Type 1 diabetes informational materials -- Requirements
KRS 158.299
in effect158.299. Type 1 diabetes informational materials -- Requirements
(1) (a) The Kentucky Department of Education, in coordination with the Department for Public Health, the Kentucky Board of Licensed Diabetes Educators, or any other entity the department deems appropriate, shall develop Type 1 diabetes informational materials for the parents and guardians of students. The informational materials shall include but not be limited to a: 1. Description of Type 1 diabetes; 2. Description of the risk factors and warning signs associated with Type 1 diabetes; 3. Description of the need for screening for early detection of Type 1 diabetes using a blood autoantibody test; and 4. Recommendation for parents and guardians to immediately consult with their child's primary care provider to develop an appropriate treatment plan if they believe that their child displays warning signs associated with Type 1 diabetes or has received positive early detection screening results. Parents and guardians shall be advised that a tr eatment plan may include consultation with, and examination by, a specialty health care provider licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy, including but not limited to an endocrinologist.
(b) The department shall make the informational materials require d by this subsection available to school districts at no cost on the department's website.
(2) Each local board of education and public charter school board of directors shall make the Type 1 diabetes informational materials developed in accordance with subsection (1) of this section available on the school or school district website, in the main front entrance of each school, and in each family resource and youth services center.
Effective: July 15, 2026
History: Created 2026 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 16, effective July 15, 2026.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=57550Fetched: 10/20/2026