The American Med Spa Association (AmSpa) recently finalized the agenda for its upcoming California Medical Spa and Medical Aesthetic Regulatory Workshop on Monday, May 2nd, 2016.
Is your medical spa or practice operating legally?
Are you missing out on opportunities to improve your business and become more profitable?
Do you know how to protect yourself, your employees and your business?

Learn how to address these issues and many others at AmSpa's California Medical Spa and Medical
Aesthetics Regulatory Workshop on May 2nd. Focused on California regulations and legalities, OSHA,
HIPAA and much, much more. Register today; seats are limited!

Details:
What: California Medical Spa and Medical Aesthetic Regulatory Workshop
Where: Nelson Hardiman Law Firm, Los Angeles, CA
When: Monday, May 2nd, 8 am - 5 pm
Register and Learn More Today!

Developed specifically for the California medical spa and medical aesthetic community, this workshop will be held at Nelson Hardiman Law Firm in Los Angeles, CA, and will feature Alex Thiersch, AmSpa founder and director, as well as AmSpa partner attorney, Harry Nelson, from Nelson Hardiman Law Firm; Bob Aicher from the ASAPS; and renowned physician, Sheila Nazarian, MD.
Click here to learn more about the California Regulatory Workshop.
The final agenda for this workshop is as follows:

8:00-8:45 am Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:45-9 am Welcome
Speaker: Bob Aicher, ASAPS

9-11 am Overview of California Rules and Regulations Affecting the Medical Spa, Aesthetic and Laser Industries
Speakers: Alex Thiersch, AmSpa; and Harry Nelson, Nelson Hardiman Law Firm
• Commissions: The fee-splitting conundrum—Is it legal? Is Groupon fee-splitting?
• Ownership: Who can own a med spa, and what is the best way to structure a corporation?
• Medical spa supervision and delegation—Must a physician be present and examine every new patient?
• Aestheticians and laser technicians: What they can/cannot do in a medical spa.
• Legal: The laws surrounding referrals and gift cards.
• Noncompetition/nonsolicitation agreements: Protect your practice and earn loyal employees.
• Question and answer session

11 – 11:15 am BREAK—VISIT WITH EXHIBITORS

11:15 am–12 pm Q&A for California Rules and Regulations Affecting the Medical Spa, Aesthetic and Laser Industries
Speakers: Alex Thiersch, AmSpa; and Harry Nelson, Nelson Hardiman Law Firm

12 – 1 pm LUNCH

1-1:30 pm OSHA Compliance Within a Medical Spa
Speaker: Harry Nelson, Nelson Hardiman Law Firm
• 5 steps to attaining OSHA compliance.
• 7 common areas where OSHA will get you.
• What you should do should your OSHA surveyor pay you a visit.
• How to write and teach your workplace safety programs, who should be trained, and what must be kept ongoing.
• Question and answer session

1:30-2 pm: HIPAA and Its Application Within a Medical Spa
Speaker: Alex Thiersch, AmSpa
• Common HIPAA liability exposures.
• HITECH Act of 2009 with expanded HIPAA privacy rules in 2013—what they mean to you.
Policies and training needed to be HIPAA compliant.
• Question and answer session Alex Thiersch, AmSpa

2-2:30 pm Overview of California Medical Aesthetic/Medical Spa Laser Laws
Speakers: Alex Thiersch, AmSpa; and Harry Nelson, Nelson Hardiman Law Firm
• Review of current laws: Who can own a laser center, who can fire a laser, supervision requirements.
• Trends for the future
• Question and answer session

2:30-2:45 BREAK—VISIT WITH EXHIBITORS

2:45-3:30 pm Physician Supervision in Medical Spas
Speakers: Alex Thiersch, AmSpa; and Harry Nelson, Nelson Hardiman Law Firm
• Benefits
• Drawbacks
• Control
• Misclassifying
• Playing it safe
• Question and answer session

3:30-4:15 pm Non-competition and Non-solicitation Clauses
Speakers: Alex Thiersch, AmSpa; and Harry Nelson, Nelson Hardiman Law Firm
• Using non-competition and non-solicitation clauses to protect your practice and create loyal employees.
• How can non-competition and non-solicitation clauses help and hurt your practice?
• Enforcing non-competition and non-solicitation agreements: How can I make them enforceable and still get my employees to sign?
• Top 3 reasons non-competes are struck down.
• Question and answer session

4:15-5 pm Social Media and Your Practice
Speaker: Sheila Nazarian, MD
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE AND REGISTER TODAY! SPACE IS FILLING UP FAST!

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