Can a medical assistant give injections in Alabama?
Oversight · part of The Practice Perimeter
Short answer
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.
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 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
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(1) A physician must complete thirty (30) hours of training. A Level 1 or 2 Delegate must complete forty (40) hours of training.
Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-11-.06(1) (Initial training requirements for physicians and delegates) · verified Sep 4, 2026
Written protocols for the purpose of this section shall mean physician’s order, standing delegation order, standing medical order, or other written order that is maintained on site. A written protocol must be provided to the Board upon request and must provide, at a minimum, the following: (1) A statement identifying the individual physician authorized to utilize the specified device and responsible for the delegation of the performance of the specified procedure, including proof of the physician’s training in accordance with these rules; (2) A statement of the activities, decision criteria, and plan the Level 1 or 2 Delegate shall follow when performing delegated procedures;
Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-11-.05 (Written protocols) · verified Sep 4, 2026
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