Yes, a Registered Nurse (RN) can administer Botox in Illinois so long as specific regulatory requirements are met.
Because injecting Botox is considered a medical procedure, an initial good-faith medical exam is required before beginning any Botox treatment. The good faith medical exam must be provided by an MD/DO, full practice authority APRN, or an APRN with an appropriate collaborative agreement with an MD. Only after this exam can the APRN or physician generate a treatment plan and order the medication. The treatment plan may then delegated to another qualified provider, such as an RN, LPN, or other qualified personnel, who may administer the patient’s injections.
Who Can Administer Botox in Illinois?
Injecting Botox and other neuromodulators and fillers is considered the practice of medicine under Illinois law. Therefore, any Botox procedure must be performed in accordance with Illinois’ Board of Medicine and Board of Nursing requirements.
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Are There Limits on Administering Botox?
An RN, LPN, or other healthcare professional can administer Botox if the treatments fall within the individual’s scope of practice and the individual is duly trained and competent in the procedure.
However, even if an RN, LPN, or other healthcare professional satisfies these requirements, the individual may only provide the delegated treatment under the appropriate supervision of the ordering MD or APRN. If an unlicensed individual is providing the treatment, a licensed professional (RN, APRN, or MD/DO) must be on-site to supervise.
Furthermore, the aesthetic practice must be owned by a professional with an MD/DO license or by an APRN with a full practice authority license. All patient collections and medication payments flow through the medical director’s practice account.
An MD or APRN medical director can hire a non-APRN/MD to carry out their med spa’s administrative and operational services under a management services organization agreement if such agreement satisfies all regulatory requirements.
Regardless of who is performing the injections, the med spa owes each patient a duty to maintain confidentiality and to comply with all relevant safety regulations, such as bloodborne pathogen safety and exposure control protocols.
How Can an Attorney Help Me Set Up My Med Spa?
If you have doubts whether your med spa complies with the relevant IDFPR requirements, you should not risk losing your license and damaging your professional reputation. Instead, you should contact 1818 to speak with an experienced litigation and IDFPR attorney who can help you adhere to the IDFPR’s complex rules and restrictions.
If you need help setting up a medical spa or have other regulatory questions, we invite you to call us at (312) 779-1818 or to fill out our online contact form for further assistance and advice.
