Who can own a medical spa? Under the Illinois Medical Corporation Act, a medical spa, or any entity that provides medical treatment, must be owned and operated >>Read More Can a nurse, esthetician, Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (NP) own a med spa by employing a medical director? A typical scenario of illegal med spa ownership occurs when >>Read More Can a nurse, esthetician, PA or NP take a commission for administering laser treatments or injectables like Botox? The medical corporation (or physician) can pay its employees, like nurses and estheticians, >>Read More Does a physician have to examine every new patient before the patient is treated? Yes. A "physician-patient” relationship must be created before any treatment is performed or delegated. The State of Illinois’ takes the position that this necessarily requires a face to face consult. Once that occurs, the physician can treat the patient or delegate per the conditions listed above. The exception to this rule >>Read More What about Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners – can they see new patients or must it always be a physician? Physician Assistants (PA’s) and Nurse Practitioners (NP’s) or other Advanced Practice Nurses have a higher level of training. >>Read More Can physicians delegate medical tasks and duties to non-physicians? Under the Illinois Medical Practice Act, in an office or practice setting and within the physician-patient relationship, physicians >>Read More Does a physician have to be present at the med spa at all times? First, Illinois guidelines require that the physician be "on-site” to supervise the treatment or >>Read More Who can perform laser treatments? Use of lasers for cosmetic or medical procedures that disrupt the epidermal surface of the skin is considered to be the practice of medicine and can only be performed by >>Read More Can Estheticians Perform Laser Treatments? While estheticians are prohibited under state law from performing any procedure "intended to affect living layers of skin,” such as >>Read More Botox and other Injectable Fillers: Who can inject? Injections of any kind are considered the practice of medicine and therefore must be performed by >>Read More Can a dentist own a medical spa? In Illinois, only a licensed physician may own a medical spa. Under the Illinois Medical Corporation Act, >>Read More Can a dentist serve as a medical director at a medical spa?
In Illinois, the medical director of a medical spa must be >>Read More Can dentists inject Botox? It depends. In Illinois, A licensed dentist may administer Botox or other injectables to limited areas around the mouth; >>Read More Can dentists perform laser treatments? Again, it depends. In Illinois, the use of lasers for cosmetic or medical procedures that disrupt the epidermal surface of the skin (i.e. laser hair removal and laser skin rejuvenation) is considered >>Read More *Please note that the laws of every state are different. Only a qualified local health attorney can advise on the laws of your particular state. If you do not know an attorney, please contact the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa) for assistance (312.981.0993 or info@americanmedspa.org).
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