Oregon med spa questions, answered from statute
Every question below is answered from Oregon law, with the statute or board rule linked and the date we verified it. 18 of the 27 questions we ask have a verified Oregon answer today, most recently checked Sep 8, 2026. The rest are not listed, because we would be guessing.
Organized by The Practice Perimeter — the decisions every state makes about an aesthetic practice.
Ownership
Who is allowed to own this business, and in what corporate form?
Oversight
Which physician relationship does the state require, and what must that physician actually do?
- Does a med spa in Oregon need a medical director?Or. Rev. Stat. §677.510(2)(a)
- Who may operate a cosmetic laser in Oregon?Or. Admin. R. 817-015-0040(4)-(5) (Definition of Esthetics Device)
- May an esthetician or laser technician perform microneedling in Oregon?Or. Admin. R. 817-015-0040(1), (2)(f) (Definition of Esthetics Device)
Intake
What has to happen before a patient can be treated, and can any of it be remote?
- Is an exam required before a patient can be treated in Oregon?Or. Rev. Stat. §677.494(2)
- Can the pre-treatment exam be done by telehealth in Oregon?Or. Rev. Stat. §677.494(2)
- Can a med spa in Oregon offer compounded semaglutide or tirzepatide?Or. Rev. Stat. §689.005(20) (“Manufacture” defined — practitioner compounding incident to administering or dispensing excluded)
Who treats
Which license may perform which treatment, and under whose order?
- Can a registered nurse inject Botox or filler in Oregon?Or. Rev. Stat. §678.010(9) (“Practice of nursing” defined)
- Can a nurse practitioner treat without a supervising physician in Oregon?Or. Rev. Stat. §678.010(9) (“Practice of nursing” defined)
- Can a physician assistant inject or prescribe in Oregon?Or. Rev. Stat. §677.510(2)(a)
Facility
Does the premises itself have to be registered or licensed?
Marketing
What may this practice claim about its services, its staff, and their credentials?
Enforcement
What happens when one of the six above is crossed?
What is not here, and why
We ask 27 questions of every state we cover. Oregon answers 18 of them from primary sources we have verified. Where a question is missing it is because the Oregon record we hold does not address it — not because the answer is no. We would rather publish a shorter list than a page that looks like an answer and is not. As the Oregon record grows, questions appear here on their own.
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