if the student enrolls in the school after the beginning of the school year; or
(3)  as soon as practicable following a diagnosis of diabetes for the student.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1022 (H.B. 984), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.