What does Maryland prohibit in med spa advertising?
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Short answer
The cited rules do not settle this — they only limit physician ads: a "board certified" claim requires actual certification plus the board's full name and specialty, and a physician may advertise only as Medical Board regulations permit.
Maryland reaches med-spa marketing through the Board of Physicians twice over: a physician may advertise only as the Board’s rules permit and may not claim board certification without holding it and naming the certifying board, and advertising in violation of that section is itself a disciplinary ground.
Drawn from 4 verified rules in this section · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
- Md. Code, Health Occ. §14-503(a) · Sep 3, 2026
- Md. Code, Health Occ. §14-503(b) · Sep 3, 2026
- Md. Code, Health Occ. §14-404(a)(5) · Sep 3, 2026
- Md. Code, Com. Law §13-406 · Sep 8, 2026
Related Maryland rules
A physician may not represent to the public that the physician is board certified unless the physician is board certified and the physician discloses the full name of the board from which the physician is certified and the name of the specialty or subspecialty in which the physician is certified.
Md. Code, Health Occ. §14-503(a) · verified Sep 3, 2026
A physician may advertise only as permitted by the rules and regulations of the Board.
Md. Code, Health Occ. §14-503(b) · verified Sep 3, 2026
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