Can a registered nurse inject Botox or filler, state by state
The same question, answered for 6states 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 Aug 17, 2026.
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Arizona
A registered nurse may administer injectables pursuant to a valid order or delegation from an authorized prescriber, but is not an independent prescriber.
A.R.S. §32-1601(24) · verified Jul 26, 2026
The full Arizona answer, with the rest of the section →California
A registered nurse may inject Botox/fillers or operate a laser only after a physician, NP, or PA has performed the good-faith exam and issued a patient-specific order, and only within standardized procedures in an organized health care system — not as an independent salon practice.
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §2725 · verified Jul 26, 2026
The full California answer, with the rest of the section →Florida
A registered nurse may administer medications and treatments — including injectables — as prescribed or authorized by a duly licensed practitioner. RNs are not independent prescribers.
Fla. Stat. §464.003 · verified Jul 26, 2026
The full Florida answer, with the rest of the section →Indiana
Registered nursing includes executing regimens delegated by a physician or other authorized prescriber. An RN does not independently prescribe; an RN administers injectables pursuant to a valid order within the delegated regimen.
Ind. Code §25-23-1-1.1 · verified Jul 26, 2026
The full Indiana answer, with the rest of the section →New York
Registered professional nursing includes executing medical regimens prescribed by a licensed physician, dentist or other authorized provider. A nursing regimen must be consistent with, and may not vary, an existing medical regimen — so a registered nurse administers an injectable pursuant to an order rather than on their own judgement.
N.Y. Educ. Law §6902(1) · verified Aug 17, 2026
The full New York answer, with the rest of the section →Texas
A registered nurse who is not an APRN (and an LVN) may not perform medical diagnosis or prescribe, but may carry out a delegated medical act — such as administering a cosmetic injection ordered by an appropriately licensed practitioner — when the Board of Nursing’s criteria are met: documented competency/education, written policies and guidelines, an order from an appropriate licensed practitioner, and available medical and nursing support.
Tex. BON Position Statement 15.11 · verified Jul 26, 2026
The full Texas answer, with the rest of the section →Which states this covers
6 of the 6 states for which we publish statute-cited rules. That is not every state, and nothing above should be read as describing one that is not listed — the answer genuinely differs, so a neighbouring state is not a guide. We monitor all 50 state legislatures plus the FDA and the Federal Register daily; the cited rule set is narrower than the monitoring and is growing on its own timetable.
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