Utah med spa questions, answered from statute
Every question below is answered from Utah law, with the statute or board rule linked and the date we verified it. 21 of the 27 questions we ask have a verified Utah 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?
- Can a non-physician own a med spa in Utah?Utah Code § 58-67-501(1)(c) (Unlawful conduct)
- What business structure does a med spa need in Utah?Utah Code § 16-11-8 (Officer, director, or shareholder shall be licensed professional)
- In Utah, may a non-clinical owner or manager be paid a share of revenue?Utah Admin. Code R156-67-502(4) (Unprofessional conduct — fees and professional entities)
Oversight
Which physician relationship does the state require, and what must that physician actually do?
- Does a med spa in Utah need a medical director?Utah Code § 58-1-506(1)(a)-(b) (Supervision of cosmetic medical procedures)
- What must the supervising physician actually do in Utah?Utah Admin. Code R156-67-305(4) (Exemptions from licensure — medical assistants)
- Who may operate a cosmetic laser in Utah?Utah Code § 58-1-506(1)(a)-(b) (Supervision of cosmetic medical procedures)
- Can a medical assistant give injections in Utah?Utah Admin. Code R156-31b-102 (Definitions — delegate to an unlicensed individual)
- May an esthetician or laser technician perform microneedling in Utah?Utah Code § 58-1-506(3)(b) (Supervision of cosmetic medical procedures)
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 Utah?Utah Code § 58-1-506(3)(a) (Supervision of cosmetic medical procedures)
- Can the pre-treatment exam be done by telehealth in Utah?Utah Code § 58-1-506(3)(a) (Supervision of cosmetic medical procedures)
- Can a med spa in Utah offer compounded semaglutide or tirzepatide?Utah Code § 58-17b-102(18)(b)(ii) (⛔ preparing a commercially available drug is NOT compounding)
Who treats
Which license may perform which treatment, and under whose order?
- Can a registered nurse inject Botox or filler in Utah?Utah Admin. Code R156-31b-502(1)(c) (Unprofessional conduct)
- Can a nurse practitioner treat without a supervising physician in Utah?Utah Admin. Code R156-31b-102(3)-(4) (Definitions)
- Can a physician assistant inject or prescribe in Utah?Utah Admin. Code R156-31b-102 (Definitions — who may direct an LPN)
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 happens if a med spa in Utah operates without the right license?Utah Code § 58-1-502(1) (Unlawful and unprofessional conduct — Penalties)
- Can Utah shut down a med spa that is operating unlawfully?Utah Admin. Code R156-1 (adjudicative proceedings — formal disciplinary proceedings)
- What can a practitioner in Utah be disciplined for?Utah Code § 58-1-506(5) (Supervision of cosmetic medical procedures)
What is not here, and why
We ask 27 questions of every state we cover. Utah answers 21 of them from primary sources we have verified. Where a question is missing it is because the Utah 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 Utah record grows, questions appear here on their own.
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