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

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Registered professional nursing includes executing medical regimens prescribed by a licensed physician, dentist or other authorized provider. A nursing regimen must be consistent with, and may not vary, an existing medical regimen — so a registered nurse administers an injectable pursuant to an order rather than on their own judgement.

N.Y. Educ. Law §6902(1) · verified Aug 17, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice

The rest of what New York says on this

Every other rule we have verified under rn / np scope for injectables, each linked to its primary source.

  • A certified nurse practitioner may diagnose illness and physical conditions and perform therapeutic and corrective measures within a specialty area, in collaboration with a physician qualified to collaborate in that specialty, under a written practice agreement and written practice protocols. Where the agreement does not resolve a disagreement over diagnosis or treatment, the collaborating physician’s view prevails.

    N.Y. Educ. Law §6902(3)(a)(i) · verified Aug 17, 2026

  • A nurse practitioner may issue prescriptions for drugs, devices and immunizing agents in accordance with the practice agreement and protocols, but only after obtaining a certificate from the department for completing an appropriate pharmacology program.

    N.Y. Educ. Law §6902(3)(a)(ii) · verified Aug 17, 2026

  • A physician assistant may perform medical services only under the supervision of a physician, and only where the acts assigned are within the supervising physician’s own scope of practice. That supervision must be continuous, but is not construed as requiring the physician’s physical presence where the services are performed. No physician may employ or supervise more than six physician assistants in private practice at one time.

    N.Y. Educ. Law §6542 · verified Aug 17, 2026

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