State-by-State Tracker
IV Therapy Legal Status by State
Who can legally administer IV therapy in your state, what the prescriber rules are, whether nurse-led mobile is allowed, and whether NAD+ is legal. Includes 2024-2025 enforcement actions.
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- Who can administer
- RN under physician/NP order, NP (with std procedures), PA, MD/DO
- Prescriber requirements
- Patient-specific Rx or standardized procedure required. AB 765 (2023) tightened supervision rules for med spas.
- Nurse-led mobile rules
- Mobile permitted but BRN requires named medical director and patient-specific orders. Pure 'wellness drip bars' without prescriber relationship are non-compliant.
- NAD+ legality
- Legal with Rx, but CA Board of Pharmacy has restricted certain compounded forms; verify pharmacy is California-licensed 503A.
- Recent enforcement (2024-2025)
- 2024-2025: Multiple CA Medical Board actions against med spas operating without valid medical director.
- Sources
- CA Bus & Prof Code § 2052 · CA AB 765 (2023) · CA BRN advisory opinion on IV therapy
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Last updated: April 2026. This tool summarizes publicly available scope-of-practice and enforcement data as of April 2026. State laws and enforcement priorities change frequently; always confirm with the relevant state Board of Nursing, Board of Medicine, and Board of Pharmacy before making clinical or business decisions. Not legal advice.
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