14Jul/103
Do you need a license in order to give vitamin b12 shots?
My sister-in-law goes across the border to purchass vitamin b12 and other medication not sold over the counter here in the United States. She then sells and gives these shots to people like her co-workers family and friends. Is this illegal or does she need a licence?
July 14th, 2010 - 09:51
If she sells them, yes. She needs to have some sort of certification to administer a shot professionally (meaning being able to charge for giving the shot). If she isn’t certified or qualified, she could get in a lot of trouble including potential jail time and huge fees.
Also, she should look into state laws about reselling products that were purchased outside of the country. If she is getting supplements from across the border and resells them, your state may require that she get a business license. Some states don’t require it if it’s under certain amounts, like in the example of garage sales… you don’t have to get a license to sell stuff there unless you make a business out of it and/or sell X amount per month. However, if she’s getting drugs and selling them here, that is totally illegal and she would serve jail time if she was caught for that. Definitely look into it.
Good luck to both of you!
July 14th, 2010 - 09:51
That is totally practicing medicine without a license, reckless endangerment and distributing drugs, and about a half dozen other charges I could think of…
Tell her to stop or preemptively get a darned good lawyer. Thats not the sort of thing you want on your record, it makes getting a job rather difficult.
July 14th, 2010 - 09:51
Yes B12 In the form of a shot needs a prescription to be taken.
Also in order for her to be giving shots to other people without medical history is against the law. And selling B12 in a form that needs to be prescribed is also illegal.