BILL TO PROTECT MEDICALLY-FRAGILE KIDS IN SCHOOL ADVANCES

Would Allow Parents to Choose Care Providers in School

TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senators Jim Beach and Joseph F. Vitale that would protect medically-fragile students and allow parents a choice in care providers for their children during the school day unanimously passed the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee yesterday.

“Parents of students with serious health conditions and who need constant care and attention should be confident that the care their child is receiving at school is at least comparable to the care that they receive at home,” said Senator Beach, D-Camden. “Without any current regulations requiring school districts throughout the state to contract with nursing companies and vendors that are properly trained to deal with the unique health needs of these particular children, we are allowing them to receive inadequate care. This is a dangerous policy and must be corrected.”

Click here to read the rest of Senators Beach and Vitale's news release.

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