Can a registered nurse inject Botox or filler in Arkansas?
Who treats · part of The Practice Perimeter
Short answer
The cited rules do not settle this — they cover physician delegation to unlicensed employees and say a supervising or back-up physician should be available by immediate phone contact while a physician assistant treats; RN injectable scope isn't addressed.
Arkansas draws its line at where the drug is given and how close the supervisor is. Delegated administration of drugs covers only drugs that do not require substantial, specialized judgment and skill, and is permissible only within the physical boundaries of the delegating physician’s offices. For a physician assistant, a supervising or back-up supervising physician should be available for immediate telephone contact any time the assistant is rendering services to the public.
Drawn from 5 verified rules in this section · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
- 17 CAR § 140-1806 (Availability of supervising physician) · Sep 4, 2026
- 17 CAR § 140-2505(a)-(b) (Additional requirements for delegating the administration of drugs) · Sep 4, 2026
- 17 CAR § 140-2502(5) (definition of “Supervision”) · Sep 4, 2026
- 17 CAR § 123-702 (Full practice authority — certified nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist) · Sep 8, 2026
- 17 CAR § 123-603 (Protocols for prescriptive authority) · Sep 8, 2026
Related Arkansas rules
A supervising physician and/or back-up supervising physician or physicians should be available for immediate telephone contact with the physician assistant any time the physician assistant is rendering services to the public.
17 CAR § 140-1806 (Availability of supervising physician) · verified Sep 4, 2026
(a) A physician may only delegate the administration of drugs that do not require substantial, specialized judgment and skill based on knowledge and application of the principles of biological, physical, and social sciences. (b) Administration of drugs, delegated pursuant to this section, shall only be permissible within the physical boundaries of the delegating physician’s offices.
17 CAR § 140-2505(a)-(b) (Additional requirements for delegating the administration of drugs) · verified Sep 4, 2026
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