Can Delaware shut down a med spa that is operating unlawfully?
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Short answer
The cited rules do not settle this — none names a facility-closure power; Board discipline hits an individual's certificate (fine, restriction, suspension, or revocation), and the Attorney General can seek consumer-fraud injunctions and prosecute violations.
A person to whom a certificate to practice medicine in this State has been issued may be disciplined by the Board for unprofessional conduct by means of levying a fine, or by the restriction, suspension, or revocation, either permanent or temporary, of that person’s certificate to practice medicine, or by other appropriate action, which may include a requirement that a person who is disciplined must complete specified continuing education courses.
24 Del. C. §1731(a) · verified Sep 3, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
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Unprofessional conduct includes misconduct, including but not limited to sexual misconduct, incompetence, or gross negligence or pattern of negligence in the practice of medicine or other profession or occupation regulated under this chapter.
24 Del. C. §1731(b)(11) · verified Sep 3, 2026
Unprofessional conduct includes the violation of a provision of this chapter or the violation of an order or regulation of the Board related to medical procedures or to the procedures of other professions or occupations regulated under this chapter, the violation of which more probably than not will harm or injure the public or an individual.
24 Del. C. §1731(b)(17) · verified Sep 3, 2026
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