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State Scope of Practice Laws.

Generally, a medical assistant has a scope of practice and legal right to practice based on so called Delegable Duties of a physician.  You can check any specific rules for your state below. Updated 8/29/2019 (Not guaranteed to be current).

Alabama
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in Alabama
Alabama BON Administrative Code, Chapter 610-x-6: Standards of Nursing Practice

Alaska 

12 AAC 44.966. Delegation of the Administration of Injectable Medication
Alaska State Medical Board: Delegating to Medical Assistants (Unlicensed Assistive Personnel)
Statutes and Regulations: Medical (January 2017)

Statement from Legal Counsel Balasa: Note the following from page 32 of the Statutes and Regulations document, which is in the regulations section:

12 AAC 40.480. EXEMPTIONS. (a) Nothing in this chapter prevents or regulates the use of a community health aid in the usual and customary manner in the rural areas of the State of Alaska. (b) Nothing in this chapter regulates, restricts, or alters the functions of a person traditionally employed in an office, by a physician, in a position not regulated by the State Medical Board under AS 08.64.
Medical assistants are not "regulated by the State Medical Board under AS 08.64." Therefore, it is my legal opinion that the policy statement of the Board offers guidance, but does not prohibit physicians from delegating to unlicensed professionals such as medical assistants the administration of IM, sub-Q, and ID injections under the direct/onsite supervision of a physician.

Arizona 
Arizona Revised Statues 32-1456: Medical assistants; use of title; violation; classification
Notice of Final Rulemaking: Title 4. Professions and occupations, Chapter 16
Content Requirements for CAAHEP Accredited Medical Assisting Programs

Arkansas
Act 472: An Act to Authorize Physicians and Podiatrists to Delegate the Performance of Some Simple Procedures to Employees; and for Other Purposes
Regulation 31: Physician Delegation Regulation

California 
Medical Board of California: Frequently Asked Questions—Medical Assistants

Colorado 
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in Colorado
Rules Regarding the Delegation and Supervision of Medical Services to Unlicensed health Care Providers

Connecticut 
Connecticut Department of Public Health: Medical Assistant Information

Delaware
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in Delaware

District of Columbia
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in the District of Columbia

Florida 
2014 Florida Statutes: 458.3485 Medical Assistant
Florida Board of Medicine: Ruling on Delegation of IV Infusion Therapy
Florida Administrative Code, 64B8-2.001

Georgia 
Medical Assistant Law and Rules

Hawaii
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in Hawaii

Idaho
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in Idaho

Illinois 
Administrative Code, Section 1285.335 Physician Delegation of Authority
Illinois Medical Practice Act
Illinois Nurse Practice Act

Indiana
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in Indiana

Iowa
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in Iowa

Kansas
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in Kansas

Kentucky
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in Kentucky

Louisiana
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in Louisiana

Maine 
Maine Revised Statutes: 3270-A. Assistants

Maryland 
Code of Maryland Regulations: 10.32.12

Massachusetts 
Circular Letter DCP 16-12-664: Immunization Administration by Medical Assistants
Acts (2016) Chapter 234: An Act Increasing Access to Immunization

Michigan
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in Michigan
Public Health Code of Michigan: Act 368 of 1978, Section 333.16215

Minnesota
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in Minnesota

Mississippi
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in Mississippi

Missouri
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in Missouri

Montana 
Montana Code Annotated, 37-3-104: Medical Assistants—Guidelines
Administrative Rules of Montana: 24.156.401 Medical Assistant—Delegation and Supervision

Nebraska 
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in Nebraska
Nebraska Medication Aide Overview

Nevada 
Nevada Statutory Language; Nevada Regulation Language of the Board of Medical Examiners
Nevada Nurse Practice Act: Chapter 632

New Hampshire
New Hampshire Board of Medicine: Board’s Position on Supervision of Medical Assistants

Statement from Legal Counsel Balasa: This is no longer policy of the New Hampshire Board of Medicine. However, because no other position statement of the NH Board of Medicine has been issued, this document provides some guidance on what physicians are permitted to delegate to unlicensed professionals such as medical assistants.

New Jersey 
New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners: 13:35-6.4
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in New Jersey

New Mexico
61-6-17. Exceptions to act

New York 
Practice Information: Utilization of Medical Assistants

North Carolina
Delegable Duties: Letter Regarding Section 90-18(c)(13) of the North Carolina Statutes
Office Practice Setting: UAP Delegation
North Carolina Medical Board: Delegating Medical Tasks to Unlicensed Personnel
North Carolina Medical Board: Delegation Appropriateness Table

North Dakota
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in North Dakota
Initial Medication Assistant III Application
North Dakota Administrative Code 54-07-15: Medication Administration by a Medical Assistant III

Ohio 
Ohio Administrative Code: 4731.053 Administrative Rules for Physician's Delegation of Medical Task
Ohio Administrative Code: 4731-23: Delegation of Medical Tasks
Ohio Administrative Code 4723-13-05: Criteria and standards for a licensed nurse delegating to an unlicensed person
Ohio Administrative Code 4723.48 Delegation of authority to administer certain drugs
Ohio Administrative Code 4723.489 Delegated authority to administer drugs
State Medical Board of Ohio: Letter Regarding Physician Delegation of IV Catheter
Ohio Administrative Code 4730.203 Delegation of administration of drug
Ohio Administrative Code 4730-1-08 Physician assistant delegation of medical tasks and administration of drugs

Oklahama 
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in Oklahoma

Oregon
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in Oregon
Oregon Medical Board Statements of Philosophy: Use of Unlicensed Healthcare Personnel

Pennsylvania
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in Pennsylvania
Subchapter G. Medical Doctor Delegation of Medical Services

Rhode Island
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in Rhode Island
Guidelines Regarding Scope of Practice, Supervision, and Minimum Expectations of Conduct of Medical Assistants

South Carolina
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in South Carolina
South Carolina Medical Practice Act: Delegation to Unlicensed Professionals
The Supervision of Unlicensed Personnel and the Corporate Practice of Medicine

South Dakota 
South Dakota Board of Nursing: Chapter 36-9B: Medical Assistants 
Administrative Rules of South Dakota: 20:84 Medical Assistants

Tennessee
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in Tennessee
Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners Policy Statement: Delegation of Medical Services

Texas
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in Texas
169.3. Administration of Drugs
Texas Occupations Code, Title 3, Chapter 157: Authority of Physician to Delegate Certain Medical Acts

Utah
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in Utah
Utah Medical Practice Act, Part 1: General Provisions
General Rule of the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing

Vermont
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in Vermont

Virginia 
Virginia Board of Medicine: Injections by Trained Individuals Now Allowed
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in Virginia
Code of Virginia § 54.1-3408. Professional Use by Practitioners

Washington
Washington State Department of Health: Medical Assistant—Frequently Asked Questions

West Virginia
Delegation of Medication Administration by an Advance Practice Registered Nurse
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in West Virginia

Wisconsin
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in Wisconsin

Wyoming
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in Wyoming
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