Georgia scope of practice for med spas
Who may perform which procedures, and under what supervision, by state. Below are the Georgia rules that govern it, each linked to its primary source.
RN / NP scope for injectables in Georgia
A nurse acting under a nurse protocol may administer and order drugs, but ordering under delegation is expressly not prescribing: it does not authorize the issuance of a written prescription. Ordering means selecting a drug, medical treatment, or diagnostic study through physician delegation under a nurse protocol or a physician assistant job description.
O.C.G.A. §43-34-23(a) · verified Aug 17, 2026 · read at FindLaw Codes
Georgia lets an advanced practice registered nurse stand in for the physician at the cosmetic-laser examination, but only by delegation and only under a board-approved protocol. The consulting physician may have “delegated the authority to perform such examination to a physician assistant in a job description who is a licensed cosmetic laser practitioner, or to an advanced practice registered nurse in a protocol approved by the Board and who is a licensed cosmetic laser practitioner”. In a physician office the same delegation runs “by an advanced practice registered nurse in a protocol approved by the Board”. The authority is derived from the physician in both settings; the rule states no route by which the nurse holds it independently.
Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 360-35-.07(1)(a), (2)(a) · verified Sep 8, 2026
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