Who needs a physician responsibility for laser and injectable treatments in Missouri?

Issued by Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts, 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 Missouri

Laser hair removal, light-based skin treatments and injectables are the practice of medicine in Missouri: performed by a physician, or by a nurse practitioner, physician assistant or registered nurse under a physician’s collaborative practice or supervision agreement. An esthetician license covers skin care, not lasers or needles. The physician who delegates stays responsible for the treatment and the records.

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 Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts.

Sources and dates

RSMo Chapter 334 (practice of medicine); Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; Board of Cosmetology scope rules (RSMo Chapter 329, 20 CSR 2085). Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.

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