Who needs a physician supervision of cosmetic medical procedures in Indiana?

Issued by Indiana Medical Licensing Board (Professional Licensing Agency), at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.

1 of the 20 kinds of business in Indiana

Laser hair removal, intense pulsed light and injectables are the practice of medicine in Indiana: performed by a physician, or delegated to a nurse, physician assistant or trained person under a physician’s supervision with the protocols the Board’s rules require, and never within a cosmetology or esthetics license. The supervising physician is responsible for the treatments and must be available as the rules set out.

Draft. This row was drafted from the agency’s own page and has not yet been confirmed against it. Confirm it with the agency before you pay anything.

Step 4 of 6: Get the permits for your kind of business

  1. Set up the business
  2. Register for tax
  3. Approve the space
  4. Get the permits for your kind of business
  5. Alcohol permits
  6. Before the first hire

Issued by Indiana Medical Licensing Board (Professional Licensing Agency).

Sources and dates

Indiana Code 25-22.5 (Medical Practice Act) and the Medical Licensing Board’s delegation rules (844 IAC 5); Board of Cosmetology scope rules. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.

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