Can a medical assistant give injections, state by state
The same question, answered for 38 states from each state’s own law. States disagree on this, which is the point — an answer that is right in one is wrong next door. Every entry below is a statute or board rule we verified, most recently Sep 8, 2026.
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| State | What its rule says | Cited to |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | The cited rules do not settle this — they establish only that a licensed nurse may assign tasks to unlicensed assistive personnel and stays accountable for the outcome; nothing cited names injections as a task a medical assistant may perform. | Ala. Admin. Code r. 610-X-6-.01(5); 610-X-6-.03(6) Sep 8, 2026 |
| Alaska | A registered, advanced practice registered, or practical nurse licensed under the chapter may delegate nursing duties to other persons, including unlicensed assistive personnel, under regulations adopted by the board; and a person to whom the nursing duties are delegated may perform the delegated duties without a… | AS 08.68.805 (Delegation of nursing functions) Sep 8, 2026 |
| Arizona | Yes — injections are a task a medical assistant may be delegated within their training, but only under direct supervision, meaning the physician, PA, or NP is in the same room or office suite; being reachable by phone does not count. | A.R.S. §32-1401 Jul 26, 2026 |
| Arkansas | Only if the physician delegates it — the drug must not require substantial, specialized judgment, it must be given inside the physician's office under the physician's supervision, and the physician must verify competency; anesthesia can never be delegated. | 17 CAR § 140-2506(1)-(3) (Physician delegation — prohibitions) Sep 4, 2026 |
| California | No — not prescriptive drugs or devices: the Medical Board limits their use to licensed RNs, NPs, or PAs, and unlicensed staff including medical assistants may not use them regardless of training or supervision. The cited rules don't reach other injections. | Medical Board of California — Medical Spas guidance (Delegation to unlicensed staff) Sep 8, 2026 |
| Colorado | Yes — if qualified by experience, education, or training and working under a physician's personal and responsible direction and supervision; the exemption covers services other than prescribing and cannot enlarge the scope of any license the assistant holds. | Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-240-107(3)(l) Sep 2, 2026 |
| District of Columbia | Yes — vaccines and other injections are expressly carved out of the rule barring medical assistants from subcutaneous procedures, but only under the direct supervision of a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse. | D.C. Code §3-1201.02(6D) Sep 8, 2026 |
| Florida | Yes — but only under the direct supervision and responsibility of a physician; outside that, the physician is exposed to discipline for aiding an unlicensed person to practice medicine. | Fla. Stat. §458.331(1)(f) Jul 26, 2026 |
| Hawaii | A registered nurse may delegate nursing care tasks, functions, and activities to unlicensed assistive personnel in a manner that is appropriate to the level of knowledge and skill of the unlicensed assistive personnel; provided that the delegation of tasks, functions, and activities complies with applicable federal… | Haw. Rev. Stat. § 457-7.5(a)-(b) Sep 8, 2026 |
| Idaho | The cited rules do not settle this — Idaho only defines a supervising physician as responsible for directing both licensed and unlicensed medical personnel; no cited rule states whether, or on what delegation terms, an unlicensed medical assistant may inject. | Idaho Code §54-1803(4) Sep 3, 2026 |
| Illinois | In an office or practice setting and within a physician-patient relationship, a physician may delegate patient care tasks or duties to an unlicensed person who possesses appropriate training and experience, provided a health care professional who is practicing within the scope of that professional's individual… | 225 ILCS 60/54.2(b)–(c) Sep 8, 2026 |
| Iowa | The cited rules do not settle this — they never mention medical assistants or injections; at a med spa, delegated aesthetic services go only to nonphysicians licensed or certified by another Iowa health or skin care board, or to qualified laser technicians. | Iowa Admin. Code r. 481—655.6(1) (definition of “Qualified laser technician”) Sep 4, 2026 |
| Kansas | The cited rules do not settle this — they set no medical assistant credential or injection standard, only physician discipline for aiding unlicensed practice and for delegating to someone not qualified by training, experience or licensure. | Kan. Stat. Ann. §65-2837(a)(14) Sep 8, 2026 |
| Kentucky | The cited rules do not settle this — Kentucky defines "nursing assistance" as delegated nursing acts performed by unlicensed personnel under a nurse's supervision, but it does not name medical assistants or say whether injections may be delegated to them. | Ky. Rev. Stat. §314.011(13) (“Nursing assistance” defined) Sep 8, 2026 |
