Nevada: Permanent Makeup & Nano Brows Regulation
Verified against official sources, 2026-07-13.
How can you check Nano Brows providers in Nevada?
No online lookup located: As of 2026-07-13, we did not locate a public online lookup. You may ask the provider for the credential's name and issuing agency.
A lookup result reflects only the information shown by the issuing agency. Directory inclusion does not certify a provider's credentials or legal compliance.
Who regulates it
District boards of health regulate 'invasive body decoration' (IBD): Southern Nevada Health District (Clark/Las Vegas), Northern Nevada Public Health (Washoe/Reno), Carson City-Douglas — under NRS 439.200/439.410 authority; the state DPBH directly permits IBD establishments in the 13 rural counties (NAC 444.00701–.00939)
Does it cover permanent makeup / nano brows?
Coverage: explicitly-covered
SNHD reg 1.51 (official, fetched verbatim): "'Permanent makeup' defined. Permanent makeup is synonymous with cosmetic tattooing and includes the application of permanent eyeliner, eyebrows, lip liner, full lip color, repigmentation or camouflage using tattooing techniques of placing pigments under the skin." Reg 1.13: "'Body art' includes body piercing, permanent makeup, tattoo, and tattoo camouflage." NAC 444.00731 defines permanent makeup at state level. Cosmetology exclusion (official, NV Board of Cosmetology FAQ): "microblading is most analogous to tattooing... Licensed cosmetologists and estheticians are prohibited (not allowed) to perform any service that affects the body beyond the outermost layers of skin."
Artist requirements
| License required | Yes |
|---|---|
| Training | district-dependent. SNHD (Las Vegas): Body Art Card required — FIVE card types incl. a dedicated MICROBLADING card (Body Art, Body Art Apprentice, Microblading, Microblading Apprentice, Mentor); first-time test + card $175, retest $150; current bloodborne-pathogen training proof required. Rural counties: DPBH facility-permit regime (artist cards are district constructs) |
| Exam | SNHD written test (card issuance) |
| Bloodborne pathogen | yes (SNHD card requirement; DPBH guide) |
| Minimum age | clients under 18: express IN-PERSON consent of custodial parent/legal guardian with custody proof (DPBH IBD Guide, official); emancipated minors per NRS 129; SNHD Section 7 similar (secondary snippet — verify at next touch) |
| Fee | SNHD: $175 first card; renewals $25 (current/expired 2+yrs) or $50 (expired <2 yrs w/ late fee); duplicate $25 |
| Renewal | per district (SNHD card renewal cycle) |
Facility requirements
| License required | Yes |
|---|---|
| Inspection regime | district establishment permits + inspections (NNPH: at least annually); DPBH rural: annual permit with plan review |
| Fee | DPBH rural: $290/yr (+$50 late) + $165 plan review; exemption category $70; district fees per district |
| Renewal | annual |
Local variation
County-level variation: Yes
State framework delegates to district health boards whose regulations supersede local ordinances on State Board approval (except stricter local rules); DPBH covers non-district counties directly. CORRECTION logged: NRS 444.335 (a research lead) is NOT the IBD statute — it concerns institutional sanitation.
Local overlays
Las Vegas (Clark County) (county)
Full district regime: individual Body Art Cards (5 types incl. dedicated Microblading and Microblading Apprentice cards; $175 test+card; BBP proof) PLUS establishment permits; PMU explicitly defined in the regulations (1.51). Artists ARE individually credentialed here — one of the few artist-card jurisdictions in the DB.
Reciprocity
No automatic reciprocity: NV operators from other districts need temporary state permits for rural counties; out-of-state operators need temporary event permits (DPBH guide); SNHD credits outside experience/permits toward its card but does not waive its exam.
Pending / recent changes
Active changes: None identified
No PMU/body-art bill found in the 83rd (2025) session (NELIS/LegiScan sweep; AB352 cottage-cosmetics is unrelated) — UNRESOLVED margins; no announced SNHD regulation revision (current regs page silent).
What this means before you book
In Nevada, PMU is licensed by your regional health district, not the cosmetology board — in the Las Vegas area every artist needs a Southern Nevada Health District Body Art Card (there is a dedicated Microblading card) and the studio needs a district permit. You can verify a specific artist's card through SNHD's online card lookup (you'll need their name plus card number or date of birth); rural-county facilities are permitted directly by the state.
Statutes & sources cited
- NRS 439.200 (State Board of Health regulations; local boards' powers) and NRS 439.410 (district boards adopt regulations, effective on State Board approval) — NRS text via mirrors (leg.state.nv.us full-chapter pages oversized for fetch): official re-read queued
- NAC 444.00701–444.00939 (Invasive Body Decoration Establishments; 'permanent makeup' defined at 444.00731, 'tattoo' at 444.00757)
- SNHD Regulations Governing the Sanitation and Safety of Body Art Establishments (eff. 2022-07-01) — official, fetched from SNHD
Sources
- https://southernnevadahealthdistrict.org/permits-and-regulations/body-art/
- https://dpbh.nv.gov/siteassets/regulatory/invasive-body-decoration-tattoo/docs/Resource__Tattoo_IBD_Guide.pdf
- https://www.nvcosmo.com/licensing-faq-
- https://nnph.org/programs-and-services/environmental-health/tattoo-program.php
- https://regulations.justia.com/states/nevada/chapter-444/invasive-body-decoration-establishments/general-provisions/