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Who Can Treat You

Who is legally allowed to inject you, and why it varies by state

The person holding the syringe at a med spa may be a physician, a nurse practitioner, a registered nurse, or someone else entirely. What the law permits depends almost entirely on where you are standing.

By MSNN Editorial

An open state statute book with a small medical syringe resting across its pages. Beside it, a generic state medical license card marked with an official seal. Behind, a hand-drawn outline of the United States with several states tinted deep blue to indicate variation in scope-of-practice law.
Illustration by MSNN

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