Who needs a medical spa registration and medical director in Tennessee?

Issued by Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners (Department of Health, health related boards), 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 Tennessee

Tennessee is one of the few states that registers medical spas: before opening, the spa registers with the Board under a named medical director or supervising physician who holds a Tennessee license and an active practice in the state. Laser hair removal, intense pulsed light and injectables are the practice of medicine, performed by a physician or delegated to a nurse, physician assistant or trained operator under that physician’s supervision, never under a cosmetology license alone. The registration is posted in the spa.

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 Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners (Department of Health, health related boards).

Sources and dates

Tennessee Code 63-1-153 (medical spa registration); Board of Medical Examiners rules, chapter 0880-02 (laser and cosmetic procedures, medical spa registration). Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.

Questions about opening here.