| Louisiana | The cited rules do not settle this — there is no medical assistant scope provision; they establish only that practicing medicine without a license is barred and that a physician who knowingly helps an unlicensed person practice medicine faces discipline. | La. Rev. Stat. §37:1285(A)(18) Sep 3, 2026 |
| Maine | The cited rules do not settle this — a nurse may delegate specific nursing tasks to trained unlicensed assistive personnel, and a physician may delegate to trained support staff activities that do not require a license, but neither names injections. | 32 M.R.S. §2102(2)(H), (11) Sep 8, 2026 |
| Maryland | Yes — with the physician on-site, a delegated assistant may prepare and give intradermal, subcutaneous, and intramuscular (deltoid, gluteal, vastus lateralis) injections, including small amounts of local anesthetic, and start a peripheral IV line. | Md. Code Regs. 10.32.12.04(D)(1)(j), (D)(2)(a)–(b) Sep 8, 2026 |
| Massachusetts | The cited rules do not settle this — a registered nurse may delegate selected activities to unlicensed assistive personnel, but the statute never lists which, so injections are not named either way; the delegating nurse stays directly accountable for the care. | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, § 80B Sep 1, 2026 |
| Michigan | Yes — a licensee may delegate injections to an unlicensed medical assistant who is qualified by education, training, or experience and works under supervision, unless the act requires the licensee's own level of education, skill, and judgment. | Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.16215(1) Sep 2, 2026 |
| Minnesota | Any person violating the prohibition on practicing medicine without a license is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. | Minn. Stat. § 147.081, subd. 2 Sep 2, 2026 |
| Mississippi | (2) Knowingly aiding, assisting, procuring, employing or advising any unlicensed person or entity to practice or engage in acts contrary to the health care practitioner’s degree of licensure shall constitute a violation under this chapter. | Miss. Code Ann. § 41-121-9(2)-(3) Sep 8, 2026 |
| Montana | Yes — a physician, PA, or podiatrist may delegate medication administration to a medical assistant they have confirmed competent, but the delegator must personally provide onsite or direct supervision for any injection other than an immunization. | Mont. Code Ann. § 37-3-104(1) Sep 8, 2026 |
| Nebraska | The cited rules do not settle this — they let nurses use unlicensed individuals for personal care and activities of daily living, and let an RN delegate nursing interventions others may perform, but nothing cited authorizes an unlicensed assistant to inject. | Neb. Rev. Stat. §38-2210 Sep 8, 2026 |
| Nevada | No — a medical assistant may not inject dermal or soft tissue fillers; Nevada's list of authorized injectors (physician, PA, dentist, RN/APRN, podiatric physician) is exhaustive and the injection cannot be delegated. Other injectables aren't addressed. | Nev. Rev. Stat. §629.086(1)(a), (2) (the enumerated list surveyed) Sep 3, 2026 |
| New Hampshire | The cited rules do not settle this — none of them define medical assistant scope or delegated injections; they only let the Board discipline a physician who allows an unlicensed person to practice medicine in the licensee's office. | N.H. Rev. Stat. §329:17, VI(e) Sep 3, 2026 |
| New Jersey | The cited rules do not settle this — they only say an unlicensed aide may administer five physical modalities (hot packs, cold packs, paraffin, contrast and whirlpool baths) and no other modality; injections by an unlicensed assistant are not addressed. | N.J.A.C. 13:35-6.14(d) Aug 17, 2026 |
| New Mexico | The cited rules do not settle this — they only bar injectables in a medical assistant's device protocol (pre/post care must be topical) and bar a licensee in an aesthetic healthcare facility from delegating procedures to anyone not licensed in healthcare. | 16.12.14.10(E) NMAC (Patient care — delegation) Sep 4, 2026 |
| New York | No — injecting a neuromodulator or filler is the practice of medicine, and a physician who lets an unlicensed medical assistant do it commits professional misconduct; the injection must be given by a licensed practitioner or an RN carrying out an order. | N.Y. Educ. Law §6530(11) Aug 17, 2026 |
| North Dakota | The cited rules do not settle this — none names medical assistants or injections. They establish only that a PA may delegate therapeutic measures, excluding medical imaging and radiation therapy, to licensed or unlicensed personnel. | N.D.C.C. § 43-17-02.1(2)(c) (Physician assistant — scope of practice) Sep 8, 2026 |
| Ohio | Only if the physician's test is met — an MA is unlicensed in Ohio, so an injection needs the six-factor delegation test and on-site supervision; never IV, anesthesia or controlled substances, and nothing authorizes injecting a prescription drug. | Ohio Admin. Code 4731-23-01(B) and (F); Ohio Rev. Code §4731.053(B) Sep 1, 2026 |
