Can a med spa in Vermont offer compounded semaglutide or tirzepatide?

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Every other rule we have verified under med-spa registration & licensing, each linked to its primary source.

• Cosmetology means engaging in the continuing performance, for compensation, of work on the hair of any person, esthetics, and manicuring.

  Vt. Stat. tit. 26, §1(2) (“Cosmetology” defined) · verified Sep 3, 2026

• Unless otherwise provided by law, the following fees shall apply to all professions regulated by the Director in consultation with advisor appointees under Title 26: Application for licensure or certification, $115.00, except application for: (A) Barbering or cosmetology schools and shops, $355.00. (L) Barbers, cosmetologists, nail technicians, and estheticians, $120.00.

  Vt. Stat. tit. 3, §125(b)(2)(A), (L) (Office of Professional Regulation — fees) · verified Sep 7, 2026

• Biennial renewal, $275.00, except biennial renewal for: (E) Barbers, cosmetologists, nail technicians, and estheticians, $155.00. (F) Schools of barbering or cosmetology, $355.00. (T) Barbering or cosmetology shop, $285.00.

  Vt. Stat. tit. 3, §125(b)(4)(E)-(F), (T) (Office of Professional Regulation — fees) · verified Sep 7, 2026

• The practices of barbering, cosmetology, esthetics, or manicuring shall be permitted only in shops licensed by the Director, except as provided in sections 273 and 281 of this chapter and the rules of the Director.

  Vt. Stat. tit. 26, §282(b) (Shop; license) · verified Sep 7, 2026

• A shop shall not be granted a license unless the shop complies with the rules of the Director and has a designated licensee responsible for overall cleanliness, sanitation, and safety of the shop.

  Vt. Stat. tit. 26, §282(a) (Shop; license) · verified Sep 7, 2026

• The Director shall issue a license to the person who owns or controls a shop or school of barbering, cosmetology, esthetics, or manicuring who has paid the required fee and is in compliance with the rules of the Director and the provisions of this chapter.

  Vt. Stat. tit. 26, §284(b) (Issuance of license) · verified Sep 7, 2026

• Applicants and persons regulated under this chapter shall pay the following fees: (1) Initial application: (A) Pharmacists $155.00 (B) Retail drug outlets $410.00 (H) Outsourcing drug outlet $800.00 (I) Nuclear drug outlet $800.00 (J) Compounding drug outlet $800.00

  Vt. Stat. tit. 26, §2046(1) (Fees — drug outlets) · verified Sep 7, 2026

• “Practice of pharmacy” means: (i) interpreting and evaluating prescription orders; (ii) compounding, dispensing, and labeling drugs and legend devices (except labeling by a manufacturer, packer, or distributor of nonprescription drugs and commercially packaged legend drugs and legend devices);

  Vt. Stat. tit. 26, §2022(15)(A)(i)-(ii) (“Practice of pharmacy” defined) · verified Sep 7, 2026

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