Tis the Season: Gift cards for Medical Spas
December 5, 2017By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, Founder/Director of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Medical spas typically see an uptick in sales of gift [...]
Undercover Operation Catches Woman Practicing Medicine Without License At Surfside Spa
November 21, 2017An undercover operation has landed a 59-year-old Hallandale Beach woman in jail accused of practicing medicine without a license.Police say Alicia Giser [...]
FDA Guidance Offers Clarity on Microneedling Issues
November 7, 2017By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, Founder/Director of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)The question of who can perform microneedling has been a [...]
Who Can Perform Microblading in Illinois?
November 6, 2017An exception exists for physicians providing the treatment. If a physician is performing microblading in the practice, that practice does NOT need [...]
Illinois Nurse Practice Act Update
November 3, 2017By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, Founder/Director of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)UPDATE: Gov. Rauner signed the revised Illinois Nurse Practice Act [...]
Plastic Surgeon to the Stars is an Incompetent Fraud: Authorities
October 30, 2017The gynecologist turned celebrity plastic surgeon who pumped up the caboose of “Mob Wives” star Renee Graziano is a butt butcher, according [...]
Corporate Practice of Medicine Issues in Illinois Medical Spas
October 24, 2017By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, Founder/Director of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa) The laws about owning a medical spa in Illinois [...]
Illinois Governor Signs Bill Granting Nurse Practitioners Full Practice Authority
October 16, 2017Earlier this summer AmSpa reported that the Illinois General Assembly passed a bill granting APRNs full practice authority. Governor Rauner signed the [...]
Can Dentists and Chiropractors Own Medical Spas?
September 28, 2017By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, Founder/Director of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Can a dentist or chiropractor own or serve as a [...]
Michigan’s Corporate Practice of Medicine Laws Facing Court Test
September 28, 2017The corporate practice of medicine doctrine regulates in many states whether a non-physician can own and make treatment decisions in a medical [...]
New Jersey Supreme Court Reminder – Don’t Forget about the Corporate Practice of Medicine
September 27, 2017A New Jersey Supreme Court case earlier this summer has New Jersey lawyers re-examining their clients’ business structures under the State’s corporate [...]
Update on Illinois Bill to Grant Advanced Practice Registered Nurses Full Practice Authority
September 26, 2017By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, Founder/Director of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Nurse practitioners in Illinois medical spas and aesthetic practices may [...]
