Laser hair removal and other laser or light treatments are the practice of medicine in Montana and are forbidden to cosmetology and esthetics licensees; they and injectables are performed by a physician, physician assistant or advanced practice nurse, or by a nurse under such a provider’s order and supervision. A person with no professional license may own the spa, but must not present the business as a medical practice without one.
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 Montana Board of Medical Examiners and Board of Nursing.
Sources and dates
Board of Nursing and Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists medical spa FAQs; ARM 24.156.501 (laser use is surgery) and ARM 24.121.1509. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Montana it is listed for med spas.
No. In Montana it is listed for med spas.
No. In Montana it is listed for med spas.
No. In Montana it is listed for med spas.
No. In Montana it is listed for med spas.
No. In Montana it is listed for med spas.
No. In Montana it is listed for med spas.
No. In Montana it is listed for med spas.
No. In Montana it is listed for med spas.
No. In Montana it is listed for med spas.
No. In Montana it is listed for med spas.
No. In Montana it is listed for med spas.
Yes. Laser hair removal and other laser or light treatments are the practice of medicine in Montana and are forbidden to cosmetology and esthetics licensees; they and injectables are performed by a physician, physician assistant or advanced practice nurse, or by a nurse under such a provider’s order and supervision.
No. In Montana it is listed for med spas.
No. In Montana it is listed for med spas.
No. In Montana it is listed for med spas.
No. In Montana it is listed for med spas.
No. In Montana it is listed for med spas.
No. In Montana it is listed for med spas.
No. In Montana it is listed for med spas.
Montana Board of Medical Examiners and Board of Nursing.
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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