Type 1 diabetes at school in Kansas
What Kansas 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 | Yes |
| Glucagon by trained staff | With limits |
| Self-carry | No source found |
| State plan or guidelines | No source found |
| Phone for the CGM | No source found |
Can trained school staff give insulin?
Yes
Through nurse delegation: a registered nurse may delegate medication administration in a school setting to unlicensed persons when no dosage calculation is needed, and counting carbohydrates to set an insulin dose does not count as calculation (K.A.R. 60-15-104). Blood glucose monitoring is also a delegable task (K.A.R. 60-15-101). (ksbn.kansas.gov (PDF))
Can trained school staff give glucagon?
With limits
The school nursing rules do not name glucagon. A registered nurse may delegate medication administration to unlicensed persons, but may not delegate an intramuscular injection except in an anticipated health crisis, defined as a predictable imminent risk from a diagnosed condition (K.A.R. 60-15-101, 60-15-104). (ksbn.kansas.gov (PDF))
The American Diabetes Association’s Kansas page reads this differently: ADA answers yes without a limit, citing delegation of liquid medication and the K.S.A. 65-1124 emergency exception; neither source names glucagon.
Can a student carry supplies and manage diabetes at school?
No source found
Kansas's student self-administration statute, K.S.A. 72-6282, defines medication as medicine for anaphylaxis or asthma, so it does not cover insulin. No Kansas statute or rule on students carrying diabetes supplies was found. We found no statute or state agency page that answers this for Kansas. Ask the school nurse or the state Department of Education, and see the American Diabetes Association’s Kansas page.
The American Diabetes Association’s Kansas page reads this differently: ADA answers yes and cites K.S.A. 72-6282, but that statute defines medication as medicine for anaphylaxis or asthma only.
Does the state publish a diabetes care plan form or guidelines?
No source found
No Kansas State Department of Education or Kansas Department of Health and Environment diabetes care plan form or school diabetes guideline was found. The KDHE site returned 403 to automated fetches, so it was not fully checked. We found no statute or state agency page that answers this for Kansas. Ask the school nurse or the state Department of Education, and see the American Diabetes Association’s Kansas page.
Can a student keep a phone for the CGM in class?
No source found
No Kansas statute or state agency guidance on CGM or phone use for diabetes at school was found. We found no statute or state agency page that answers this for Kansas. Ask the school nurse or the state Department of Education, and see the American Diabetes Association’s Kansas page.
Also in Kansas
The Board of Nursing school rules (K.A.R. 60-15-101 to 60-15-104) that govern delegation to unlicensed staff apply to public and nonpublic schools. (ksbn.kansas.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
- ksbn.kansas.gov (PDF): “Measuring a prescribed amount of liquid medication, breaking a scored tablet for administration, or counting carbohydrates for the purpose of determining dosage for insulin administration shall not be considered calculation of the medication dosage.”
- ksbn.kansas.gov (PDF): “(a) Any registered professional nurse may delegate the procedure of medication administration in a school setting to unlicensed persons if both of the following conditions are met:”
- ksbn.kansas.gov (PDF): “(7) blood glucose monitoring, which shall include taking glucometer readings and carbohydrate counting;”
- ksbn.kansas.gov (PDF): “(2) by intramuscular route, except when administered in an anticipated health crisis;”
- ksbn.kansas.gov (PDF): “(i) "Anticipated health crisis" means that a student has a previously diagnosed condition that, under predictable circumstances, could lead to an imminent risk to the student's health.”
- kslegislature.gov: “(1) "Medication" means a medicine prescribed by a health care provider for the treatment of anaphylaxis or asthma including, but not limited to, any medicine defined in section 201 of the federal food, drug and cosmetic act, inhaled bronchodilators and auto-injectible epinephrine.”
- ksbn.kansas.gov (PDF): “(n) "School setting" means any public or nonpublic school environment.”
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).