Alabama med spa questions, answered from statute
Every question below is answered from Alabama law, with the statute or board rule linked and the date we verified it. 22 of the 27 questions we ask have a verified Alabama answer today, most recently checked Sep 8, 2026. The rest are not listed, because we would be guessing.
Organized by The Practice Perimeter — the decisions every state makes about an aesthetic practice.
Ownership
Who is allowed to own this business, and in what corporate form?
Oversight
Which physician relationship does the state require, and what must that physician actually do?
- Does a med spa in Alabama need a medical director?Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-11-.06(1) (Initial training requirements for physicians and delegates)
- What must the supervising physician actually do in Alabama?Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-11-.05 (Written protocols)
- Who may operate a cosmetic laser in Alabama?Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-11-.01(1) (Purpose)
- Can a medical assistant give injections in Alabama?Ala. Admin. Code r. 610-X-6-.01(5); 610-X-6-.03(6)
- May an esthetician or laser technician perform microneedling in Alabama?Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-11-.02(6) (definition of “Level 2 Delegate”)
Intake
What has to happen before a patient can be treated, and can any of it be remote?
- Is an exam required before a patient can be treated in Alabama?Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-11-.05(3) (Written protocols — patient selection)
- Can the pre-treatment exam be done by telehealth in Alabama?Ala. Code § 34-24-703(b)(1), (d)
- Must someone be on site while a patient is treated in Alabama?Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-11-.04(2)(f)-(g) (Delegation and supervision)
- Can a med spa in Alabama offer compounded semaglutide or tirzepatide?Ala. Code § 34-23-11(a) (a practitioner’s own compounding is OUTSIDE the Pharmacy Act — but only PERSONALLY, and only for his or her own patient)
Who treats
Which license may perform which treatment, and under whose order?
- Can a registered nurse inject Botox or filler in Alabama?Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-11-.02(5) (definition of “Level 1 Delegate”)
- Can a nurse practitioner treat without a supervising physician in Alabama?Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-11-.02(5) (definition of “Level 1 Delegate”)
- Can a physician assistant inject or prescribe in Alabama?Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-7-.27(2)–(3) (Prohibited activities and functions — physician assistants)
Facility
Does the premises itself have to be registered or licensed?
- Does a med spa have to register or hold a license in Alabama?Ala. Admin. Code r. 250-X-2-.01 (what it costs to open — the Board’s own fee schedule, in dollars)
- What must a med spa in Alabama report to the board?Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-11-.13(1)-(3) (Registration of physicians using lasers)
- What are the license fees to open a med spa in Alabama?Ala. Admin. Code r. 250-X-2-.01 (what it costs to open — the Board’s own fee schedule, in dollars)
Marketing
What may this practice claim about its services, its staff, and their credentials?
Enforcement
What happens when one of the six above is crossed?
- What happens if a med spa in Alabama operates without the right license?Ala. Code § 34-24-51
- Can Alabama shut down a med spa that is operating unlawfully?Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-1 (Board duties — temporary suspension)
- What can a practitioner in Alabama be disciplined for?Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-7-.12 (Discipline of license — physician assistant — grounds)
How the other states answer the same questions
One question, every state we have read against its own statute or board rule.
- Can a non-physician own a med spa, state by state51 states
- What limits does each state place on a med spa's business structure51 states
- Does a med spa in each state need a medical director51 states
- Is an exam required before a patient can be treated, state by state51 states
- Can the pre-treatment exam be done by telehealth, state by state51 states
- Can a physician assistant inject or prescribe, state by state51 states
What is not here, and why
We ask 27 questions of every state we cover. Alabama answers 22 of them from primary sources we have verified. Where a question is missing it is because the Alabama record we hold does not address it — not because the answer is no. We would rather publish a shorter list than a page that looks like an answer and is not. As the Alabama record grows, questions appear here on their own.
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