Who needs a physician direction of laser and injectable treatments in Nebraska?

Issued by Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Board of Medicine and Surgery and Board of Nursing, at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.

1 of the 20 kinds of business in Nebraska

Laser hair removal, intense pulsed light and injectables are the practice of medicine in Nebraska: the Board of Medicine and Surgery’s position is that a physician may not delegate a laser to anyone but a physician assistant under supervision, and the Board of Nursing treats aesthetic procedures as complex nursing interventions a nurse may do only under a physician’s order with device training and never delegate to unlicensed staff. Estheticians may not use lasers or injectables. The medical side of the business belongs to a licensed physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner.

Draft. This row was drafted from the agency’s own page and has not yet been confirmed against it. Confirm it with the agency before you pay anything.

Step 4 of 6: Get the permits for your kind of business

  1. Set up the business
  2. Register for tax
  3. Approve the space
  4. Get the permits for your kind of business
  5. Alcohol permits
  6. Before the first hire

Issued by Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Board of Medicine and Surgery and Board of Nursing.

Sources and dates

DHHS Board of Nursing advisory opinion on aesthetic nursing; Board of Medicine and Surgery position on laser use; Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act (scope of esthetics). Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.

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