What does Tennessee prohibit in med spa advertising?
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Short answer
The cited rules do not settle what a med spa may advertise — they bar specific claims: that your services, personnel, materials or equipment are professionally superior, or that one licensee is better than another, unless that superiority can be substantiated.
Tennessee lists the advertising acts that are unprofessional conduct by name — superiority claims that cannot be substantiated, unearned degrees, and promoting services beyond what the licensee can actually do.
Drawn from 3 verified rules in this section · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
- Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0880-02-.13(4)(a) · Sep 2, 2026
- Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0880-02-.13(4)(b) and (c) · Sep 2, 2026
- Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0880-02-.13 (definitions) · Sep 2, 2026
Related Tennessee rules
Claims that the services performed, personnel employed, materials or office equipment used are professionally superior to what is ordinarily performed, employed or used — or that convey that one licensee is better than another — are unethical and unprofessional conduct where that superiority cannot be substantiated, and subject the licensee to discipline under T.C.A. § 63-6-214(b)(9).
Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0880-02-.13(4)(a) · verified Sep 2, 2026
Two more are named: the misleading use of an unearned or non-health degree in any advertisement, and the promotion of professional services which the licensee knows or should know is beyond the licensee’s ability to perform. Advertising a service you cannot competently deliver is itself the offense, before anyone is treated.
Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0880-02-.13(4)(b) and (c) · verified Sep 2, 2026
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