New Jersey scope of practice for med spas
Who may perform which procedures, and under what supervision, by state. Below are the New Jersey rules that govern it, each linked to its primary source.
RN / NP scope for injectables in New Jersey
The delegation rule names the licensed people a physician may direct — physical therapists, registered and practical nurses, physician assistants, chiropractors, athletic trainers and occupational therapists — and treats them as a different category from the unlicensed aide. The examination, qualification and supervision duties are undiminished: delegating to a licensed person relaxes none of them.
Licensed health care providers a physician may direct to administer modalities include physical therapists, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, physician assistants, chiropractors, athletic trainers and occupational therapists, the last with restrictions on advanced modalities.
N.J.A.C. 13:35-6.14(a) · verified Aug 17, 2026 · read at Cornell Legal Information Institute
Where the modality is administered by a licensed provider rather than an aide, the physician must still examine the patient, determine the appropriate modality, satisfy themselves as to that provider’s qualifications, and supervise properly. Delegating to a licensed person lowers none of those duties.
N.J.A.C. 13:35-6.14(c) · verified Aug 17, 2026 · read at Cornell Legal Information Institute
A physician must have due regard for the specialized training and experience of registered physical therapists, physiatrists and orthopedists, and an injury or disease requiring prolonged treatment should normally be referred out rather than kept in-house if the doctor is not administering it personally.
N.J.A.C. 13:35-6.14(f) · verified Aug 17, 2026 · read at Cornell Legal Information Institute
New Jersey puts the collaborating physician on every prescription, which is the clearest answer a rule can give. “An advanced practice nurse may prescribe or order medications and devices and shall do so in conformity with the provisions of this subchapter, N.J.S.A. 45:11-45 et seq., and written protocols for the prescription of medications and devices jointly developed by the advanced practice nurse and the collaborating physician”. Each prescription blank must carry “The full name, title, address, telephone number, and license number of the collaborating physician” alongside the nurse’s own. Treatments and referrals are on a looser footing — “An advanced practice nurse may prescribe or order treatments, including referrals”, without the joint-protocol clause attached.
N.J.A.C. 13:37-7.9(a)-(b), (d)8 (Prescriptive practice) · verified Sep 8, 2026 · read at Cornell Legal Information Institute
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