Must someone be on site while a patient is treated in Connecticut?
Oversight · part of The Practice Perimeter
Short answer
Only for a PA on a temporary permit — the supervising physician must be physically on the premises and immediately available. Otherwise the cited rules don't settle on-site presence, though they do require an in-person pre-procedure assessment.
A physician assistant practicing under a temporary permit may practice only in those settings where the supervising physician is physically present on the premises and is immediately available to the physician assistant when needed, and the permit does not authorize the holder to prescribe or dispense drugs.
Conn. Gen. Stat. §20-12b(a) (Temporary permit) · verified Sep 8, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
Related Connecticut rules
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
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
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