Bill Name: Senate Bill 330 (SB 330)

Primary Sponsor: Senator Scott D. Sandall

Status: 03/27/2025 Governor Signed in Lieutenant Governor's office for filing

AmSpa’s Take: There has been a strong national trend to expand esthetician scopes of practice to include more invasive cosmetic procedures. These bills often face significant debate over the exact scope of the additional treatments. As a result, many bills of this type can become stuck in committee and fail to pass.

Analysis: Currently in Utah, as in most states, estheticians can provide a number of skin care services but are unable to provide treatments, on their own, that qualify as the practice of medicine. Both master and regular estheticians can perform a limited number of non-ablative cosmetic medical treatments under the supervision of a physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner. If passed, SB 330 would expand the master esthetician license allowing them to perform a number of cosmetic procedures on their own that they currently need to be supervised to perform.

Under SB 330, master estheticians, in addition to the current esthetician scope of practice, would be able to perform treatments such as microdermabrasion, dermaplaning and cosmetic medical devices. Cosmetic medical devices are energy-based devices that alter tissue and include class IIIb and IV lasers, intense pulsed light, radio frequency and lipolytic devices. Master estheticians would be able to use cosmetic medical devices to perform laser hair removal, body contouring, anti-aging resurfacing enhancements and photo rejuvenation. They would be prohibited from performing any treatment that excises, vaporizes, disintegrates or removes living tissue. 

In order to qualify for a master esthetician license, a person would need to complete a 1,200-hour course in a board-licensed or recognized school or complete 1,200 hours under a master esthetics apprenticeship. 

Notably, SB 330 also removed “laser tattoo removal” from the definition for ablative and non-ablative procedures. The bill does not include it in a specific scope of practice but changing the definitions this way is likely intended to increase who may perform the treatment. SB 330 also makes changes to the other cosmetology, aesthetic and hair-related licenses. 

If you would like additional information, to read the language of this bill or to contact the sponsors or committee, you can find the information you need through this link: SB 330.