Can a med spa in West Virginia offer compounded semaglutide or tirzepatide?
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⛔ WEST VIRGINIA PUTS THE SALE CONDITION INSIDE THE FIRST LIMB RATHER THAN LEAVING IT TO INFERENCE. “Compounding” means: (A) The preparation, mixing, assembling, packaging, or labeling of a drug or device: (i) As the result of a practitioner’s prescription drug order or initiative based on the practitioner/patient/pharmacist relationship in the course of professional practice for sale or dispensing; or (ii) For the purpose of, or as an incident to, research, teaching, or chemical analysis and not for sale or dispensing Compounding may be for sale or dispensing ONLY on limb (i) — which requires a prescription drug order resting on the practitioner/patient/pharmacist relationship. The research limb (ii) is expressly not for sale or dispensing, so it is no route to stock.
W. Va. Code § 30-5-4 (⛔ definition of “Compounding” — the two limbs, and which one permits sale) · verified Sep 6, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
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Preparation ahead of the order is permitted and tied to history. (B) The preparation of drugs or devices in anticipation of prescription drug orders based on routine, regularly observed prescribing patterns. The anticipation must rest on prescribing already observed.
W. Va. Code § 30-5-4 (anticipatory stock is allowed, bounded by observed prescribing) · verified Sep 6, 2026
Prior to opening a salon, any person, firm or corporation owning and/or operating a salon, and any person, firm or corporation practicing in a field authorized by this article, shall meet the following requirements to acquire a salon license to do business: the salon has been approved by the board as having met all the requirements and qualifications for the place of business as are required by this article; notify the board, in writing, at least twenty days before the proposed opening date, so there can be an inspection of the salon; and pay all applicable fees.
W. Va. Code §30-27-17(a) · verified Sep 3, 2026
No salon, except through a licensee or certification, may render any service or engage in any activity which, if rendered or engaged in by an individual, would constitute the practices licensed or certified under the provisions of this article.
W. Va. Code §30-27-1(b) · verified Sep 3, 2026
It is unlawful for any person to practice or offer to practice barbering, barber permanent waving, cosmetology, hairstyling, waxing, aesthetics or nail care in this state without a license or certification issued under the provisions of this article.
W. Va. Code §30-27-1(a) · verified Sep 3, 2026
“Aesthetics” or “esthetics” means any one or any combination of the following acts when done on the human body for compensation and not for the treatment of disease: administering cosmetic treatments to enhance or improve the appearance of the skin, including cleansing, toning, performing effleurage or other related movements, stimulating, exfoliating, or performing any other similar procedure on the skin of the human body or scalp.
W. Va. Code §30-27-3(a) · verified Sep 3, 2026
This legislative rule establishes the various fees that are to be submitted to the Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists by students, instructors, and owners and operators of schools of barbering and cosmetology and owners of barber, cosmetology, nail technology, hair styling, waxing, and aesthetic salons. 2.13 Salon or school opening inspection fee $50.00; 2.15 Initial license fee for cosmetology, barber, nail technology, hair styling, waxing, and aesthetic salon $40.00 2.16 Annual renewal fee for cosmetology, barber, nail technology, hair styling, waxing, and aesthetic salon $40.00.
W. Va. Code R. § 3-6-1.1, § 3-6-2.13, .15-.16 (Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists — Schedule of Fees, eff. May 22, 2025) · verified Sep 7, 2026
2.2 Issuance or License fee $35.00 2.3 Reciprocity $100.00 2.4 Annual license renewal fee $35.00 2.10 Registration fee for booth or chair rental $15.00 2.11 Annual renewal for booth or chair rental $15.00
W. Va. Code R. § 3-6-2.2-.4, .10-.11 (Schedule of Fees — practitioner license and booth rental) · verified Sep 7, 2026
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