Medical Spa Laws: 2023 Legislative Session
AmSpa believes that it is important to the medical aesthetic industry to have a clear, easy to follow legal framework without unnecessary costs or burdens. Therefore, we support efforts that reduce non-compliant and untrained practices, efforts that responsibly expand licensed scope of practice and autonomy, and efforts that streamline and reduce regulatory burdens on medical spas.
Midwest
Illinois
Illinois bill would bring physician assistants independence
3/31/2023 Passed Senate, now in House
Iowa
Iowa bills would allow physician assistants to collaborate
5/2/2023 Passed House and Senate heading to Governor
Indiana
Bill would allow physician assistants (PAs) to practice without collaborative agreements in certain settings
1/10/2023 referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
Northeast
Rhode Island
Rhode Island bill seeks to regulate and license medical spas
3/15/23 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Maryland
Maryland bills would allow physician assistants to collaborate
HB 727: 2/14/2023 Hearing 3/06 in House Committee on Health and Government Operations. SB 673: 2/8/2023 Hearing on 3/14 Senate Committee on Finance.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island bill seeks to enact physician assistant license compact
2/3/2023 HB 5332 Referred to House Committee on Corporations. 2/16/2023 HB 278 Senate Committee on Health and Human Services.
New York
Bill seeks to create laser hair removal (LHR) license
1/26/2023 Referred to House Committee on Economic Development
New York
Bill would allow aestheticians to perform microneedling
1/26/2023 Referred to House Committee on Economic Development
South
Texas
TEXAS Bills Seek to Restrict PA and NP Practice
HB 3230 3/15/23 Referred to House Committee on Public Health; HB 3229 3/15/23 Referred to House Committee on Public Health; SB 1959 3/21/23 Referred to Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
Oklahoma
Oklahoma bill may bring nurse practitioners independence
3/07/2023 Passed Senate and sent to House
Texas
Texas bill seeks to restrict supervision and delegation
3/16/2022 Referred to Public Health
Florida
Florida bills would restrict medical ownership
5/5/23 Died in Committee
South Carolina
South Carolina bill may bring physician assistants and nurse practitioners independence
2/21/2023 Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
Virginia
Virginia bill would allow dentists to use botulinum toxin in their practices
2/21/2023 Passed House
West Virginia
West Virginia bill would rename PAs to "physician associates"
2/20/2023 Referred to Senate Committee on Health and Human Resources
Florida
Florida bill may bring physician assistants independence
2/1/2023 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services and Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
Tennessee
Tennessee bill would allow physician assistants to collaborate
3/15/2023 Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee
Oklahoma
Oklahoma bill seeks to create laser hair removal license
2/7/2023 Referred to House Committee on Rules
North Carolina
North Carolina bill would allow physician assistants to work in team-based practices
2/27/2023 passed House and sent to Senate
West
Nevada
Nevada bill would amend RN and advanced esthetician practice
4/20/2023 - Passed Senate as amended and sent to Assembly Committee on Commerce and Labor
Montana
Montana bill would restrict nurse practitioner independence
3/11/2023 Missed deadline and failed to advance
Colorado
Bill would allow physician assistants to collaborate with physicians
4/26/2023 Signed by Governor
Washington
Bill would allow physician assistants (PAs) to collaborate
1/20/2023 Referred to House Committee on Health Care & Wellness
Montana
Bill would bring physician assistants (PAs) independence
4/3/2023 Passed House and Senate- heading to Governor
Arizona
Bill would allow physician assistants (PAs) to collaborate
4/17/2023 Signed by Governor into law
Utah
Bill would allow cosmetologists to perform microneedling treatments
3/3/2023 Failed to Pass
Oregon
Bill would rename physician assistants to physician associates
1/13/2023 – Referred to House Committee on Behavioral Health and Health Care