Who must be the responsible practitioner for a med spa in Georgia?
Facility · part of The Practice Perimeter
Short answer
A consulting physician — a non-physician-office facility doing cosmetic laser services other than hair removal must contract with one who examines each patient first (or delegates that exam to a PA or APRN laser practitioner) and file details with the Board.
Except for physician offices, a facility providing cosmetic laser services OTHER THAN hair removal using lasers or pulsed light devices must hold an agreement with a consulting physician who examines each patient before the service (or who has delegated that examination to a physician assistant in an approved job description, or to an advanced practice registered nurse under a Board-approved protocol, in either case one who is a licensed cosmetic laser practitioner); must have that physician available for emergency consultation with anyone the facility employs; and must file the physician’s details with the Board.
Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 360-35-.07 · verified Aug 17, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
Related Georgia rules
⚠️ Georgia prohibits office-use compounding for human practitioners in one sentence. “the distribution of non-patient specific compounded preparations for office use by a practitioner, excluding veterinarians, is prohibited.” a Georgia med spa cannot lawfully receive compounded stock from a pharmacy to hold and use.
Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 480-11 (compounding — office use) · verified Sep 2, 2026
⚠️ and the very next sentence names the lawful channel. “this subsection shall not affect 503b outsourcing facilities ability to provide non-patient specific compounded preparations for office use by a practitioner.” The prohibition is on the PHARMACY route, not on office stock as such — which makes the supplier’s 503B registration the whole question in Georgia. Veterinary office distribution is separately capped: it “shall not exceed 5 percent of production … in a calendar year”, and amounts produced above that “shall be considered manufacturing and will require separate licensure as a manufacturer.”
Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 480-11 (compounding — office use) · verified Sep 2, 2026
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