Can Delaware shut down a med spa that is operating unlawfully?
Enforcement · part of The Practice Perimeter
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
Every person to whom a certificate to practice medicine is issued has a duty to report to the Board if that person is treating professionally another person who possesses a certificate to practice medicine for a condition defined in §1731(c) of this title, if, in the reporting person’s opinion, the person being treated may be unable to practice medicine with reasonable skill or safety.
24 Del. C. §1730(a) · verified Sep 3, 2026
Unprofessional conduct includes the practice of medicine or other profession or occupation regulated under this chapter without a certificate or other authorizing document or renewal of such document, unless otherwise authorized by this chapter.
24 Del. C. §1731(b)(5) · verified Sep 3, 2026
A person who practices or attempts to practice medicine contrary to the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a class F felony and shall be fined not less than $1000 nor more than $5000 or imprisoned not more than 3 years, or both.
24 Del. C. § 1766(a) · verified Sep 8, 2026
A violation of the chapter for which no penalty is specified is a class B misdemeanor, and prosecution is not the board’s. “The Attorney General of this State or a deputy attorney general shall enforce the provisions of this chapter.” The Superior Court has exclusive original jurisdiction over violations of the criminal provisions of this chapter.
24 Del. C. § 1766(c)-(e) · verified Sep 8, 2026
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