Can a medical assistant give injections in Arkansas?
Oversight · part of The Practice Perimeter
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 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
The rest of what Arkansas says on this
Every other rule we have verified under physician supervision & delegation, each linked to its primary source.
(2) The physician, when delegating these minor procedures, must comply with the following protocol:
17 CAR § 140-1601(b)(2) (Laser surgery guidelines — protocol) · verified Sep 4, 2026
(3) The board further finds that the use of medical lasers on human beings, for therapeutic or cosmetic purposes, constitutes the practice of medicine.
17 CAR § 140-1601(a)(3) (Laser surgery guidelines) · verified Sep 4, 2026
(B) The physician may delegate the performance of certain tasks in the treatment only to trained nonphysician personnel skilled in that procedure; (C) The physician must make himself or herself available to respond to the patient should there be any complications from the minor procedure; and (D) The physician should ensure that documentation in patient records adequately describes the condition of the patient and the procedure performed, and who performed said procedure.
17 CAR § 140-1601(b)(2)(B)-(D) (Laser surgery guidelines) · verified Sep 4, 2026
(a) The delegating physician remains responsible for the acts of the employee performing the delegated medical practice. (b) The employee performing the delegated medical practice shall not be represented to the public as a licensed physician, licensed nurse, licensed physician’s assistant, or other licensed healthcare provider. (c) Medical practices delegated pursuant to this statute and subpart shall be performed under the physician’s supervision.
17 CAR § 140-2503 (Physician delegation — general provisions) · verified Sep 4, 2026
(5) That the medical practice is one that can be appropriately delegated when considering the following factors: (A) That the medical practice can be performed without requiring the exercise of judgment based on medical knowledge; (B) That the results of the medical practice are reasonably predictable;
17 CAR § 140-2504(5) (Procedures for delegating a medical practice) · verified Sep 4, 2026
“Aesthetician” means any person who engages in the practice of beautifying the body by cleaning, waxing, externally manipulating, or stimulating the body by means of the hands, devices, apparatus, or appliances with or without the use of cosmetic: (A) Preparations; (B) Antiseptics; (C) Tonics; (D) Lotions; and (E) Creams;
17 CAR § 54-201(1) (Definitions for cosmetology and related branches — “Aesthetician”) · verified Sep 7, 2026
(d)(1) The person administering anesthesia shall be physically present during the intraoperative period and shall be available until the patient has been discharged from anesthesia care. (2) They must be licensed, qualified, and working within their scope of practice as defined by state law.
17 CAR § 140-2904(d) (Office-based surgery — anesthesia) · verified Sep 4, 2026
How other states answer this
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Washington
- Wisconsin
Related Arkansas questions
- Does a med spa in Arkansas need a medical director?
- What must the supervising physician actually do in Arkansas?
- Who may operate a cosmetic laser in Arkansas?
- May an esthetician or laser technician perform microneedling in Arkansas?
Get Arkansas changes as they publish
We scan the Arkansas legislature and licensing boards daily, plus the FDA and the Federal Register. Free weekly Brief — what changed, in plain language, with the source.
Free · unsubscribe in one click · we never sell your address
← All Arkansas rules and changes · MedSpaRadar is regulatory monitoring and reference, not legal, medical, or compliance advice. Verify against the linked primary source and consult qualified counsel before acting — rules change and turn on your specific facts. Legislative data via LegiScan (CC BY 4.0).