| Pennsylvania | The cited rules do not settle this — they let a physician delegate a medical service to a trained technician only if it isn't so dangerous it needs physician-level skill and the patient is told and doesn't object; injections aren't named. | 49 Pa. Code §16.61 Aug 17, 2026 |
| Rhode Island | The cited rules do not settle this — they set no medical assistant scope or delegation standard; they only make it unprofessional conduct for a physician to aid an unlicensed person in practicing medicine, and the injection carve-out is from "surgery" only. | R.I. Gen. Laws §5-37-5.1(15) Sep 3, 2026 |
| South Carolina | Yes — a physician may delegate injections to a certified medical assistant, delegated directly, with the physician immediately available and the task within the CMA's training; a PA or APRN cannot delegate neurotoxin, filler or IV injections. | S.C. Code §40-47-110(B)(7) Sep 3, 2026 |
| Texas | Not for elective IV hydration or vitamin infusions — since September 1, 2025 only physicians, APRNs and delegated RNs may give those; unlicensed staff may not. For other cosmetic injections, the cited rules only allow delegation to a qualified, trained person. | Texas BON Position Statement 15.3 (LVNs engaging in intravenous therapy — elective IV hydration after HB 3749) Sep 8, 2026 |
| Utah | No — not for aesthetics: a medical assistant under a physician's indirect supervision may not inject neurotoxins, fillers, or other medications or bioactive cosmetic products for cosmetic purposes. The cited rules do not address non-cosmetic injections. | Utah Admin. Code R156-67-305(4) (Exemptions from licensure — medical assistants) Sep 4, 2026 |
| Vermont | The cited rules do not settle this — they contain no medical assistant scope provision, only that administering drugs is the practice of medicine, that delegating to unqualified persons is unprofessional conduct, and that employing unlicensed nurses is barred. | 26 V.S.A. §1584(a)(7) Sep 8, 2026 |
| Washington | Cosmetic INJECTIONS are a different rule with a different list of delegates: a physician may delegate a nonsurgical medical cosmetic procedure only to a properly trained physician assistant, registered nurse or licensed practical nurse. | Wash. Admin. Code 246-919-606(11) Sep 2, 2026 |
| Wisconsin | Yes — Wisconsin does not limit delegated medical acts to licensed staff, but only if the physician is competent to perform the injection and has reasonable evidence the assistant is minimally competent; inadequate supervision is unprofessional conduct. | Wis. Admin. Code Med § 10.03(1)(L) Sep 2, 2026 |
Every state, in its own words
Alabama
Assignment to an unlicensed individual means the assignment of tasks from a licensed nurse to unlicensed assistive personnel, and the licensed nurse making the assignment retains accountability for accurate and timely completion and outcome of the tasks; the individual nurse is responsible and accountable for the delegation of selected nursing activities in selected situations to unlicensed individuals.
Ala. Admin. Code r. 610-X-6-.01(5); 610-X-6-.03(6) · verified Sep 8, 2026
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A registered, advanced practice registered, or practical nurse licensed under the chapter may delegate nursing duties to other persons, including unlicensed assistive personnel, under regulations adopted by the board; and a person to whom the nursing duties are delegated may perform the delegated duties without a license or certificate under the chapter if the person meets the applicable requirements established by the board.
AS 08.68.805 (Delegation of nursing functions) · verified Sep 8, 2026
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A medical assistant is an unlicensed person who may perform delegated tasks commensurate with their training but may not diagnose or design/modify a treatment program. Failing to adequately supervise medical assistants or other personnel is itself unprofessional conduct.
A.R.S. §32-1401 · verified Jul 26, 2026
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A physician shall not: (1) Transfer his or her responsibility for supervising an unlicensed person in the performance of a delegated medical practice except to another physician who has knowingly accepted that responsibility; (2) Authorize or permit an unlicensed person to whom a medical practice is delegated to delegate the performance of that practice to another person; (3) Delegate to an unlicensed person the administration of anesthesia;
17 CAR § 140-2506(1)-(3) (Physician delegation — prohibitions) · verified Sep 4, 2026
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Lasers and other prescriptive devices and prescriptive drugs must only be utilized by licensed registered nurses, nurse practitioners, or physician assistants; no unlicensed staff, including medical assistants, may use these devices or drugs, regardless of the level of training or supervision, and delegation to improperly licensed personnel, such as estheticians, is prohibited.
