Laser hair removal, other energy-based treatments and injectables are the practice of medicine: performed by a physician, or by a nurse or physician assistant under a physician’s delegation and supervision within their own board’s rules. The Medical Board treats delegating a procedure to someone without the licensure or training it requires as unprofessional conduct, and an esthetician’s scope covers only temporary hair removal, not lasers. The Medical Board and the Board of Nursing convened a medical spa work group in 2024 to write joint delegation guidance, so expect new rules.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 4 of 6: Get the permits for your kind of business
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Alaska State Medical Board; Alaska Board of Nursing.
Sources and dates
State Medical Board guideline on delegation to dermatology and cosmetic assistants; 12 AAC 40; AS 08.13.220 (esthetics scope); Medical Spa Services Work Group (2024 to 2025). Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Alaska it is listed for med spas.
No. In Alaska it is listed for med spas.
No. In Alaska it is listed for med spas.
No. In Alaska it is listed for med spas.
No. In Alaska it is listed for med spas.
No. In Alaska it is listed for med spas.
No. In Alaska it is listed for med spas.
No. In Alaska it is listed for med spas.
No. In Alaska it is listed for med spas.
No. In Alaska it is listed for med spas.
No. In Alaska it is listed for med spas.
No. In Alaska it is listed for med spas.
Yes. Laser hair removal, other energy-based treatments and injectables are the practice of medicine: performed by a physician, or by a nurse or physician assistant under a physician’s delegation and supervision within their own board’s rules.
No. In Alaska it is listed for med spas.
No. In Alaska it is listed for med spas.
No. In Alaska it is listed for med spas.
No. In Alaska it is listed for med spas.
No. In Alaska it is listed for med spas.
No. In Alaska it is listed for med spas.
No. In Alaska it is listed for med spas.
Alaska State Medical Board; Alaska Board of Nursing.
Step 4 of 6, get the permits for your kind of business. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax and approve the space.
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