Can Montana shut down a med spa that is operating unlawfully?
Enforcement · part of The Practice Perimeter
Short answer
Yes — though not by pulling a med spa license, as Montana issues none: the board can revoke, suspend or restrict the licenses involved and fine up to $5,000 per violation, a salon license can be revoked, and the state can enjoin unfair or deceptive acts.
On a decision that a licensee or license applicant has committed unprofessional conduct as provided in 37-1-316 , or on stipulation of the parties, the board may order one or any combination of the following sanctions that are necessary to protect the public: (a) revocation of the license; (b) suspension of the license for a fixed or indefinite term; (c) compliance with the conditions of probation for a period not to exceed 3 years; (d) restriction or limitation of the practice; (e) monitoring of the practice by a supervisor approved by the disciplining authority; (f) satisfactory completion of a specific program of remedial education or treatment; (g) payment of a fine not to exceed $5,000 for each violation. Fines must be deposited in the state general fund.
Mont. Code Ann. § 37-1-312(1)(a)-(g) · verified Sep 8, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
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The department may investigate whenever the department learns of a reason to suspect that a license applicant or a person having a license to practice medicine in this state: (a) is mentally or physically unable to safely engage in the practice of medicine, has procured a license to practice medicine by fraud or misrepresentation or through mistake, has been declared incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction and has not later been lawfully declared competent, or has a condition that impairs the person's intellect or judgment to the extent that the condition incapacitates the person for the safe performance of professional duties; (b) has engaged in unprofessional conduct; (c) has practiced medicine with a suspended or revoked license; (d) has had a license to practice medicine suspended or revoked by any licensing authority for reasons other than nonpayment of fees; or (e) while under probation has violated the terms of probation.
Mont. Code Ann. § 37-3-323(1) · verified Sep 8, 2026
The board may refuse to issue, may refuse to renew, or may revoke or suspend a license in any one of the following cases: (a) failure of a person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity operating a salon, shop, booth, or school to comply with this chapter; (b) failure to comply with the sanitary rules prescribed by the board by rule and approved by the department of public health and human services for the regulation of salons, shops, booths, or schools; (c) gross malpractice;
Mont. Code Ann. § 37-31-331(1)(a)-(c) · verified Sep 8, 2026
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