Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 168.004
Unlicensed Diabetes Care Assistant

(a)

At each school in which a student with diabetes is enrolled, the school principal shall:

(1)

seek school employees who are not health care professionals to serve as unlicensed diabetes care assistants and care for students with diabetes; and

(2)

make efforts to ensure that the school has:

(A)

at least one unlicensed diabetes care assistant if a full-time nurse is assigned to the school; and

(B)

at least three unlicensed diabetes care assistants if a full-time nurse is not assigned to the school.

(b)

An unlicensed diabetes care assistant shall serve under the supervision of the principal.

(c)

A school employee may not be subject to any penalty or disciplinary action for refusing to serve as an unlicensed diabetes care assistant.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1022 (H.B. 984), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.

Source: Section 168.004 — Unlicensed Diabetes Care Assistant, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­168.­htm#168.­004 (accessed Dec. 2, 2023).

Green check means up to date. Up to date

Accessed:
Dec. 2, 2023

§ 168.004’s source at texas​.gov