What happens if a med spa in Wisconsin operates without the right license?
Enforcement · part of The Practice Perimeter
Short answer
Criminal penalties — practicing medicine, attempting to, or representing the practice as authorized without a board license carries a fine up to $10,000 or up to nine months' imprisonment, or both; a licensed physician faces up to $25,000.
Practicing without a license is punished through the subchapter’s general penalty, because the licensing requirement sits inside it: a person who violates any provision of the medical practice subchapter — § 448.03(1)(a) included — may be fined NOT MORE THAN $10,000 or imprisoned not more than nine months, or both.
Wis. Stat. § 448.09(1) · verified Sep 2, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
Related Wisconsin rules
⚠️ a physician pays more for the same violation. a physician who violates any provision of the subchapter, or any rule promulgated under it, may be fined NOT MORE THAN $25,000 or imprisoned not more than nine months, or both. Because Med 10.03 is such a rule, inadequate supervision of a delegated act reaches this figure.
Wis. Stat. § 448.09(1m) · verified Sep 2, 2026
Practicing or attempting to practice under any license when unable or unwilling to DO so with reasonable skill and safety is a direct patient care violation and unprofessional conduct, as is violating or attempting to violate chapter 448 or any valid rule or order of the board.
Wis. Admin. Code Med §§ 10.03(2)(a) and 10.03(1)(a) · verified Sep 2, 2026
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