Who needs a medical spa supervision and ownership (C.G.S. 19a-903c) in Connecticut?
Issued by Connecticut Department of Public Health; Connecticut Medical Examining Board, at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.
A medical spa must employ or contract with a Connecticut-licensed physician, physician assistant or APRN trained in cosmetic medicine, and one of them must assess each client in person before any cosmetic medical procedure. Botox, fillers, chemical peels and laser treatments are performed only by a physician, PA, APRN or registered nurse; the Board has ruled laser hair removal is the practice of medicine, delegated only under a physician’s supervision. Estheticians may not inject or operate lasers. The statute does not apply to a spa wholly owned by its practitioners, and there are no separate facility regulations.
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 Connecticut Department of Public Health; Connecticut Medical Examining Board.
Sources and dates
C.G.S. 19a-903c (medical spas); OLR report 2025-R-0159; Medical Examining Board declaratory ruling on laser hair removal. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for med spas.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for med spas.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for med spas.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for med spas.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for med spas.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for med spas.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for med spas.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for med spas.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for med spas.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for med spas.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for med spas.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for med spas.
Yes. A medical spa must employ or contract with a Connecticut-licensed physician, physician assistant or APRN trained in cosmetic medicine, and one of them must assess each client in person before any cosmetic medical procedure.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for med spas.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for med spas.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for med spas.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for med spas.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for med spas.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for med spas.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for med spas.
Connecticut Department of Public Health; Connecticut Medical Examining Board.
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.
Who needs a medical spa supervision and ownership in Connecticut?
