What are the license fees to open a med spa in Missouri?
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The cited rules don't settle total cost — they price only the cosmetology establishment license: $100 for up to three operators, $75 renewal, $105 reinstatement, plus a $100 delinquent fee if you open before registering.
Missouri publishes the actual amounts in the board’s fee rule, so this is a price and not a ceiling. (c) Cosmetology Establishments (up to and including three (3) operators) 1. Application/License (Full Service and Rental Station) $100 Opening a cosmetology establishment of up to three operators costs $100, with renewal at $75 and reinstatement at $105. Note the bracket: the $100 figure is scoped to establishments of three operators or fewer.
20 CSR 2085-3.010(2)(C) (what it costs to open — the cosmetology establishment license, in dollars) · verified Sep 6, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
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Missouri allows compounded stock ahead of the order and ties it to a relationship that already exists, which is where compounded semaglutide for a new clinic fails. Pharmacists may compound preparations in limited quantities prior to receiving a valid prescription based on a history of receiving valid prescriptions that have been generated solely with an established pharmacist/patient/ prescriber relationship. The justification is a history of real prescriptions inside an established pharmacist/patient/prescriber relationship — not projected demand, and not a clinic’s intention to sell.
20 CSR 2220-2.400(C) (stock ahead of the prescription needs a HISTORY of that prescription) · verified Sep 7, 2026
And Missouri prices the mistake, which is the line an operator most needs to see. 5. Delinquent (opening a cosmetology establishment without registering before opening) $100 Opening the doors before the establishment is registered doubles the cost of entry rather than merely delaying it.
20 CSR 2085-3.010(2)(C)(5) (opening BEFORE registering carries its own charge) · verified Sep 6, 2026
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