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Medical aesthetics

Changes to scope of practice as of June 2, 2025

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1.	RNs successfully complete additional education¹ before providing medical aesthetic² procedures.
2.	RNs administering injectable drugs or substances or implantable devices for medical aesthetic purposes only do so:
	a.	with a client-specific order from a health professional³, and
	b.	when the ordering health professional, or another health professional who has assumed responsibility for the care of the client, is present within the facility when the procedure is being performed and immediately available for consultation.
3.	RNs do not prescribe dermal fillers.

Footnotes

1	“Additional education” is structured education, e.g., workshop, course, program of study, designed so that registered nurses can attain the competencies required to carry out a specific activity as part of registered nursing practice. Additional education builds on the entry-level competencies of registered nurses; identifies the competencies expected of learners on completion of the education; includes both theory and application to practice, and includes an objective, external evaluation of learners’ competencies on completion of the education. The term does not refer to a course or program approved by BCCNM for BCCNM-certified practice.
2	“Medical aesthetics” refers to elective non-surgical clinical procedures that include the performance of a restricted activity (activities listed in sections 6 and 7 of the Nurses (Registered) and Nurse Practitioners Regulation) and are primarily intended to alter or restore a person’s appearance.
3	“Health professional” has the same meaning as in the Nurses (Registered) and Nurse Practitioners Regulation.

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