The Board treats the use of a laser, pulsed light or similar device for invasive or cosmetic procedures as the practice of medicine, limited to a physician or to a person the physician directly supervises, with the physician on the premises and ready to step in. Injectables and other energy-based treatments are medical services as well. Estheticians may not operate lasers. A 2024 bill to loosen laser hair removal supervision (HB 1222) died in the Senate, so the rule stands.
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 Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure.
Sources and dates
Board of Medical Licensure rules, Title 30, Part 2635, Chapter 3 (Laser Devices); Board of Cosmetology and Barbering scope rules. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Mississippi it is listed for med spas.
No. In Mississippi it is listed for med spas.
No. In Mississippi it is listed for med spas.
No. In Mississippi it is listed for med spas.
No. In Mississippi it is listed for med spas.
No. In Mississippi it is listed for med spas.
No. In Mississippi it is listed for med spas.
No. In Mississippi it is listed for med spas.
No. In Mississippi it is listed for med spas.
No. In Mississippi it is listed for med spas.
No. In Mississippi it is listed for med spas.
No. In Mississippi it is listed for med spas.
Yes. The Board treats the use of a laser, pulsed light or similar device for invasive or cosmetic procedures as the practice of medicine, limited to a physician or to a person the physician directly supervises, with the physician on the premises and ready to step in.
No. In Mississippi it is listed for med spas.
No. In Mississippi it is listed for med spas.
No. In Mississippi it is listed for med spas.
No. In Mississippi it is listed for med spas.
No. In Mississippi it is listed for med spas.
No. In Mississippi it is listed for med spas.
No. In Mississippi it is listed for med spas.
Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure.
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 laser in Mississippi?
