Delaware med spa questions, answered from statute
Every question below is answered from Delaware law, with the statute or board rule linked and the date we verified it. 21 of the 27 questions we ask have a verified Delaware 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?
- Can a non-physician own a med spa in Delaware?8 Del. C. §603(2)
- What business structure does a med spa need in Delaware?8 Del. C. §603(2)
- In Delaware, may a non-clinical owner or manager be paid a share of revenue?24 Del. Admin. Code § 1700-8.1.9 (Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline — unprofessional conduct: payment of a fee to a referring physician)
Oversight
Which physician relationship does the state require, and what must that physician actually do?
- Does a med spa in Delaware need a medical director?24 Del. C. §5124(1)
- What must the supervising physician actually do in Delaware?24 DAC 1700 §§11.1.1, 11.1.3, 11.1.4, 11.1.7 (Delegation of responsibilities to non-physicians)
- May an esthetician or laser technician perform microneedling in Delaware?24 Del. C. §5124(1)
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 Delaware?24 Del. C. §6003(a)
- Can the pre-treatment exam be done by telehealth in Delaware?24 Del. C. §6003(a)
- Must someone be on site while a patient is treated in Delaware?24 Del. C. §1770A(2) (Physician associates — “Collaboration”)
- Can a med spa in Delaware offer compounded semaglutide or tirzepatide?24 Del. C. § 2502(7) (⛔ Delaware EXPRESSLY preserves office-use ordering by a prescriber)
Who treats
Which license may perform which treatment, and under whose order?
Facility
Does the premises itself have to be registered or licensed?
- Does a med spa have to register or hold a license in Delaware?24 Del. C. § 2502(7) (⛔ Delaware EXPRESSLY preserves office-use ordering by a prescriber)
- What must a med spa in Delaware report to the board?24 Del. C. § 1730(b)(1)
- What does it cost to open a med spa in Delaware?24 Del. C. § 5110 (⛔ what it costs to open — Delaware sets fees by COST RECOVERY, not by a schedule)
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 27 questions of every state we cover. Delaware answers 21 of them from primary sources we have verified. Where a question is missing it is because the Delaware 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 Delaware record grows, questions appear here on their own.
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