Can a registered nurse inject Botox or filler in Maryland?
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Maryland defines registered nursing to include execution of a therapeutic regimen — expressly including the administration of medication and treatment — and both independent nursing functions and delegated medical functions, which is the frame an injecting RN works inside. Separately, a certified nurse practitioner may INDEPENDENTLY diagnose common short-term and chronic stable problems, order and perform therapeutic and corrective measures, and prescribe drugs.
Drawn from 5 verified rules in this section · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
- Md. Code Regs. 10.27.07.03(A) (Nurse Practitioner — Scope and Standards of Practice) · Sep 3, 2026
- Md. Code Regs. 10.27.07.03(A) (Nurse Practitioner — Scope and Standards of Practice) · Sep 3, 2026
- Md. Code, Health Occ. §8-101 (“Practice registered nursing” defined) · Sep 3, 2026
- Md. Code, Health Occ. §8-101 (“Practice registered nursing” — inclusions) · Sep 3, 2026
- Md. Code, Health Occ. §8-101(b) · Sep 3, 2026
The rest of what Maryland says on this
Every other rule we have verified under rn / np scope for injectables, each linked to its primary source.
A nurse practitioner may independently perform the following functions: a comprehensive physical assessment of patients; establish medical diagnosis for common short-term and chronic stable health problems; order, perform, and interpret laboratory and diagnostic tests; order and perform diagnostic, therapeutic, and corrective measures; prescribe drugs; provide emergency care; and refer patients to appropriate licensed physicians or other health care providers.
Md. Code Regs. 10.27.07.03(A) (Nurse Practitioner — Scope and Standards of Practice) · verified Sep 3, 2026
Practice registered nursing means the performance of acts requiring substantial specialized knowledge, judgment, and skill based on the biological, physiological, behavioral, or sociological sciences as the basis for assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the practice of nursing in order to maintain health, prevent illness, or care for or rehabilitate the ill, injured, or infirm.
Md. Code, Health Occ. §8-101 (“Practice registered nursing” defined) · verified Sep 3, 2026
For these purposes, practice registered nursing includes execution of therapeutic regimen, including the administration of medication and treatment, and independent nursing functions and delegated medical functions.
Md. Code, Health Occ. §8-101 (“Practice registered nursing” — inclusions) · verified Sep 3, 2026
Advanced practice registered nurse means an individual who is licensed by the Board to practice registered nursing, or has a multistate licensure privilege under the Nurse Licensure Compact, and is certified by the Board to practice as a nurse practitioner, a nurse anesthetist, a nurse midwife, or a clinical nurse specialist.
Md. Code, Health Occ. §8-101(b) · verified Sep 3, 2026
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