Fresno Medical Spa in Legal Trouble for Botox and Laser Hair Removal
December 14, 2016One of the legal issues rising in medical spas is the unlawful practice of medicine. A doctor and three registered nurses will [...]
Fresno Medical Spa Facing Criminal Charges – Statement From AmSpa Founder/Director
December 14, 2016A medical spa in California is facing criminal charges related to the unauthorized practice of medicine according to the Fresno Bee. AmSpa [...]
Colorado Medical Board Updating Rule Regarding Delegation and Supervision of Medical Services
October 3, 2016The Colorado Medical Board is in the process of updating Rule 800: REGARDING THE DELEGATION AND SUPERVISION OF MEDICAL SERVICES TO UNLICENSED [...]
California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology Clarifies Esthetician Scope of Practice in Q&A
September 26, 2016Representatives from the California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology sat for a Q&A on esthetician scope of practice at AmSpa's San Jose [...]
IDFPR Clarifies Its Stance on Limits of Esthetician Scope of Treatments
September 20, 2016As we've previously noted, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has defined several treatment procedures that it deems are not [...]
Illinois Releases Statement on Prohibited Practices for Aestheticians
September 8, 2016The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation recently released its official statement on prohibited practices for Illinois [...]
AmSpa Founder, Alex Thiersch, JD, Releases Clarification on California Microneedling Law
August 24, 2016According to AmSpa's sources, very recently, many medical spas and estheticians throughout the state of California were reminded thatmicroneedling and dermarolling are [...]
California Cracking Down on Estheticians Illegally Performing Microneedling/Dermarolling
August 22, 2016According to AmSpa's sources, very recently, many medical spas and estheticians throughout the state of California were reminded that microneedling and dermarolling [...]
Docs, You’ve Been Hacked. What’s Next?
August 15, 2016Healthcare providers have heard the HIPAA disaster stories: a laptop containing patient information is left on the counter at the coffee shop; [...]
Board of Certified Advanced Estheticians – Board Meetings
July 8, 2016The members of the Board of Certified Advanced Estheticians have not yet been appointed. When they have, the scheduled public meetings will [...]
3 Digital legal threats (and how to navigate them)
May 19, 2016As a plastic surgeon, you may think you’re following the rules when you carefully ask for permission when you post patient testimonials [...]
North Carolina Bill Draft Poised to Eliminate Licensing Requirements for Laser Hair Removal
April 20, 2016The Joint Legislative Administrative Procedure Oversight Committee in North Carolina has filed a bill draft that, if introduced as a bill, would [...]
