Can a PMHNP provide ketamine treatment in my state?

50 states · compiled 18 September 2026 · find your state below

Scope is determined by multiple layers of law and regulation. Full practice authority does not necessarily mean authority to independently prescribe, administer, or operate a ketamine practice. This resource is a starting point, not legal advice. Verify the linked primary sources before acting.

StateNP practice authorityKetamine-specific guidancePMHNP roleImportant caveat

Three things to take away

  1. Full practice authority does not answer the ketamine question.Several full-authority states restrict ketamine specifically, and some restricted-practice states permit it.
  2. Prescribing, administering, facility rules, and ownership are separate questions.A state can answer yes to one and no to another. Check all four before planning a practice.
  3. When state guidance is silent, professional standards inform practice but do not create legal authority.Roughly two thirds of states have no ketamine-specific guidance. Silence is not permission, and it is not prohibition.
None found means no document was located. Could not verify means a document may exist but could not be read. A dot marks a state with regulatory change in progress.

Compiled from state statutes, administrative codes, and board of nursing and medical board documents, September 2026. Each state's detail panel links the sources it rests on. Some entries rest on secondary sources or on interpretation of rules written for physicians; those are labelled inside the panel.

Regulation in this area is moving. Texas, Rhode Island, Georgia, Indiana, Oregon, Wisconsin and Nebraska all had changes in progress when this was compiled. Confirm the current position before relying on any entry.