Type 1 diabetes at school in Alaska
What Alaska law and the state’s own guidance say about insulin, glucagon, supplies and phones at school, with each source quoted. Checked 2026-10-06.
| Insulin by trained staff | No |
| Glucagon by trained staff | No |
| Self-carry | Yes |
| State plan or guidelines | No source found |
| Phone for the CGM | Yes |
Can trained school staff give insulin?
No
Alaska Board of Nursing rules list the administration of injectable medication, such as injected insulin, among nursing duties a nurse may not delegate, except from an advanced practice registered nurse to a certified medical assistant in an ambulatory care setting (12 AAC 44.966, 44.970). The rules do not apply to a person acting under other legal authority (12 AAC 44.975); no current state source was found that says what that covers at school. (akleg.gov)
The American Diabetes Association’s Alaska page reads this differently: ADA answers Yes, citing a Division of Public Health delegation guideline that says parents may authorize school staff under the 12 AAC 44.975 exclusion; that guideline's URLs now return 404.
Can trained school staff give glucagon?
No
Glucagon given by injection falls under the same Board of Nursing rule: a nurse may not delegate injectable medication to school staff (12 AAC 44.970). The rules do not name nasal glucagon, and they do not apply to a person acting under other legal authority (12 AAC 44.975). (akleg.gov)
The American Diabetes Association’s Alaska page reads this differently: ADA answers Yes on the basis of the same parent-authorization guidance described for insulin, which is no longer online.
Can a student carry supplies and manage diabetes at school?
Yes
Department of Education and Early Development special education guidance says a student with diabetes, with written permissions, may check blood glucose, give insulin, and treat lows and highs anywhere at school, and may keep supplies on their person at all times. No Alaska statute on diabetes self-care was found; AS 14.30.141 covers only asthma and anaphylaxis. (education.alaska.gov)
Does the state publish a diabetes care plan form or guidelines?
No source found
No current state DMMP form or school diabetes guideline was found. The Division of Public Health guide for training school staff on diabetes is no longer at its published address. We found no statute or state agency page that answers this for Alaska. Ask the school nurse or the state Department of Education, and see the American Diabetes Association’s Alaska page.
Can a student keep a phone for the CGM in class?
Yes
Each school district must adopt a policy on student wireless devices, and a policy that bans them must allow exceptions for medical purposes (AS 14.33.300, added by HB 57 (2025)). The law does not name diabetes or CGM. (akleg.gov (PDF))
Also in Alaska
The Board of Nursing lets a nurse delegate routinely scheduled oral, nasal, inhaled and similar medications to trained school employees, but not injections (12 AAC 44.965, 44.970). The cell phone rule comes from HB 57, enacted in 2025. (akleg.gov; akleg.gov (PDF))
Federal law applies in every state
Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act can cover a student with diabetes at a public school in every state, whatever the state law says; a 504 plan is where the student’s care at school is written down. The federal rules, with sources.
Sources, quoted
- akleg.gov: “(13) except as provided in 12 AAC 44.966 , the administration of injectable medications;”
- akleg.gov: “The administration of injectable medication may be delegated only by an advanced practice registered nurse to a certified medical assistant.”
- akleg.gov: “they do not apply when nursing duties have not been delegated, including when a person is acting (1) within the scope of the person's own license; (2) under other legal authority;”
- education.alaska.gov: “For example, a student with diabetes, with the appropriate written permissions would be permitted to perform blood glucose checks, administer insulin through the insulin delivery system the student uses, and treat hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia in any area of the school/school grounds.”
- education.alaska.gov: “The student would be allowed to have on their person at all times all the necessary diabetes testing and treatment supplies and equipment.”
- akleg.gov (PDF): “Sec. 14.33.300. Wireless telecommunications device policy. (a) Each school”
- akleg.gov (PDF): “exceptions for students to use a wireless telecommunications device for medical or”
- akleg.gov: “To delegate to another person the administration of routinely scheduled oral, topical, transdermal, nasal, inhalation, optic, otic, vaginal, or rectal medications”
- akleg.gov: “"school setting provider" means a person who is employed at a school that provides educational services to students age 21 or younger;”
- akleg.gov (PDF): “Enrolled HB 57 LAWS OF ALASKA 2025”
Legal information, not legal advice. Laws change; the source page is the authority when it differs, and this page is rechecked each July. For help with a school, the American Diabetes Association’s legal advocates answer at 1-800-DIABETES (1-800-342-2383).