Can a physician assistant inject or prescribe in Connecticut?
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Short answer
Yes — a PA the spa employs or contracts with may perform cosmetic injections if trained and experienced, and delegated functions require a written delegation agreement with a supervising physician; a PA on a temporary permit may not prescribe or dispense.
Each medical spa shall employ or contract for the services of a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 370, a physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 370, or an advanced practice registered nurse licensed pursuant to chapter 378. Each such physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse shall be actively practicing in the state and have received education or training from an institution of higher education or professional organization to perform cosmetic medical procedures and have experience performing such procedures.
Conn. Gen. Stat. §19a-903c(b) (Medical spas) · verified Sep 3, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
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Any cosmetic medical procedure performed at a medical spa shall be performed in accordance with the provisions of this title and title 20, and shall only be performed by such physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse, or a registered nurse licensed pursuant to chapter 378.
Conn. Gen. Stat. §19a-903c(b) · verified Sep 3, 2026
Connecticut classes laser hair removal, laser skin resurfacing, laser treatment of leg veins, other laser procedures and intense pulsed light as cosmetic medical procedures, and such a procedure performed at a medical spa may only be performed by the physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse the spa employs or contracts with, or by a registered nurse licensed pursuant to chapter 378.
Conn. Gen. Stat. §19a-903c(a)(2), (b) · verified Sep 3, 2026
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