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Can a registered nurse inject Botox or filler in New Mexico?

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Yes — with appropriate education and training, an RN may perform aesthetic procedures including injections, only if delegated by and under indirect supervision of an APRN or other clinical supervisor, who must first examine, diagnose and set a treatment plan.

New Mexico tiers the nursing licenses explicitly for this setting. An APRN with the appropriate population foci, licensure, national certification and education may perform aesthetic healthcare procedures and is the only nursing license that may serve as a clinical supervisor. An RN may perform them with appropriate education and training only if delegated by and under the INDIRECT supervision of an APRN or other clinical supervisor. An LPN may perform them only under DIRECT supervision — the supervisor physically in the facility — and may not perform aesthetic injections at all. An RN or LPN may not serve as a clinical supervisor.

Drawn from 8 verified rules in this section · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice

Related New Mexico rules

  • Scope of practice for APRNs may include aesthetic healthcare procedures with the appropriate population foci , licensure, national APRN certification and education.

    16.12.14.8(D) NMAC (Education and scope of practice) · verified Sep 4, 2026

  • Scope of practice for RNs may include aesthetic healthcare procedures with the appropriate education and training only if delegated by, and under the indirect supervision of an APRN or other clinical supervisor.

    16.12.14.8(E) NMAC (Education and scope of practice) · verified Sep 4, 2026

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