Can a registered nurse inject Botox or filler in Alaska?

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The cited rules do not settle this — they only let a physician, podiatrist, osteopath or PA delegate a single intramuscular, intradermal or subcutaneous injection with that delegator immediately on site; no cited rule sets an RN's own injection scope.

The Alaska Nursing statutes let a registered, advanced practice registered or practical nurse delegate nursing duties to other persons including unlicensed assistive personnel, under board regulations, and a delegate may perform those duties without any nursing license of their own provided they meet the board’s requirements. AS 08.68.850 defines an advanced practice registered nurse as one certified to perform acts of medical diagnosis and to prescribe and dispense medical, therapeutic or corrective measures under board regulations. And the regulation that would require physician collaboration is no longer there. In the board’s advanced-practice article the collaboration slot reads “12 AAC 44.410. Collaborative relationship. Repealed 12/1/84.”, as does the remote-location rule beside it; prescriptive authority runs from the board to the nurse on the nurse’s own application; and scope follows statements of national professional nursing associations recognized by the board. These claims address AS 08.68.805 and AS 08.68.850 and the cited provisions of 12 AAC 44.400 through 44.480; they do not survey the rest of Title 12, and the physician assistant rules on this page are a different article with a different answer — effective September 16, 2026, the Medical Board’s SB89 guidance allows facility-specific collaboration exemptions under AS 08.64.107(d), requires written attestation when an agreement is required, and removes collaborating-physician approval of PA prescriptive authorization. Inconsistent older PA regulations have lost force.

Related Alaska rules

  • A registered, advanced practice registered, or practical nurse licensed under this chapter may delegate nursing duties to other persons, including unlicensed assistive personnel, under regulations adopted by the board.

    AS 08.68.805 (Delegation of nursing functions) · verified Sep 5, 2026

  • A person to whom the nursing duties are delegated may perform the delegated duties without a license or certificate under this chapter if the person meets the applicable requirements established by the board.

    AS 08.68.805 (Delegate may act without a nursing license) · verified Sep 5, 2026

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