Practice Guides — Every State, Every Credential

255 state-specific guides for clinicians thinking about opening, growing, or adding aesthetics to a practice. Built from authoritative state-board sources, written by clinicians, free to use.

Choose your credential

Nurse Practitioner
51 state guides → scope, ownership, aesthetics
Physician Assistant
51 state guides → scope, ownership, aesthetics
Registered Nurse
51 state guides → scope, ownership, aesthetics
Physician
51 state guides → scope, ownership, aesthetics
Dentist
51 state guides → scope, ownership, aesthetics

Start a med spa — the essentials

Can a nurse own a med spa?
The ownership structure, in plain English
How to start a med spa
The step-by-step 90-day launch path
Med spa license requirements
The full stack you actually need to open
How much it costs to open a med spa
Honest startup ranges and what drives them
Med spa business training
The clinical work and the business, in order

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Sources: AANP State Practice Environment 2024-2025 (NPs), AAPA Optimal Team Practice (PAs), State Boards of Nursing (RNs), State Medical Boards (Physicians), State Dental Boards (Dentists). Information is provided as a general resource and is not legal or professional advice. Verify with the relevant state board before opening a practice.