What happens if a med spa in Kentucky operates without the right license?
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Short answer
Each violation is a Class D felony — practicing medicine, or even maintaining an office or holding out as ready to practice, without a board license is criminal, and a physician who employs or abets the unlicensed practitioner also faces board discipline.
Each violation of KRS 311.560 shall constitute a Class D felony.
Ky. Rev. Stat. §311.990(4) · verified Sep 3, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
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The board may deny, probate, suspend or revoke a license where the licensee has knowingly made or presented, or caused to be made or presented, any false, fraudulent, or forged statement, writing, certificate, diploma, or other thing, in connection with an application for a license or permit.
Ky. Rev. Stat. §311.595(1) · verified Sep 3, 2026
The board may deny, probate, suspend or revoke a license where the licensee has engaged in dishonorable, unethical, or unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public or any member of the public.
Ky. Rev. Stat. §311.595(9) · verified Sep 3, 2026
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