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Kentucky is the first state to require diabetes educators to be licensed, a move Gov. Steve Beshear that said will "raise the standards for diabetes management and care."
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Kentucky first state to require license for diabetes educator; Beshear signed bill into law last week
Kentucky is the first state to require diabetes educators to be licensed, a move Gov. Steve Beshear that said will "raise the standards for diabetes management and care."
Beshear signed Senate Bill 198, which establishes the licensure requirements, last week. "For years, our certified diabetes educators have worked diligently to assist patients with diabetes. By adding the licensure requirement, we are taking an important step forward in terms of recognition for the diabetes educator."
The law defines the scope of practice for a qualified diabetes educator; establishes minimum quality standards for providing service; and offers more protection for the patient.
"This is truly a step forward in the field of diabetes management and care," said Dr. Steve Davis, acting commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Public Health. "Not only are we raising professional standards and heightening recognition for those working in the field, we are improving standards for patients." (Read more)
- Bills To Allow School Personnel To Administer Insulin Are Result Of Lack Of Funding To Pay For Nurses In Schools
Reflecting a shortage of school nurses and Kentucky's higher-than-average prevalence of diabetes, a bill in the new legislative session would allow school personnel to administer insulin and otherwise treat diabetes symptoms if they undergo specified...
- First Diabetes Educator License Is Issued In Kentucky
Kim DeCoste (photo via AADE)Kentucky is the first state to issue a diabetes educator license, according to a press release from the Kentucky Board of Licensed Diabetes Educators. Kim DeCoste of Richmond, a registered nurse and chair of the Kentucky Diabetes...
- Ket Offers Program About Diabetes Prevention And Control
KET's "Connections with Renee Shaw" is offering a program about diabetes prevention and control on KET2 Friday, Nov. 8 at 5 p.m. and KET Sunday, Nov. 10 at 1:30 p.m. This programming could not be more timely, since Kentucky, along with parts of Appalachia...
- Know Your Risk Factors For Diabetes
Would you like to delay or prevent diabetes if you could? Would you like to prevent possible severe diabetes-related complications, including loss of sight or limbs? Millions of Americans are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes, according to the American...
- Sinai's Diabetes Resource Center Earns Recognition
Diabetes causes more deaths a year than breast cancer and AIDS combined, a sobering fact from the American Diabetes Association (ADA), which stresses the importance of living a healthy lifestyle and educating patients with diabetes and their families....