Who needs a physician supervision of cosmetic medical procedures in Massachusetts?
Issued by Board of Registration in Medicine; Board of Registration in Nursing; Board of Registration of Cosmetology and Barbering, at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.
Injectables, lasers, radiofrequency and body contouring are medical procedures: performed by a physician, or by a nurse or physician assistant under a physician’s order after a good faith exam. The Cosmetology Board’s 2025 policy bars aestheticians from injectables and from laser work, leaving them intense pulsed light and skin care; laser hair removal in Massachusetts belongs to physicians and licensed electrologists. The medical side of the business is owned and directed by a licensed physician or professional entity.
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 Board of Registration in Medicine; Board of Registration in Nursing; Board of Registration of Cosmetology and Barbering.
Sources and dates
243 CMR 2.00 (delegation by physicians); Board of Registration in Nursing advisory ruling on cosmetic injections; Board of Registration of Cosmetology and Barbering policy on practices outside the scope of licensure (amended 2025). Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
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No. In Massachusetts it is listed for med spas.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for med spas.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for med spas.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for med spas.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for med spas.
Yes. Injectables, lasers, radiofrequency and body contouring are medical procedures: performed by a physician, or by a nurse or physician assistant under a physician’s order after a good faith exam.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for med spas.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for med spas.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for med spas.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for med spas.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for med spas.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for med spas.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for med spas.
Board of Registration in Medicine; Board of Registration in Nursing; Board of Registration of Cosmetology and Barbering.
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 supervision of cosmetic in Massachusetts?
