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

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

2 official sources on 2 of 5 topics · 3 boards · 1 official lookup site · 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 Tennessee

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

Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners

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

Osteopathic board

Tennessee Board of Osteopathic Examination

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

Nursing board

Tennessee 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

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 Tennessee

What official sources say in Tennessee

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 2 of 5 topics. Not located yet: who may own a med spa; iv hydration and drips; what estheticians may do. 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

A Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners rule requires any medical spa offering cosmetic medical services to register with the Board. The medical director or supervising physician must be an MD or DO with an active Tennessee license and an active Tennessee practice, and assumes responsibility for the cosmetic medical services provided. Registration is valid for 12 months. The rule does not itself set out who may perform specific injections.

Source: Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0880-02-.24, Medical Spa Registration

Law or regulationPublished or effective Oct 29, 2018Checked 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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee: Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners.

Who may operate lasers and IPL

Official source found

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

Not found yet

We haven’t found an official statement on this for Tennessee 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 assesses me and orders what goes in the bag, and who places the IV — under which license?”

Check it with the board

“Who may order elective IV hydration or vitamin infusions, who may start and monitor the IV, and is a standing order allowed?”

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 nursing and medical boards; sometimes the pharmacy board.

On file for Tennessee: Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners, Tennessee Board of Nursing.

What estheticians may do

Not found yet

We haven’t found an official statement on this for Tennessee 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

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

Check it with the board

“Which skin treatments are within a licensed esthetician's scope here — peel depth, microneedling, devices — and which are not?”

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 cosmetology or esthetics board.

We don’t have that board on file for Tennessee yet.

Sources

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

  1. Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0880-02-.24, Medical Spa RegistrationLaw or regulation · checked Sep 14, 2026
  2. Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0880-02-.14, Specially Regulated Areas and Aspects of Medical Practice (paragraph 10, laser)Law or regulation · checked Sep 14, 2026

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