The five criteria
Rules described as of October 2026.
Here are the pages behind the questions.
These are the pages I’d keep handy for the five questions. Texas sources explain records and responsibilities; the medical information helps with the conversation and aftercare. Each note tells you what you’ll find, so you can go straight to the part you need.
Names and records
Texas Medical Board — Look Up a License. Check a doctor or physician assistant’s license and any board actions. Some profile information is self-reported, so I’d read the details before drawing a conclusion.
National Council of State Boards of Nursing — License Verification. Explains Nursys, which covers nursing licenses, discipline and practice privileges in participating jurisdictions. It’s a separate route from the medical board’s search.
Texas Medical Board — Med Spa Registration. The board says it has no specific med spa registration. That doesn’t remove the rules for the work being done inside one.
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation — Medical Spas. Explains how oversight depends on the service. Cosmetology and medical acts have different oversight, even when they’re offered at the same place.
Who is responsible
Texas Medical Board — Training and Supervision for Med Spa Procedures. Covers delegation, training and emergency availability for cosmetic medical procedures. It describes being on site or immediately available; those aren’t the same arrangement. The delegation rules set out the written protocol, prior assessment and exceptions too.
Texas Medical Board — February 2025 Bulletin. Explains the posted delegating doctor’s name and license number, plus staff identification. You can compare those details with the explanation you’re given.
Deciding and getting home
American Academy of Dermatology — Questions About Cosmetic Treatment. Covers experience, realistic results, risks, alternatives and recovery. I’d use it to make room for topics the conversation hasn’t covered yet.
MedlinePlus — Informed Consent for Adults. Explains understanding options, risks and benefits, including whether treatment can wait. It also covers an adult’s right to refuse when they can understand the decision.
MedlinePlus — Anaphylaxis. Describes a life-threatening allergic reaction and its warning signs. It explains the need for immediate medical attention and calling 911.
Raising a concern
Texas Medical Board — Complaint About Licensee. Explains which professionals the board covers and how to make a complaint. It distinguishes an anonymous complaint from keeping a complainant’s identity confidential.
Texas Attorney General — File a Consumer Complaint. Covers billing, refund and misleading-advertising concerns. Read the warning about public complaints and sensitive personal information before sending documents.
Check the date too
Rule summaries here are dated October 2026. Pages and rules can change. I’d reopen the relevant link when deciding, and take an unclear rule question to the board.
Five questions, kept open.
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