• New COVID-19 Relief Bill Introduced in the Senate

    March 20, 2020

    By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationA new aid package designed to provide relief for the disruptions cause by [...]

  • States Adjust Unemployment Requirements in Face of COVID-19

    March 20, 2020

    By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationIn light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic disruption, multiple [...]

  • Letter from the CEO: It’s Time for All Medical Spas to Close

    March 19, 2020

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Like all of you, the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa) [...]

  • UPDATED: A Look at the Federal COVID-19 Relief Bills

    March 19, 2020

    By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationUPDATE: HR 6201 has been signed into law. The final version is available [...]

  • The Pandemic, Elective Surgical Care and Informed Consent

    March 19, 2020

    By Jeff Segal, MD, JD, ByrdAdatto and Medical JusticeAs I write this, we are reading in the news about potential quarantines and [...]

  • How the SBA Can Help Your Medical Spa During the COVID-19 Outbreak

    March 18, 2020

    By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationThe Small Business Administration (SBA) is charged with providing support and financing to [...]

  • AmSpa Launches AmSpa Live Series to Address Current Medical Spa Issues

    March 17, 2020

    The world of medical aesthetics—and life in general in the United States—has changed a great deal in the past week. The COVID-19 [...]

  • What Your Medical Spa Needs to Know About the Coronavirus, Part 2

    March 13, 2020

    By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationSince part one of this article was originally posted, the outbreak of Coronavirus, [...]

  • What Medical Spa Owners Need to Know About Corporations

    March 11, 2020

    By James M. Stanford, JD, Partner, ByrdAdattoThe corporation is one of the oldest types of business model, and it is likely the [...]

  • Can a Doctor Prescribe Controlled Substances Via Telemedicine?

    March 6, 2020

    By Bradford E. Adatto, Partner, ByrdAdattoFrom groceries to workout classes, entrepreneurs in all industries are attempting to duplicate the "Amazon Effect"—the ongoing [...]

  • Social Media and Micro-influencers

    February 28, 2020

    By Jenny Robinson, Skin Body SoulSocial media is an incredibly powerful tool for your medical spa. It has dramatically changed the way [...]

  • What Your Medical Spa Needs to Know About the Coronavirus

    February 26, 2020

    By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationIt's flu season again, but this year we have the added specter of [...]