# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 27 — Board of Nursing

### Chapter 25 — Cosmetic Procedures

#### Regulation .09 Prohibited Acts.

*COMAR 10.27.25.09*

A. The licensed nurse may not:

  (1) Perform cosmetic procedures on a standing order or protocol;

  (2) Perform the pre-procedure medical assessment or evaluation;

  (3) Perform medical diagnosis or prescribe cosmetic procedures;

  (4) Develop the client treatment plan;

  (5) Prescribe medications for cosmetic or dermatological procedures;

  (6) Perform the post-procedure medical evaluation of the client; and

  (7) Administer injections for the purpose of:

    (a) Mesotherapy; and

    (b) Lipodissolve.

B. The nurse may not perform:

  (1) Liposuction;

  (2) Hair transplants;

  (3) Invasive radiofrequency procedures;

  (4) Phenopeels;

  (5) Sculptra injections; and

  (6) Lipostabil or phosphatidycholine for the purpose of lipodissolve.