Legal Aesthetic Summary By State

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California

Injecting Botox for cosmetic reasons is considered medical practice. Physicians may administer Botox themselves or have a properly qualified licensed allied health professional (registered nurse, licensed vocational nurse, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner) do so under their supervision. Botox cannot be injected by someone who isn't approved or who hasn't completed training.

This guide is meant as an educational resource laws and scope of practice is changing all the time in each state please seek the advice of a healthcare attorney before practicing.

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