IDFPR Releases Statement on “Medical Estheticians”
September 9, 2015The Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation (IDFPR) recently released the following statement on "medical estheticians." The Department has received a number [...]
Court Rules Physicians Can Stand Up for Their Patients
September 8, 2015Mental health parity gained important momentum this month when a U.S. appeals court ruling gave legal power to patients who face unfair [...]
ASDS/ASDSA Accepts “Call to Action” on Skin Cancer Prevention
September 8, 2015The American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) announced it actively supports the measures to fight skin cancer set forth in the Skin [...]
Oregon Passes HB 2642 Creating the Board of Certified Advanced Estheticians
September 4, 2015Subject: Board of Certified Advanced Estheticians - HB 2642 The 2015 Legislature passed HB 2642 creating the Board of [...]
California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology Updates
September 4, 2015The Board of Barbering and Cosmetology (Board) does not approve or regulate equipment or products used in the barbering and beauty industry. [...]
7 Ways You Should Celebrate Women in Medicine Month
September 2, 2015In 1990, cellphones were the size of bricks, the Soviet Union still existed and women only made up about 17 percent of [...]
Teen Plastic Surgery: Nose Jobs, Breast Enhancements Among Procedures Surging During Summer Break
September 2, 2015Some U.S. teenagers will debut more than their tans and new clothes when they head back to school this fall. New noses, [...]
ASERF Establishes The Mollenkopf Breast Reconstruction Assistance Fund
September 1, 2015The Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation (ASERF), the research and education arm of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), [...]
Hospital Investigating After ESPN Publishes Football Player’s Medical Record
September 1, 2015Compliagent CEO Nick Merkin was quoted in AHC Media's online publication on a recent potential HIPAAbreach by an ESPN reporter. See Nick's [...]
All 50 States Now Allow Electronic Prescription of Controlled Substances
September 1, 2015On July 30, 2015, the state of Missouri formally authorized electronic prescription of controlled substances. Missouri was the final state to adopt [...]
The New Age of Devices: Challenges and Opportunities
August 31, 2015Arguably once thought of as niche, aesthetic devices are now essential tools in the increasingly nuanced spectrum of cosmetic care. They can [...]
Congratulations to 2015 Southern California Rising Stars John A. Mills and Kathyrn F. Russo
August 26, 2015John A. Mills and Kathryn F. Russo of Nelson Hardiman, AmSpa's West Coast attorney partners, have both been included in the 2015 [...]