Medical Board of California — Medical Spas guidance (Delegation to unlicensed staff) · verified Sep 8, 2026
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⚠️ THE DELEGATION EXEMPTION, AND ITS THREE LIMITS. No license is required for “the rendering of services, OTHER THAN THE PRESCRIBING OF DRUGS, by persons QUALIFIED BY EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION, OR TRAINING, under the PERSONAL AND RESPONSIBLE DIRECTION AND SUPERVISION of a person licensed … to practice medicine.” Colorado will let an unlicensed person perform a medical service — but never prescribe, never without demonstrable qualification, and never at arm’s length.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-240-107(3)(l) · verified Sep 2, 2026
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The practice of medical assistants means performing assistance with minor medical practices that, other than the administration of vaccines or other injections, do not involve any subcutaneous procedure.
D.C. Code §3-1201.02(6D) · verified Sep 8, 2026
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Aiding, assisting, procuring, or advising an unlicensed person to practice medicine is a ground for discipline against the physician.
Fla. Stat. §458.331(1)(f) · verified Jul 26, 2026
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A registered nurse may delegate nursing care tasks, functions, and activities to unlicensed assistive personnel in a manner that is appropriate to the level of knowledge and skill of the unlicensed assistive personnel; provided that the delegation of tasks, functions, and activities complies with applicable federal and state laws; and provided further that the practice-pervasive functions of assessment, evaluation, and nursing judgment shall not be delegated. (b) The delegating nurse is responsible for individually assessing the patient and the situational circumstances and for ascertaining the competence of the delegatee before delegating any task, function, or activity. The delegating nurse shall supervise, monitor, evaluate, and follow-up on instructions to a delegatee after delegating any task, function, or activity. The delegatee shall assume liability for accepting the delegation and for the delegatee's own actions in carrying out the delegated task, function, or activity.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 457-7.5(a)-(b) · verified Sep 8, 2026
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"Supervising physician" means a physician who is responsible for the direction and supervision of the activities of and patient services provided by licensed or unlicensed medical personnel.
Idaho Code §54-1803(4) · verified Sep 3, 2026
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In an office or practice setting and within a physician-patient relationship, a physician may delegate patient care tasks or duties to an unlicensed person who possesses appropriate training and experience, provided a health care professional who is practicing within the scope of that professional's individual licensing Act is on site to provide assistance; and any such task or duty delegated to a licensed or unlicensed person must be within the scope of practice, education, training, or experience of the delegating physician and within the context of a physician-patient relationship.
225 ILCS 60/54.2(b)–(c) · verified Sep 8, 2026
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“Qualified laser technician” means any person, licensed or unlicensed, who has successfully completed a minimum of 120 hours of training, including a minimum of 40 hours of didactic study and 80 hours of clinical training, in the safe and effective use of lasers in the performance of medical aesthetic services at an accredited laser training program. For the purposes of this rule, a qualified laser technician may only use lasers in the performance of delegated medical aesthetic services under the supervision of a qualified supervising physician at a medical spa. An unlicensed qualified laser technician may not perform any other medical aesthetic services defined in this rule.
Iowa Admin. Code r. 481—655.6(1) (definition of “Qualified laser technician”) · verified Sep 4, 2026
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Aiding or abetting the practice of the healing arts by an unlicensed, incompetent or impaired person is grounds for the board to discipline a licensee.
Kan. Stat. Ann. §65-2837(a)(14) · verified Sep 8, 2026
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Nursing assistance means the performance of delegated nursing acts by unlicensed nursing personnel for compensation under supervision of a nurse.
Ky. Rev. Stat. §314.011(13) (“Nursing assistance” defined) · verified Sep 8, 2026
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Knowingly performing any act which, in any way, assists an unlicensed person to practice medicine, or having professional connection with or lending one's name to an illegal practitioner, is a cause for which the board may refuse to issue, or may suspend or revoke any license or permit.
