Kentucky med spa questions, answered from statute
Every question below is answered from Kentucky law, with the statute or board rule linked and the date we verified it. 19 of the 27 questions we ask have a verified Kentucky 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 Kentucky?Ky. Rev. Stat. §311.560(1)
- What business structure does a med spa need in Kentucky?Ky. Rev. Stat. §311.595(19) (the partnership and professional-service-corporation carve-out)
- In Kentucky, may a non-clinical owner or manager be paid a share of revenue?Ky. Rev. Stat. §311.595(19) (⛔ fee, commission or rebate for a referral — and the sharing carve-out is licensees only)
Oversight
Which physician relationship does the state require, and what must that physician actually do?
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 Kentucky?Ky. Rev. Stat. §311.5975(1)
- Can the pre-treatment exam be done by telehealth in Kentucky?Ky. Rev. Stat. §311.5975(1)
- Can a med spa in Kentucky offer compounded semaglutide or tirzepatide?201 KAR 2:076 Section 3(5)(b) (Compounding — standards; essential copies)
Who treats
Which license may perform which treatment, and under whose order?
Facility
Does the premises itself have to be registered or licensed?
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. Kentucky answers 19 of them from primary sources we have verified. Where a question is missing it is because the Kentucky 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 Kentucky record grows, questions appear here on their own.
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