By Patrick O'Brien, JD, Legal Coordinator, American Med Spa Association

As the first quarter of 2021 comes to a close, state legislatures are well into their sessions working on passing legislation. Below, we give a bit of background on many of the bills that could affect medical spas that we have been tracking.

Some have already become law, and some have failed to pass. Most, however, are in some phase of the long and convoluted process that bills go through to become law. Please keep in mind that few bills will eventually pass, and the ones that do may be amended or altered from their original language.

We are continuing to monitor and report on new developments and look forward to the second quarter.

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• Arkansas
  
  • HB 1266: Supervision for cosmetic aesthetic services; currently in committee.
  • HB 1258: Independent practice for ARPNs; currently in committee.
  • SB 186: Independent practice for ARPNs; currently in committee.
• Connecticut
  • HB 5403: Reduced independent practice requirements for APRNs; currently in committee.
• Delaware
  • HB 33: Collaborative practice for PAs; passed House vote, currently in Senate committee.
• Florida
  • HB 431: Autonomous practice for PAs; received favorable committee report, awaiting House vote.
  • SB 894: Autonomous practice for PAs; received favorable committee report, awaiting Senate vote.
• Georgia
  • HB 213: Independent practice for ARPNs; currently in committee.
• Idaho
  • SB 1093: Collaborative practice for PAs; signed into law and goes into effect July 1, 2021.
• Illinois
  • HB 1826: Collaborative practice for PAs; currently in committee.
  • SB 145: Collaborative practice for PAs; currently postponed in committee.
  • SB 105: Independent practice for ARPNs; currently postponed in committee.
• Indiana
  • SB 366: Collaborative practice for PAs; passed Senate vote, currently in House committee.
• Massachusetts
  • S 2984: Independent practice for ARPNs; signed into law.
• Maine
  • SP 34: Dental use of toxins and dermal fillers; currently in committee.
• Mississippi
  • SB 2007: Independent practice for ARPNs; died in committee.
  • SB 2008: APRN prescriptive authority; died in committee.
• Missouri
  • HB 768: Independent practice for ARPNs; awaiting committee assignment.
• Montana
  • HB 400: Collaborative practice for PAs; died in committee.
  • HB 493: Advanced aesthetics practice; currently in committee.
• New York
  • AB 6156: Laser hair removal license; currently in committee.
• Nevada
  • SB 291: Master esthetician license; awaiting assignment to committee.
• Ohio
  • HB 221: Independent practice for ARPNs; currently in committee.
• Oklahoma
  • HB 2013: Cosmetic procedures license; awaiting assignment to committee.
• Oregon
  • HB 3036: Collaborative practice for PAs; currently in committee.
• Rhode Island
  • H 5162: PA practice; died in committee.
  • H 5844: Regulation of medical spa procedures; held in committee.
• Texas
  • HB 4352: Collaborative practice for PAs; awaiting assignment to committee.
  • SB 915: Independent practice for ARPNs; currently in committee.
  • HB 4362: Independent practice for ARPNs; currently in committee.
  • HB 2029: Independent practice for ARPNs; currently in committee.
• Utah
  • HB 287: Independent practice for ARPNs; awaiting governor's signature.
  • SB 27: Independent practice for PAs; awaiting governor's signature.
• Virginia
  • HB 1747: CNS practice; signed into law.
  • HB 1737: Reduced independent practice requirements for APRNs; signed into law.
• West Virginia
  • SB 714: Collaborative practice for PAs; currently out of committee, awaiting Senate vote.
• Wyoming
  • SF 0033: Independent practice for ARPNs; currently in committee.