Laser hair removal, other energy-based treatments and injectables are medical services. A physician may delegate them to trained staff under the physician’s control and responsibility, or they are performed by a nurse or physician associate under their own licenses; the delegating physician is legally liable for the work. Aestheticians may not perform them under a cosmetology license. Name a medical director before opening.
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 Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine.
Sources and dates
32 M.R.S. 3270-A (delegation by physicians); Board of Licensure in Medicine; Barbering and Cosmetology scope rules. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Maine it is listed for med spas.
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No. In Maine it is listed for med spas.
No. In Maine it is listed for med spas.
No. In Maine it is listed for med spas.
No. In Maine it is listed for med spas.
No. In Maine it is listed for med spas.
Yes. Laser hair removal, other energy-based treatments and injectables are medical services.
No. In Maine it is listed for med spas.
No. In Maine it is listed for med spas.
No. In Maine it is listed for med spas.
No. In Maine it is listed for med spas.
No. In Maine it is listed for med spas.
No. In Maine it is listed for med spas.
No. In Maine it is listed for med spas.
Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine.
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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