1. A. “Diabetes” means a metabolic disorder of type one or type two diabetes mellitus, complications related to diabetes mellitus, or prediabetes.
2. B. “Diabetes care personnel” means a school employee who volunteers to be trained and is trained in accordance with the provisions of this rule.
3. C. “Diabetes medical management plan” means a document developed and signed by a student's personal health care practitioner and parent or guardian that describes the health services a student needs at school.

4. D. “Governing body” means:

   1. (1) the school board of a school district;
   2. (2) the entity that governs a state-chartered or locally chartered charter school; or
   3. (3) the entity that governs a private school.
5. E. “Hyperglycemia” means blood glucose levels higher than normal medically established parameters.
6. F. “Hypoglycemia” means blood glucose levels lower than normal medically established parameters.
7. G. “School” means a public school, including a charter school, or private school that students attend in person.
8. H. “School employee" means a person employed by a school, a person employed by the department of health or a local health department or by the public education department who is assigned to a school or a contractor designated to provide diabetes management services at a school pursuant to the provisions of this rule.
9. I. “Self-administration” means a student's own use of prescribed diabetes medication pursuant to a prescription from a health care practitioner.
10. J. “Self-management” means a student’s monitoring of blood glucose levels and for the presence of ketones.

[6.12.11.7 NMAC – N, 11/26/2019]