Who needs a physician ownership and supervision in Illinois?
Issued by Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (Medical Practice Act), at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.
Illinois treats injectables, medical peels, microneedling, radio frequency and medical lasers as the practice of medicine: a med spa is owned and run by a physician, every client is that physician’s patient, and procedures are delegated under supervision (on site for ablative work). Estheticians may not touch the living layers of the skin.
Checked Oct 17, 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 Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (Medical Practice Act).
Sources and dates
IDFPR and IDPH medical spa memo (October 30, 2025). Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Illinois it is listed for med spas.
No. In Illinois it is listed for med spas.
No. In Illinois it is listed for med spas.
No. In Illinois it is listed for med spas.
No. In Illinois it is listed for med spas.
No. In Illinois it is listed for med spas.
No. In Illinois it is listed for med spas.
No. In Illinois it is listed for med spas.
No. In Illinois it is listed for med spas.
No. In Illinois it is listed for med spas.
No. In Illinois it is listed for med spas.
No. In Illinois it is listed for med spas.
Yes. Illinois treats injectables, medical peels, microneedling, radio frequency and medical lasers as the practice of medicine: a med spa is owned and run by a physician, every client is that physician’s patient, and procedures are delegated under supervision (on site for ablative work).
No. In Illinois it is listed for med spas.
No. In Illinois it is listed for med spas.
No. In Illinois it is listed for med spas.
No. In Illinois it is listed for med spas.
No. In Illinois it is listed for med spas.
No. In Illinois it is listed for med spas.
No. In Illinois it is listed for med spas.
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (Medical Practice Act).
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 physician ownership and supervision in Illinois?
