Can Mississippi shut down a med spa that is operating unlawfully?
Enforcement · part of The Practice Perimeter
Short answer
The cited rules do not settle this — they let the Medical Board deny, reprimand, suspend, limit or revoke a practitioner's medical license, and let the cosmetology board seek a chancery court order enjoining violations by a salon or other business entity.
it may enter an order imposing one or more of the following: (a) Deny his application for a license or other authorization to practice medicine; (b) Administer a public or private reprimand; (c) Suspend, limit or restrict his license or other authorization to practice medicine for up to five (5) years, including limiting the practice of such person to, or by the exclusion of, one or more specified branches of medicine, including limitation on hospital privileges; (d) Revoke his license or other authorization to practice medicine;
Miss. Code Ann. § 73-25-87(a)-(d) · verified Sep 8, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
Related Mississippi rules
The Board of Nursing may revoke, suspend, refuse to renew, fine, or discipline a nurse who Has negligently or willfully acted in a manner inconsistent with the health or safety of the persons under the licensee's care; who Has negligently or willfully practiced nursing in a manner that fails to meet generally accepted standards of such nursing practice; or who Engages in any unprofessional conduct as identified by the board in its rules;
Miss. Code Ann. § 73-15-29(1)(c), (e), (l) · verified Sep 8, 2026
If any person, salon, school or other type of business entity engaged in the practice or teaching of the professions regulated by the board violates any of the provisions of this chapter, the secretary of the board, upon direction of a majority of the board and in the name of the board, acting through the Attorney General or an attorney employed by the board, shall apply in the chancery court of the county in Mississippi in which the person or licensee resides or in the county which the person or licensee practices, or the county in which the salon, school, or other type of business entity is located, for an order enjoining such violation or for an order enforcing compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 73-7-37(2) · verified Sep 8, 2026
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