Nebraska Cosmetology Act
The Act items test whether you know where the statutory line sits: what an esthetician is licensed to do, who may do it, and what happens when the line is crossed. Expect questions on scope of practice, licensure, unlicensed practice, and the relationship between the Board and the Department.
The statutory frame
Nebraska regulates esthetics through the Cosmetology, Electrology, Body Art, Nail Technology, and Massage Therapy Act, codified in Chapter 38 of the Nebraska Revised Statutes and administered by the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health. The Board of Cosmetology is advisory: it reviews applications, recommends rule changes, and hears complaints, but DHHS issues the credential and imposes discipline. The Act defines esthetics as caring for the skin - cleansing, stimulating, manipulating, applying cosmetics, temporary hair removal, and lash and brow services - and it defines what only a physician or another licensed medical professional may do.
Scope boundaries
Diagnosing or treating disease is not esthetics. A client with a suspicious lesion, an infected follicle, or an undiagnosed rash is referred, not treated. Practicing on an expired license, letting an unlicensed person perform services, or using a title you do not hold are separate violations, each independently sanctionable.
Worked example
A client points to a pearly, bleeding bump and asks you to "extract it." The bump is not a comedo; squeezing a suspected neoplasm can spread cells and delay diagnosis. The correct exam answer refers the client, documents the observation and referral, and performs no service on that lesion.
Traps
Assuming the Board licenses - DHHS does. Confusing a certificate with a license. And assuming any device you can buy is within scope: the defensible answer is to verify the Act and Board rules before adding a modality.