Providers Get Rare Win in New Texas Law Protecting Out-of-Network Referrals
September 23, 2015On June 1, 2015, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 574 into law protecting physicians and other providers from having their [...]
IDFPR Releases Statement on “Medical Estheticians”
September 9, 2015The Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation (IDFPR) recently released the following statement on "medical estheticians." The Department has received a number [...]
Oregon Passes HB 2642 Creating the Board of Certified Advanced Estheticians
September 4, 2015Subject: Board of Certified Advanced Estheticians - HB 2642 The 2015 Legislature passed HB 2642 creating the Board of [...]
California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology Updates
September 4, 2015The Board of Barbering and Cosmetology (Board) does not approve or regulate equipment or products used in the barbering and beauty industry. [...]
All 50 States Now Allow Electronic Prescription of Controlled Substances
September 1, 2015On July 30, 2015, the state of Missouri formally authorized electronic prescription of controlled substances. Missouri was the final state to adopt [...]
New York Latest State to Place Restrictions on Out-of-Network Billing
August 24, 2015New York became the 13th state to place restrictions on out-of-network billing by enacting legislation designed to protect consumers from receiving unexpected [...]
Corporate Practice of Medicine and Fee Splitting is a Real Concern in New York
July 17, 2015By Allyson Avila, Wilson Elser, AmSpa partner attorney Many non-physician medical spa owners believe that they can hire a physician or other medical [...]
New Jersey State Board of Medical Examines Proposes New Rules for Lasers, Fillers and More
June 29, 2015By Allyson Avila, Partner, Wilson Elser, and AmSpa East Coast Partner AttorneyThe New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners has proposed new [...]
California to Enact Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Law – Effective July 1, 2015
June 26, 2015According to AmSpa legal partner, Nelson Hardiman, effective July 1, 2015, California law will require employers to meet the new paid sick [...]
New Commission to Help Streamline Medical Licensure
May 20, 2015Alabama this week became the seventh state to pass legislation to join the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact that will ease medical licensure [...]
Oregon H.B. 2642 May Require Estheticians to be Certified to Practice Nonablative Esthetic Procedure
April 3, 2015From Professional Beauty Association's Advocacy site: The current version of a Special Request law in Oregon (3/30/2015) prohibits an esthetician from practicing advanced [...]
Houston Court Brings the Heat in Payer Provider Case
March 25, 2015A recent Texas District Court case took the usually frustrating ERISA dynamics applicable in payer provider disputes and upended them in a [...]
