When do each state's med spa registration rules take effect
The same question, answered for 2states from each state’s own law. States disagree on this, which is the point — an answer that is right in one is wrong next door. Every entry below is a statute or board rule we verified, most recently Aug 17, 2026.
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Indiana
Indiana enacted a dedicated Medical Spas chapter (Senate Enrolled Act 282), effective July 1, 2026. A “medical spa” is a facility that offers medical health care services, prepares/administers/dispenses prescription drugs (including IV/IM/subcutaneous delivery), and holds itself out as focused on cosmetic/lifestyle treatments — expressly including botulinum toxin injections, dermal fillers, weight loss, hormone therapies, and non-surgical laser/energy-device use. A physician’s office and otherwise state-licensed facilities are excluded.
Ind. Code §25-22.5-12.5-1 (SEA 282, 2026) · verified Jul 26, 2026
The full Indiana answer, with the rest of the section →North Carolina
No professional corporation may open, operate or maintain an establishment for any purpose covered by the Professional Corporation Act without first having obtained a certificate of registration from the licensing board. The certificate takes effect on registration and runs until the January 1 following it, or until whatever other expiry or renewal date the board’s regulations set.
N.C. Gen. Stat. §55B-10 · verified Aug 17, 2026
The full North Carolina answer, with the rest of the section →Which states this covers
2 of the 9 states for which we publish statute-cited rules. That is not every state, and nothing above should be read as describing one that is not listed — the answer genuinely differs, so a neighbouring state is not a guide. We monitor all 50 state legislatures plus the FDA and the Federal Register daily; the cited rule set is narrower than the monitoring and is growing on its own timetable.
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