La. Rev. Stat. §37:1285(A)(18) · verified Sep 3, 2026
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The practice of nursing includes the delegation of specific nursing activities and tasks to be provided by unlicensed assistive personnel, and unlicensed assistive personnel means individuals trained to function in a supportive role, regardless of job title, to whom a specific nursing activity or task may be delegated; the paragraph may not be construed to require a nurse to delegate, or to permit a person to coerce a nurse into delegating, against the nurse's professional judgment.
32 M.R.S. §2102(2)(H), (11) · verified Sep 8, 2026
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With on-site supervision a licensed physician may delegate to an assistant the preparing and administering of injections limited to intradermal, subcutaneous, and intramuscular (deltoid, gluteal, vastus lateralis), to include small amounts of local anesthetics, and the establishing of a peripheral intravenous line. Microdermabrasion may be delegated without on-site supervision.
Md. Code Regs. 10.32.12.04(D)(1)(j), (D)(2)(a)–(b) · verified Sep 8, 2026
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The practice of registered nurses expressly includes managing, directing and supervising the practice of nursing, INCLUDING THE DELEGATION OF SELECTED ACTIVITIES TO UNLICENSED ASSISTIVE PERSONNEL. Massachusetts permits a registered nurse to delegate downward by statute; what it does not do here is enumerate which activities, so the choice sits with the delegating nurse and their accountability below.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, § 80B · verified Sep 1, 2026
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A licensee may delegate to a licensed OR UNLICENSED individual who is otherwise qualified by education, training, or experience the performance of selected acts, tasks, or functions — provided they fall within the scope of practice of the licensee’s own profession and are performed under the licensee’s supervision. Michigan does not restrict delegation to licensed people the way several states in this corpus do. (Michigan Compiled Laws complete through PA 12 of 2025.)
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.16215(1) · verified Sep 2, 2026 · read at Internet Archive snapshot — evidence of a page, not the current rule
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⚠️ AND UNLICENSED PRACTICE IS A CRIME, NOT A LICENSE MATTER. Any person violating the prohibition on practicing medicine without a license is GUILTY OF A GROSS MISDEMEANOR. For a Minnesota med spa this is the practical difference: an unlicensed operator running a laser is not facing a board complaint, they are facing a criminal charge.
Minn. Stat. § 147.081, subd. 2 · verified Sep 2, 2026
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(2) Knowingly aiding, assisting, procuring, employing or advising any unlicensed person or entity to practice or engage in acts contrary to the health care practitioner’s degree of licensure shall constitute a violation under this chapter. (3) Delegating or contracting for the performance of health care services by a health care practitioner when the licensee delegating or contracting for performance knows, or has reason to know, the person does not have the required authority under the person’s licensure, shall constitute a violation under this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-121-9(2)-(3) · verified Sep 8, 2026
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The board shall adopt guidelines by administrative rule for: (a) the performance of administrative and clinical tasks by a medical assistant that are allowed to be delegated by a physician, physician assistant, or podiatrist, including the administration of medications; and (b) the level of physician, physician assistant, or podiatrist supervision required for a medical assistant when performing specified administrative and clinical tasks delegated by a physician, physician assistant, or podiatrist. However, the board shall adopt a rule requiring onsite supervision of a medical assistant by a physician, physician assistant, or podiatrist for invasive procedures, administration of medication, or allergy testing.
Mont. Code Ann. § 37-3-104(1) · verified Sep 8, 2026
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Each nurse is directly accountable and responsible to the consumer for the quality of nursing care rendered, and licensed nurses may use the services of unlicensed individuals to provide assistance with personal care and activities of daily living.
Neb. Rev. Stat. §38-2210 · verified Sep 8, 2026
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Nevada’s list of persons who may inject dermal or soft tissue fillers is exhaustive — a physician or physician assistant licensed under chapter 630 or 633, a dentist trained as prescribed by the Board of Dental Examiners, a registered nurse or advanced practice registered nurse, or a trained podiatric physician — and a medical assistant is not among them. A medical assistant therefore may not inject dermal or soft tissue fillers in Nevada, and the injection may not be delegated to one.
Nev. Rev. Stat. §629.086(1)(a), (2) (the enumerated list surveyed) · verified Sep 3, 2026
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The board may take disciplinary action against a licensee who has employed or allowed an unlicensed person to practice in the licensee’s office.
N.H. Rev. Stat. §329:17, VI(e) · verified Sep 3, 2026
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An unlicensed aide may administer exactly five physical modalities: hot packs, cold packs, paraffin baths, contrast baths and whirlpool baths. No other modality — including TENS or traction — may be delegated to an unlicensed aide, and an aide may not carry out a rehabilitative exercise program.
