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Does a med spa have to register or hold a license in North Dakota?

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The cited rules do not settle this — they contain no med spa registration requirement; they only cap the cosmetology/esthetics establishment license fee at $150 original and $100 renewal, alongside separate licenses for the individuals practicing.

The section that looks like a facility rule is repealed. 43-17-16 reads, in full, "License required. Repealed by S.L. 1987, ch. 525, § 13." What operates alongside it is individual licensure under the Board of Medicine, and — under a DIFFERENT board — premises licensure: § 43-11-28(2) caps an “Establishment, original license” at $150.00 and its annual renewal at $100.00: an application to practice medicine goes to the Board of Medicine through its executive director, and every applicant must file a written application on the board’s forms showing it satisfies all of the chapter’s requirements. These claims establish how an individual is licensed; they do not establish any premises or facility registration.

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