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Nevada: who may do what, and how to check a license

License lookups for the boards that cover spa and med spa treatments in Nevada, and what official sources say on five questions — each with its source and the date we checked.

4 official sources on 4 of 5 topics · 4 boards · 4 official lookup sites · checked Sep 14, 2026

These are research summaries of official sources, checked on the dates shown. They are not legal advice, rules change, and the linked source controls. City and other municipal rules, including a local business license or zoning, can also apply. This page is the state board only. Confirm with the board.

How to check a license in Nevada

Ask the person treating you for their license type and number, then search the board that issued it. A title like “injector” or “specialist” isn’t a license type, so a board lookup won’t list it.

Medical board

Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners

Open the license lookupBoard’s website

Checked Sep 14, 2026

Osteopathic board

Nevada State Board of Osteopathic Medicine

Open the license lookupBoard’s website

Checked Sep 14, 2026

Nursing board

Nevada State Board of Nursing

Official lookup (opens the board’s site)Board’s website

When we checked on Sep 14, 2026, we couldn’t fully confirm this lookup — a page blocked our check or didn’t fully load. It may work fine; the board’s own site is where to confirm.

Checked Sep 14, 2026

Cosmetology & esthetics board

Nevada State Board of Cosmetology

Open the license lookupBoard’s website

Checked Sep 14, 2026

What to look for on the lookup

  • The name matches. The person treating you, spelled the way they gave it. Ask for any other name they’ve been licensed under.
  • The license type matches what you were told. RN and LPN are different licenses, as are physician and physician assistant, or esthetician and cosmetologist.
  • The status says active. Note words like expired, lapsed, inactive, suspended, restricted or probation — and what they apply to.
  • The expiration date hasn’t passed. Some lookups show it; some only show status. If neither is clear, the board can confirm.
  • Any public discipline or board orders. If the lookup lists actions, orders or conditions, open them and read what they say.

Every board’s lookup looks a little different. If something is unclear, contact the board.

Match a claimed credential to the right board in Nevada

What official sources say in Nevada

Where we found an official statement, you’ll see our plain summary, the source, how binding that kind of source is, and when we checked. Where we didn’t, you’ll see the question to ask the place instead.

These are research summaries of official sources, checked on the dates shown. They are not legal advice, rules change, and the linked source controls. City and other municipal rules, including a local business license or zoning, can also apply. This page is the state board only. Confirm with the board.

We found official statements on 4 of 5 topics. Not located yet: who may own a med spa. Not located means we have nothing official to show you — it says nothing about what is allowed.

Who may inject Botox and fillers

Official source found

The Nevada State Board of Nursing says RNs, LPNs and APRNs may perform aesthetic procedures if trained and competent, but each intervention needs an order from a qualified licensed practitioner who has assessed the patient. Its grid marks neuromodulators and dermal fillers (outside the under-eye, nasal, jawline and temporal zones) as outside LPN scope, and for RNs as requiring the provider to be available for direct supervision. APRNs with independent practice authority may do aesthetic procedures without supervision.

Source: Practice Advisory Decision: Scope of Practice Requirements and Limitations for RNs and LPNs Performing Aesthetic/Cosmetologic Procedures

Board guidance — may not be bindingPublished or effective Jan 17, 2025Checked Sep 14, 2026

Still ask the place: “Who will inject me, what license do they hold, and which clinician examined me, ordered this and supervises them?”

Who may own a med spa

Not found yet

We haven’t found an official statement on this for Nevada yet.

That doesn’t tell you whether something is allowed or not — only that we have no official statement to show you.

Ask the place

“Who owns this practice, and who is its medical director?”

Check it with the board

“Must a practice offering medical aesthetic services be owned by, or employ, a licensed physician — and must it name a medical director?”

Put this to the board, or search its rules and position statements for it. Its answer, with a date, is what settles it — not the place’s.

Who decides

Usually the medical board, sometimes alongside state health or business law.

On file for Nevada: Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners.

Who may operate lasers and IPL

Official source found

In the Board of Nursing grid, non-ablative laser hair removal, non-ablative laser skin treatment and IPL are Level II procedures requiring a licensed practitioner order, informed consent and laser certification, with the provider available for direct supervision of RNs and LPNs. Fractionated ablative laser is outside LPN scope and requires immediate supervision for RNs; total ablative laser resurfacing is outside both RN and LPN scope.

Source: Practice Advisory Decision: Scope of Practice Requirements and Limitations for RNs and LPNs Performing Aesthetic/Cosmetologic Procedures

Board guidance — may not be bindingPublished or effective Jan 17, 2025Checked Sep 14, 2026

Still ask the place: “Who operates the laser or IPL device, what license or certification do they hold, and who supervises them?”

IV hydration and drips

Official source found

The Board of Nursing says qualified RNs, and LPNs meeting IV certification requirements, may give IV solutions and medications outside hospitals. They need an order from a qualified licensed practitioner who assessed the patient first, and only the practitioner may control access to the IV solutions or medications.

Source: Practice Decision: RN & LPN Scope in Out of Hospital Administration of IV Solutions and Medications

Board guidance — may not be bindingPublished or effective Mar 19, 2025Checked Sep 14, 2026

Still ask the place: “Who assesses me and orders what goes in the bag, and who places the IV — under which license?”

What estheticians may do

Official source found

Nevada statute defines esthetics to include only noninvasive skin-care devices that are not 'esthetic medical devices,' and exfoliation that removes no skin below the stratum corneum (for example manual exfoliation, microdermabrasion or dermaplaning). The definition excludes the separately licensed branch of advanced esthetician.

Source: NRS 644A.075 "Esthetics" defined (Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 644A)

Law or regulationChecked Sep 14, 2026

Still ask the place: “What license does the person doing this hold, and does that license cover this treatment?”

Sources

The official documents above, once each. Rules change; the linked source controls, and the date is when we last opened it.

  1. Practice Advisory Decision: Scope of Practice Requirements and Limitations for RNs and LPNs Performing Aesthetic/Cosmetologic ProceduresBoard guidance — may not be binding · checked Sep 14, 2026
  2. Practice Decision: RN & LPN Scope in Out of Hospital Administration of IV Solutions and MedicationsBoard guidance — may not be binding · checked Sep 14, 2026
  3. NRS 644A.075 "Esthetics" defined (Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 644A)Law or regulation · checked Sep 14, 2026

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