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⛔ KENTUCKY PUBLISHES THE COST OF ENTRY AS A FEE REGULATION, SO THIS IS THE PRICE RATHER THAN AN ESTIMATE. Section 1. The initial license fees shall be as follows: (3) Esthetician - fifty (50) dollars; and Esthetic salon - $100. On renewal the same two are $100 and $200 respectively. The premises and the practitioner are licensed and priced separately, and the schedule states the practitioner fees IN WORDS and the premises fees in digits within the same section.

201 KAR 12:260 Section 1 (⛔ the esthetic salon fee a new studio actually pays) · verified Sep 7, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice

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Every other rule we have verified under med-spa registration & licensing, each linked to its primary source.

  • "Beauty salon" means any establishment in which the practice of cosmetology is conducted for the general public or for consideration.

    Ky. Rev. Stat. §317A.010(1) · verified Sep 3, 2026

  • The board may refuse to issue or renew a license or permit, or may suspend or revoke a license or permit, impose probationary conditions upon, impose an administrative fine, issue a written reprimand or admonishment, or take any combination of these actions regarding proof of practicing in an unlicensed salon or in a salon knowing that the salon is not in compliance with this chapter or the administrative regulations of the board promulgated pursuant to this chapter.

    Ky. Rev. Stat. §317A.140(1)(e) · verified Sep 3, 2026

  • "Cosmetologist" means a person who engages in the practice of cosmetology for the public generally or for consideration, regardless of the name under which the practice is conducted.

    Ky. Rev. Stat. §317A.010(3) · verified Sep 3, 2026

  • "Esthetician" means a person who is licensed by the board to engage in esthetic practices in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

    Ky. Rev. Stat. §317A.010(6) · verified Sep 3, 2026

  • ⛔ KENTUCKY BARS COMPOUNDING AN ESSENTIAL COPY OF A COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE DRUG UNLESS FEDERAL LAW ALLOWS IT — AND A COMPOUNDED SEMAGLUTIDE OR TIRZEPATIDE PREPARATION IS SUCH A COPY WHILE THE APPROVED PRODUCT IS AVAILABLE. Non-sterile and sterile preparations compounded for human use shall: Not be essential copies of a commercially available drug product unless authorized by 21 U.S.C. 353(a).

    201 KAR 2:076 Section 3(5)(b) (Compounding — standards; essential copies) · verified Sep 7, 2026

  • "Essential copy of a commercially available drug product" is a compounded preparation in which: (a) The compounded preparation has the same API as the commercially available drug product; (b) The APIs have the same, similar, or an easily substitutable dosage strength; and (c) The commercially available drug product can be used by the same route of administration as prescribed for the compounded preparations, unless a prescriber determines that there is a change, made for an identified individual patient, which produces, for that patient, a significant difference from the commercially available drug product.

    201 KAR 2:076 Section 1(3) (Definitions — “Essential copy of a commercially available drug product”) · verified Sep 7, 2026

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