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What happens if a med spa in Georgia operates without the right license?

Enforcement · part of The Practice Perimeter

Practicing medicine without complying with the Medical Practice Act — or otherwise violating any provision of it — is a felony in Georgia, punishable by a fine of $1,000 per violation or imprisonment of two to five years, or both. This is a criminal exposure that sits above and separate from anything the Board can impose.

O.C.G.A. §43-34-42(a) · verified Aug 17, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice

The rest of what Georgia says on this

Every other rule we have verified under disciplinary landscape, each linked to its primary source.

  • The Board may discipline a licensee for unprofessional, unethical, deceptive, or deleterious conduct or practice harmful to the public, which need not have resulted in actual injury to anyone. Unprofessional conduct expressly includes any departure from, or failure to conform to, the minimum standards of acceptable and prevailing medical practice.

    O.C.G.A. §43-34-8(a)(7) · verified Aug 17, 2026

  • On a disciplinary finding the Board may refuse a license, impose probation, administer a public or private reprimand, suspend a license, limit or restrict it, revoke it, and impose a fine of up to $3,000 for each violation of a law, rule, or regulation.

    O.C.G.A. §43-34-8(b) · verified Aug 17, 2026

  • Practicing medicine under a false or assumed name, falsely impersonating another practitioner, or giving false or forged evidence to the Board in connection with a license application is a felony carrying a fine of $5,000 or imprisonment of two to five years, or both.

    O.C.G.A. §43-34-42(b) · verified Aug 17, 2026

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