Can a registered nurse inject Botox or filler in California?
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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 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
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Every other rule we have verified under rn / np scope for injectables, each linked to its primary source.
Under standardized procedures, an NP (unlike an RN) may be delegated the prior good-faith exam and the ordering of the drug or device. AB 890’s autonomous-NP categories do not carve out or specially authorize aesthetic practice, and an autonomous NP remains bound by the good-faith-exam and CPOM rules.
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §2837.103 · verified Jul 26, 2026
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