Who needs advanced esthetics certification, and medical licensure for injectables in Oregon?
Issued by Oregon Health Licensing Office, Board of Certified Advanced Estheticians; Oregon Medical Board; Oregon State Board of Nursing, at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.
Laser hair removal, intense pulsed light and other nonablative device treatments may be done by a certified advanced esthetician (an esthetician with the extra certification the Office issues under HB 2642) or by a licensed medical practitioner. Injectables, ablative lasers and anything else that is the practice of medicine are done by a physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner, or by a registered nurse under a prescriber’s order after an evaluation; nurse practitioners in Oregon practice independently and may direct a medical spa.
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 Oregon Health Licensing Office, Board of Certified Advanced Estheticians; Oregon Medical Board; Oregon State Board of Nursing.
Sources and dates
ORS 690.005 and following and HB 2642 (2015); OAR 819 (advanced esthetics); Oregon Medical Board and Board of Nursing scope rules. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Oregon it is listed for med spas.
No. In Oregon it is listed for med spas.
No. In Oregon it is listed for med spas.
No. In Oregon it is listed for med spas.
No. In Oregon it is listed for med spas.
No. In Oregon it is listed for med spas.
No. In Oregon it is listed for med spas.
No. In Oregon it is listed for med spas.
No. In Oregon it is listed for med spas.
No. In Oregon it is listed for med spas.
No. In Oregon it is listed for med spas.
No. In Oregon it is listed for med spas.
Yes. Laser hair removal, intense pulsed light and other nonablative device treatments may be done by a certified advanced esthetician (an esthetician with the extra certification the Office issues under HB 2642) or by a licensed medical practitioner.
No. In Oregon it is listed for med spas.
No. In Oregon it is listed for med spas.
No. In Oregon it is listed for med spas.
No. In Oregon it is listed for med spas.
No. In Oregon it is listed for med spas.
No. In Oregon it is listed for med spas.
No. In Oregon it is listed for med spas.
Oregon Health Licensing Office, Board of Certified Advanced Estheticians; Oregon Medical Board; Oregon State 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.
Who needs advanced esthetics certification in Oregon? | DoorWorthy
