What are the license fees to open a med spa in Nebraska?
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The cited rules do not settle the full cost — they set only credentialing fees: an esthetics salon pays $150 to open and $150 per biennial renewal ($50 re-inspection if required), and each esthetician $95 then $118; no fee is given for the medical side.
Nebraska sets the cost of entry by rule, not by statute, so this is the price and § 38-155 is only the authority. 001. Scope and authority . These regulations establish fees related to the credentialing of individuals and businesses under the Uniform Credentialing Act (UCA), Nebraska Revised Statutes (Neb. Rev. Stat.) §§ 38-101 to 38-1,142. 002. Credentialing fees . Credentials are renewed biennially unless otherwise noted. The schedule sets Esthetics Salon $150 $150 $50 for re-inspection if required, and Esthetician $95 $118. The premises and the practitioner are licensed separately and priced separately: an esthetics salon pays $150 to open and $150 on each biennial renewal, and an esthetician working in it pays $95 then $118.
Neb. Admin. Code tit. 172, ch. 2, § 002 (the fee schedule a new esthetics salon actually pays) · verified Sep 7, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
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No person shall operate or profess or attempt to operate a cosmetology establishment unless such establishment is licensed by the department under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act. The department shall not issue or renew a license for a cosmetology establishment until all requirements of the act have been complied with. No person shall engage in any of the practices of cosmetology in any location or premises other than a licensed cosmetology establishment except as specifically permitted in the act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. §38-1078 (Cosmetology establishment; license required) · verified Sep 7, 2026
In order to be licensed as a salon by the department, an applicant shall meet, and present to the department evidence of meeting, the following requirements: (1) The proposed salon shall be a fixed, permanent structure or part of one; (2) The proposed salon shall be physically separated from all other business or residential activities except barbering, manicuring, pedicuring, and retail sales;
Neb. Rev. Stat. §38-1083 (Salon; license; requirements) · verified Sep 7, 2026
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