Who needs a medical direction of lasers and injectables in Minnesota?
Issued by Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; Board of Nursing; Board of Cosmetologist Examiners, at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.
Laser and light-based treatments and injectables are the practice of medicine: performed by a physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse, or by a nurse under a patient-specific order after a practitioner’s exam. Cosmetology and esthetician licensees may not use lasers; an advanced practice esthetician may use the limited devices the rule names. Put a licensed prescriber in charge as medical director with written protocols, and keep the cosmetology services in a licensed salon.
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 Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; Board of Nursing; Board of Cosmetologist Examiners.
Sources and dates
Minn. Stat. chapter 147 (practice of medicine); Board of Cosmetologist Examiners scope rules (Minn. Rules chapter 2105, advanced practice esthetician); Board of Medical Practice guidance. 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 Minnesota it is listed for med spas.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for med spas.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for med spas.
Yes. Laser and light-based treatments and injectables are the practice of medicine: performed by a physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse, or by a nurse under a patient-specific order after a practitioner’s exam.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for med spas.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for med spas.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for med spas.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for med spas.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for med spas.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for med spas.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for med spas.
Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; Board of Nursing; Board of Cosmetologist Examiners.
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 direction of lasers and injectables in Minnesota?
