Who needs a practitioner assessment, laser and injectable rules in Rhode Island?
Issued by Rhode Island Department of Health, Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline, at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.
Botulinum toxin, fillers and other injectables are the practice of medicine: a Rhode Island licensed physician, physician assistant or advanced practice nurse assesses every patient first and the procedure is done by, or under the supervision of, one of them, never by an esthetician. Laser hair removal is a separate licensed field: a licensed electrologist with laser training may do it, under a medical director if licensed after July 1, 2019, and it is outside the esthetician scope. Keep the supervising practitioner’s written protocols on site.
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 Rhode Island Department of Health, Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline.
Sources and dates
Department of Health guidance on medical spa and IV therapy businesses; R.I. Gen. Laws 5-32-21 (laser hair removal); Board of Medical Licensure policy on office-based cosmetic procedures. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for med spas.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for med spas.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for med spas.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for med spas.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for med spas.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for med spas.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for med spas.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for med spas.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for med spas.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for med spas.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for med spas.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for med spas.
Yes. Botulinum toxin, fillers and other injectables are the practice of medicine: a Rhode Island licensed physician, physician assistant or advanced practice nurse assesses every patient first and the procedure is done by, or under the supervision of, one of them, never by an esthetician.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for med spas.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for med spas.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for med spas.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for med spas.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for med spas.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for med spas.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for med spas.
Rhode Island Department of Health, Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline.
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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