Michigan Regulations on Botox Injections?

There is a nurse in my community that is doing injections at a hair salon. There is no doctor's license involved. I even checked on Botox.com if she is verified and no she did not come up as a recommended injectors.

I live in Michigan. Is this legal? If not, how can she do this without getting into trouble? I was told that you had to work under a doctor in a doctor's office. How would I find out more info on Michigan regulations?

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People qualified to inject Botox

I am in Texas and don't know Michigan laws per se. However, Botox is a prescription medication and must have a physician of record regardless of state. Laws vary about just how directly involved in the actual treatment the physician must be. In many states, it is legal for a physician to delegate authority to a non-physician for such treatments but there are differences in the details such as if the physician need be physically on-site, have ever seen the patient, and... more