Legal


May 26, 2023

Tips to Respond to Patient Review Without Violating HIPAA

By Compliancy Group Patient reviews can be tricky. Your first instinct is to respond immediately to let patients know ...

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May 5, 2023

Michigan Proposes Controversial Cosmetology Rules Changes

By Patrick O’Brien, JD, Legal Coordinator, American Med Spa Association (AmSpa) Recently, the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory ...

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March 28, 2023

What You Need to Know About Ozempic

By Samuel E. Pondrom, JD, ByrdAdatto Over the past several years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ...

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March 21, 2023

California Imposes New Requirements on Physicians for Disclosure of the Open Payments Database

By Michael S. Byrd, JD, ByrdAdatto On January 1, 2023, California imposed a new disclosure requirement on physicians licensed ...

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March 15, 2023

AmSpa's Open Letter Regarding Nevada Senate Bill 249

UPDATE: Nevada Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor to Hold Hearing on SB 249 The Nevada Senate Committee on ...

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March 2, 2023

Med Men (And Women): Adventures in Medical Aesthetics Advertising

By Patrick O’Brien, JD Advertising is one of those areas that is deceptively simple in concept but maddeningly complicated ...

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February 14, 2023

Did Nevada Kick RNs out of Medical Spas?

By Patrick O’Brien, JD, Legal Coordinator, American Med Spa Association According to the Nevada State Board of Cosmetology, the ...

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January 10, 2023

California Finally Releases Application on Independent Nurse Practitioners

By Patrick O’Brien, JD, Legal Coordinator, American Med Spa Association In 2020, California passed a new law, known as ...

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January 6, 2023

FTC Proposes Rule on Non-Competes; How Would It Affect Your Medical Spa?

By Patrick O’Brien, JD, Legal Coordinator, American Med Spa Association On January 5, 2023, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission ...

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December 13, 2022

Medical Aesthetics Legal Trends of 2022: Practitioner Independence and New Restrictions Topped Legislative Agendas This Year

By Patrick O’Brien, JD By the time this issue of QP hits your doorstep, most state legislatures will have ...

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October 17, 2022

IV Bars Target of Alabama Investigation

By Patrick O’Brien, JD, Legal Coordinator, American Med Spa Association (AmSpa) Recently, the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners investigated ...

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September 19, 2022

Three Recent EEOC Lawsuits Highlight Important ADA Issues

By Patrick O’Brien, JD, Legal Coordinator, American Med Spa Association (AmSpa) The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is charged ...

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September 12, 2022

New Colorado Law Limits Non-compete Agreements

By Patrick O’Brien, Legal Coordinator, American Med Spa Association Under a new Colorado law, non-compete agreements entered into after ...

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July 12, 2022

How to Speak to Your Representatives About Medical Spa Law

By Patrick O’Brien, JD, Legal Coordinator, American Med Spa Association (AmSpa) Your state laws and administrative rules have an ...

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May 27, 2022

What You Need to Know About Tipping in Health Care

By Bradford E. Adatto, JD, ByrdAdattoImagine going to check out after your yearly doctor's appointment and being handed a receipt ...

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May 18, 2022

How to Utilize Your Legal Summary

By Patrick O'Brien, JD, Legal Coordinator, American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Congratulations—you made the excellent decision to become an AmSpa Member ...

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