Most states have no single statute called “med spa law.” The rules that decide how a med spa runs sit in three places: who may own a business that practices medicine, who may perform each treatment and under whose order, and whether the location needs its own license or registration. This page links the researched page for each state, with the citation behind every answer.
What to check in your state
- Ownership. Whether a non-physician may own the entity that provides medical services, or whether you need a physician-owned practice and a separate management company. How the PC-MSO structure works.
- The physician. Who may serve as medical director or delegating physician, and how available they must be. Medical director requirements, explained.
- The exam and the order. Who performs the good faith exam before a prescription treatment, and whether it may happen by telehealth. Good faith exam rules.
- Scope by treatment. Who may inject, run a laser or start an IV. Who can inject Botox, by state.
- Facility rules. Some states license or register the location itself, such as Florida health care clinic licensure and the Tennessee med spa registry.
Med spa rules for all 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico
Rules change. Each state page shows when it was last verified, and the citations link to the statute or board rule itself.
Book a call and tell us the states you operate in. We start by reading the rule that applies to you.
General information, not legal advice. Requirements differ by state and change often. Confirm your obligations with counsel licensed where you operate.