
Blow Struck to Non-Solicitation Agreements in California
January 11, 2019By Patrick O'Brien, J.D., Legal Coordinator for the American Med Spa AssociationGenerally, California prohibits the enforcement of most employee non-compete clauses with [...]

New California Bill Requires Secure Prescription Pads
January 7, 2019By James M. Stanford, JD, Partner, ByrdAdattoIn 2018, California made several changes to try to curb unauthorized access to controlled substances as [...]

Dermaplaning: Surgery or a Close Shave? Part 2
January 4, 2019By Patrick O'Brien, J.D., Legal Coordinator for the American Med Spa AssociationThis is a continuation of a piece on post on dermaplaning. [...]

Dermaplaning: Surgery or a Close Shave? Part 1
January 3, 2019By Patrick O'Brien, J.D., Legal Coordinator for the American Med Spa AssociationDermaplaning over the last couple of years has become one of [...]

AmSpa Year In Review 2018: Podcasts, Webinars and Blog Posts
December 27, 2018There were a lot of great things AmSpa put out in 2018! Here are a few blog posts, podcasts and webinars you [...]

What Procedures Can an LVN Perform in Texas Medical Spas? The Texas Nursing Board Has Answers… Kind Of
December 20, 2018By Alex R. Thiersch, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)The recent medical spa related arrests in the Houston, Texas area [...]

Who Can Perform Aquagold Fine Touch Procedures?
December 11, 2018By Alex R. Thiersch, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Aquagold Fine Touch is a channeling device offered for sale by [...]

Emsculpt Laws and Your Med Spa
December 10, 2018By Michael S. Byrd, JD, Partner, ByrdAdattoUnless you've been living under a rock, you may have noticed the increasing number of medical [...]

Microblading Training Offered at The Medical Spa Show 2019
December 7, 2018By Alex R. Thiersch, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Microblading is here to stay. A semi-permanent beautification technique that is [...]

Houston PD Appears to be Bringing the Hammer Down as Fourth Arrest Made in Houston Med Spa “Crackdown”
December 6, 2018By Alex R. Thiersch, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)The first line of this story from the local ABC affiliate [...]

Medical Spas Still Have a Long Way to Go When It Comes to Compliance
December 5, 2018By Alex R. Thiersch, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)The recent arrest of licensed vocational nurse (LVN) Michelle Bogle has [...]

New Ohio Law Provides Affirmative Defense to HIPAA Liability in Data Breaches
November 30, 2018By Robert J. Fisher, Attorney, ByrdAdattoIf you work in a medical spa, you are undoubtedly using the internet in more ways than [...]