California med spa questions, answered from statute
Every question below is answered from California law, with the statute or board rule linked and the date we verified it. 16 of the 24 questions we ask have a verified California answer today, most recently checked Jul 26, 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?
- Can a non-physician own a med spa in California?Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §2400
- What business structure does a med spa need in California?Cal. Corp. Code §13401.5(a)
- Can a management company run the business side of a med spa in California?Medical Board of California — Medical Spas guidance
- Can private equity invest in a med spa in California?Cal. SB 351 (2025), Health & Safety Code §§1190–1192
Oversight
Which physician relationship does the state require, and what must that physician actually do?
- Does a med spa in California need a medical director?Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §2052; Medical Board of California — Medical Spas guidance
- What must the supervising physician actually do in California?Cal. Code Regs. tit. 16, §1364.50
- Who may operate a cosmetic laser in California?Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §2052; Medical Board of California — Medical Spas guidance
Intake
What has to happen before a patient can be treated, and can any of it be remote?
Who treats
Which license may perform which treatment, and under whose order?
Facility
Does the premises itself have to be registered or licensed?
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 is not here, and why
We ask 24 questions of every state we cover. California answers 16 of them from primary sources we have verified. Where a question is missing it is because the California 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 California record grows, questions appear here on their own.
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