By Jane Meredith Adams

Schools with diabetic students – that would be nearly every public school in California – received a mandate from the state Supreme Court on Monday to provide students with the insulin shots they are entitled to under the Americans with Disabilities Act, regardless of whether a nurse is on campus.

While school nurses argued that insulin legally must be administered only by licensed health care providers, the court disagreed and found that California law permits “trained, unlicensed personnel” to administer prescription medication under a doctor’s orders, including insulin, the drug used in treating diabetes.

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