What happens if a med spa in Michigan operates without the right license?
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Short answer
A felony — practicing, or even just holding out as practicing, a regulated health profession without a valid license (or on a lapsed, suspended, revoked or borrowed one) is a felony in Michigan; acts performed under a lawful delegation are excepted.
⚠️ practicing without a license is a felony in Michigan. An individual who practices, or holds himself or herself out as practicing, a regulated health profession without a license — or under a suspended, revoked, lapsed, void or fraudulently obtained one, or outside a limited license, or using another person’s license — is guilty of a felony. Holding out is enough; treating a patient is not required.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.16294 · verified Sep 2, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
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And the felony section opens by excepting § 16215 — “Except as provided in section 16215”. Work performed under a lawful delegation is not unlicensed practice, so in Michigan the delegation analysis IS the criminal-exposure analysis.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.16294 (opening clause) · verified Sep 2, 2026 · read at Internet Archive snapshot — evidence of a page, not the current rule
⚠️ negligent delegation is its own disciplinary ground, and injury is not required. a violation of general duty consists of negligence or failure to exercise due care, including negligent delegation to or supervision of employees or other individuals, whether or not injury results — or any conduct, practice or condition that impairs, or MAY impair, the ability to safely and skillfully practice.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.16221(a) · verified Sep 2, 2026 · read at Internet Archive snapshot — evidence of a page, not the current rule
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