• Mississippi Releases Guidance on IVs and Semaglutide

    September 7, 2023

    By Patrick O’Brien, General Counsel, American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)The Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure recently released two guidance documents; one [...]

  • Oregon Proposes New Definition for Estheticians and Advanced Estheticians

    September 6, 2023

    By Patrick O’Brien, General Counsel, American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)The Oregon Board of Cosmetology and the Board of Certified Advanced Estheticians have [...]

  • What Do I Need to Know About Trademark Law?

    August 30, 2023

    By Michael S. Byrd, JD, ByrdAdattoTrademarks can be a powerful tool to protect your business’s intellectual property, brand and reputation. One of [...]

  • HIPAA FAQs: Navigating HIPAA Compliance in Your Medical Spa

    August 25, 2023

    By Compliancy GroupWhen you work in health care, hearing about HIPAA is inevitable. There is a ton of information online about the [...]

  • Is My Medical Spa HIPAA Compliant or Simply Complying with HIPAA?

    August 22, 2023

    By Patrick O’Brien, JDIs your website, EMR system or telehealth system “HIPAA compliant?” Or is it simply complying with HIPAA? These two [...]

  • Can Medical Spas Use AI Technology for Hiring Decisions?

    August 9, 2023

    By Patrick O’Brien, JD, General Counsel, American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)[Editor’s note: We attempted to use AI to write this article, but [...]

  • Why Should I Attend a Cadaver Dissection Course?

    August 8, 2023

    By Patrick O’Brien, JD, General Counsel, American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Why should a cadaver dissection course form a core part of your [...]

  • Who Can Perform Semaglutide Treatments?

    August 3, 2023

    By Patrick O’Brien, JD, General Counsel, American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)With the great popularity of weight loss treatments using GLP-1 receptor agonists [...]

  • New York Enacts New Notice Requirement for Health Care Transactions

    July 27, 2023

    By Madison M. White, JD, ByrdAdattoState notice requirements are becoming more common in health care transactions, and New York is one of [...]

  • Physician Assistants Head Toward Greater Autonomy

    July 26, 2023

    By Patrick O’Brien, JDUpdate: Since this article was originally written, a number of states—including Colorado, Illinois, Iowa and Arizona—have passed legislation that [...]

  • UPDATED: Can RNs Inject Botox in Florida? The Nursing Board Says… It’s Complicated

    July 19, 2023

    By Patrick O'Brien, General Counsel, American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)UPDATE #2 (2/08/2024): Since our 7/19 update the Florida Board of Nursing has [...]

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    What You Need to Know About Nursing Compact Law

    July 13, 2023

    By Bradford Adatto, JD, ByrdAdattoThe multi-state nursing license is issued in a nurse’s primary state of residence and is recognized across state [...]