N.J.A.C. 13:35-6.14(d) · verified Aug 17, 2026 · read at Cornell Legal Information Institute
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Delegation of healthcare and non-healthcare duties to licensed or unlicensed individuals must be done with care and only when the licensee has ascertained that the scope of practice, education, training, and experience of the individual is appropriate and sufficient to provide adequate care to the patient. The delegating licensee must take into consideration that individuals with the same license may not have the same qualifications or competencies. Delegation of aesthetic healthcare procedures cannot be delegated by a licensee to any individual who is not licensed in a healthcare profession.
16.12.14.10(E) NMAC (Patient care — delegation) · verified Sep 4, 2026
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Permitting, aiding or abetting an unlicensed person to perform activities requiring a license is itself professional misconduct by the licensee.
N.Y. Educ. Law §6530(11) · verified Aug 17, 2026
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A physician assistant may supervise, delegate, and assign therapeutic and diagnostic measures not involving the use of medical imaging or radiation therapy to licensed or unlicensed personnel.
N.D.C.C. § 43-17-02.1(2)(c) (Physician assistant — scope of practice) · verified Sep 8, 2026
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Injecting is a different question from operating a device, and Ohio answers it from a different chapter. OAC Chapter 4731-23 governs a physician’s delegation of a medical task to an UNLICENSED PERSON — defined as someone not licensed or otherwise specifically authorized by the Revised Code to perform the task. Ohio licenses no medical assistant, so a medical assistant is an unlicensed person here and this is the chapter that decides what they may be handed.
Ohio Admin. Code 4731-23-01(B) and (F); Ohio Rev. Code §4731.053(B) · verified Sep 1, 2026
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Aiding or abetting an unlicensed person to practice, and permitting an unlicensed person to perform activities requiring a license, are listed acts of unprofessional conduct for which the Board may discipline.
49 Pa. Code §16.61 · verified Aug 17, 2026 · read at Cornell Legal Information Institute
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Unprofessional conduct includes practicing medicine with an unlicensed physician except in an accredited preceptorship or residency training program, or aiding or abetting unlicensed persons in the practice of medicine.
R.I. Gen. Laws §5-37-5.1(15) · verified Sep 3, 2026
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Misconduct that constitutes grounds for disciplinary action is a showing to the board by the preponderance of evidence that a licensee has knowingly performed an act that in any way assists an unlicensed person to practice.
S.C. Code §40-47-110(B)(7) · verified Sep 3, 2026
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Beginning September 1, 2025, HB 3749 limits both the ordering and administration of elective IV hydration or vitamin infusions to physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, and registered nurses acting under a physician's delegation; licensed vocational nurses, emergency medical technicians, paramedics and unlicensed persons may not be delegated these services.
Texas BON Position Statement 15.3 (LVNs engaging in intravenous therapy — elective IV hydration after HB 3749) · verified Sep 8, 2026
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a medical assistant under the indirect supervision of a physician, may not engage in the following medical practices or procedures: (a) diagnosing; (b) establishing a treatment plan; or (c) injecting the following: (i) medication or substance, including a neurotoxin or filler, for cosmetic purposes; or (ii) cosmetic products with bioactive ingredients with claimed medical benefits.
Utah Admin. Code R156-67-305(4) (Exemptions from licensure — medical assistants) · verified Sep 4, 2026
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It is a violation of the chapter for any person to employ unlicensed persons to practice registered nursing, practical nursing, or as a nursing assistant.
26 V.S.A. §1584(a)(7) · verified Sep 8, 2026
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Cosmetic INJECTIONS are a different rule with a different list of delegates: a physician may delegate a nonsurgical medical cosmetic procedure only to a properly trained PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, REGISTERED NURSE or LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE. An unlicensed person is not on that list at any level of training.
Wash. Admin. Code 246-919-606(11) · verified Sep 2, 2026
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⚠️ AND FAILING IT IS UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT BY NAME. “Failure to adequately supervise delegated medical acts performed by LICENSED OR UNLICENSED PERSONNEL” is listed as unprofessional conduct. Wisconsin does not restrict delegation to licensed people; it makes the supervising physician answerable for whoever performs the act.
Wis. Admin. Code Med § 10.03(1)(L) · verified Sep 2, 2026
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