Maryland scope of practice for med spas

RN / NP scope for injectables in Maryland

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.

• 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