Can a physician assistant inject or prescribe in Rhode Island?
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Short answer
Yes — Rhode Island PAs practice in collaboration with a physician and may provide any medical or surgical service within their own skills, education, and training, including prescribing, administering, procuring, and dispensing drugs and medical devices.
Physician assistants shall practice in collaboration with physicians. A physician assistant may provide any medical or surgical services that are within the physician assistant's skills, education, and training. Physician assistants may perform those duties and responsibilities consistent with the limitations of this section, including prescribing, administering, procuring, and dispensing of drugs and medical devices.
R.I. Gen. Laws §5-54-8(a) · verified Sep 3, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
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“Advanced practice registered nursing” means an independent and expanded scope of nursing in a role and population focus approved by the board of nurse registration and nursing education that includes the registered nurse scope of practice and may include, but is not limited to, performing acts of advanced assessment, diagnosing, prescribing, and ordering.
R.I. Gen. Laws §5-34-3(2) · verified Sep 3, 2026
“Advanced practice registered nurse” (APRN) is the title given to an individual licensed to practice advanced practice registered nursing within one of the following roles: certified nurse practitioner (CNP), certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) as defined in chapter 34.2 of this title, or certified clinical nurse specialist (CNS), and who functions in a population focus. An APRN may serve as a primary- or acute-care provider of record.
R.I. Gen. Laws §5-34-3(1) · verified Sep 3, 2026
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