Aesthetic NP — 50-State Matrix
NP scope of practice — every state, plain English.
Where you can own an aesthetic practice solo. Where a collaborative agreement is required. Where the MSO/PC structure is the only path. Sourced from the AANP State Practice Environment and every state board of nursing.
Full Practice (30)
NPs may own + operate solo. No career-long collaborative agreement.
Reduced Practice (11)
Collaborative agreement with a physician required to prescribe.
Restricted Practice (10)
Physician supervision/delegation required. Solo-owned aesthetic practices typically use MSO/PC.
All 50 states + DC
Alabama
ALAlaska
AKArizona
AZArkansas
ARCalifornia
CAColorado
COConnecticut
CTDelaware
DEFlorida
FLGeorgia
GAHawaii
HIIdaho
IDIllinois
ILIndiana
INIowa
IAKansas
KSKentucky
KYLouisiana
LAMaine
MEMaryland
MDMassachusetts
MAMichigan
MIMinnesota
MNMississippi
MSMissouri
MOMontana
MTNebraska
NENevada
NVNew Hampshire
NHNew Jersey
NJNew Mexico
NMNew York
NYNorth Carolina
NCNorth Dakota
NDOhio
OHOklahoma
OKOregon
ORPennsylvania
PARhode Island
RISouth Carolina
SCSouth Dakota
SDTennessee
TNTexas
TXUtah
UTVermont
VTVirginia
VAWashington
WAWashington, D.C.
DCWest Virginia
WVWisconsin
WIWyoming
WY