Can a physician assistant inject or prescribe in Illinois?
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Short answer
The cited rules do not settle this — they only preserve a physician assistant's own licensed scope under the laser rule, and then only for PAs working under written guidelines; no cited rule sets out PA injection or prescribing authority in Illinois.
The laser rule’s exceptions preserve the separate scopes of dentists, podiatrists, advanced practice nurses working under collaborative agreements, physician assistants working under written guidelines, and electrologists — each may perform procedures within their own licensed scope.
68 Ill. Adm. Code 1285.336(c) · verified Aug 17, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
The rest of what Illinois says on this
An advanced practice registered nurse with full practice authority may practice without a written collaborative agreement in all settings consistent with national certification, and may prescribe legend drugs and Schedule II to V controlled substances. That authority expressly does not include operative surgery, and extends to the use of local anesthetic only.
225 ILCS 65/65-43 · verified Aug 17, 2026
A registered professional nurse may delegate nursing interventions to other registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and unlicensed personnel, but only on a comprehensive nursing assessment covering the stability and condition of the patient, the potential for harm, the complexity of the intervention, the predictability of outcomes and the competency of the person being delegated to. The nurse may refuse to delegate, or stop or rescind a delegation already given.
225 ILCS 65/50-75 · verified Aug 17, 2026
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