New Hampshire scope of practice for med spas

RN / NP scope for injectables in New Hampshire

An advanced practice registered nurse in New Hampshire is a registered nurse currently licensed by the board under RSA 326-B:18, and the statute defines the APRN-patient relationship in medical terms: an in-person or telemedicine exam, a history, a diagnosis, a treatment plan appropriate to the licensee’s specialty, and documentation of every prescription drug by name and dosage.

• Advanced practice registered nurse or APRN means a registered nurse currently licensed by the board under RSA 326-B:18.

  N.H. Rev. Stat. §326-B:2, I · verified Sep 3, 2026

• Nursing means assisting clients or groups of clients to attain or maintain optimal health by implementing a strategy of care to accomplish defined goals and by evaluating responses to nursing care and medical treatment.

  N.H. Rev. Stat. §326-B:2, VII · verified Sep 3, 2026

• Advanced practice registered nurse-patient relationship includes an in-person or telemedicine exam, a history, a diagnosis, a treatment plan appropriate for the licensee’s medical specialty, and documentation of all prescription drugs including name and dosage.

  N.H. Rev. Stat. §326-B:2, I-a (elements of the relationship) · verified Sep 3, 2026

• Except as provided in RSA 328-D:15, III and RSA 328-D:16, II, a physician associate who has fewer than 8,000 hours of post-graduate clinical practice and practices without at least one licensed New Hampshire physician in the group, practice, or health system shall enter into a written collaboration agreement with a New Hampshire licensed physician who practices in a similar area of medicine; and a physician associate with more than 8,000 post-graduate clinical practice hours who intends to practice in such a setting shall apply to the board of medicine for a waiver of the collaboration agreement requirement.

  N.H. Rev. Stat. §328-D:3-b, I(a)–(b) · verified Sep 8, 2026