Must someone be on site while a patient is treated in Alaska?
Oversight · part of The Practice Perimeter
Short answer
Not always — the delegating physician, PA, podiatrist or osteopath need only be readily available for consultation, in person or by phone; but a delegated single IM, intradermal or subcutaneous injection requires them immediately available on site.
shall remain readily available for consultation by the person to whom the duty is delegated, either in person or by telecommunication.
12 AAC 40.920(b) (Availability for consultation) · verified Sep 5, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
Related Alaska rules
The one injection Alaska lets a clinician delegate is narrow and carries three conditions at once. Administering injectable medications sits on the non-delegable list “unless (A) it is a single intramuscular, intradermal, or subcutaneous injection, not otherwise prohibited under 12 AAC 40.967 (33); and (B) all other provisions of this section are met; and (C) the delegating physician, podiatrist, osteopath, or physician assistant is immediately available on site.”
12 AAC 40.920(f)(14) (injectable medications — the delegation carve-out) · verified Sep 8, 2026
the duty to be delegated must be within the scope of practice of the delegating physician, podiatrist, osteopath, or physician assistant; (2) a licensed physician, podiatrist, osteopath, or physician assistant must assess the patient's medical condition and needs to determine if a duty for that patient may be safely delegated; (3) the patient's medical condition must be stable and predictable;
12 AAC 40.920(a)(1)-(3) (Standards for delegation of routine duties) · verified Sep 5, 2026
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