Medical Spa Laws: 2024 Legislative Session
AmSpa believes that it is important to the medical aesthetic industry to have a clear, easy to follow legal framework without unnecessary costs or burdens. Therefore, we support efforts that reduce non-compliant and untrained practices, efforts that responsibly expand licensed scope of practice and autonomy, and efforts that streamline and reduce regulatory burdens on medical spas.
Midwest
Kansas
Bill would regulate laser hair removal
HB 2643 01/31/2024: House Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. SB 461 02/28/2024: Senate re-referred to Committee on Public Health and Welfare,
Illinois
Bill would license medical estheticians
2/14/2024 House Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
Illinois
Illinois bill would bring physician assistants independence
6/5/2023 Signed by Governor into Law
Iowa
Iowa bills would allow physician assistants to collaborate
5/10/23 Signed by Governor into law
Indiana
Bill would allow physician assistants (PAs) to practice without collaborative agreements in certain settings
Failed to pass
Northeast
New York
Reintroduced bills would create laser hair removal license
A 2623 1/03/2024 Referred to House Committee on Economic Development. S 3607 3/27/2024 Passed Senate referred to Assembly committee on economic development
New Jersey
Bill creates path to independence for nurse practitioners
01/09/2024 Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
Rhode Island
Rhode Island bill seeks to regulate and license medical spas
3/15/23 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Maryland
Maryland bills would allow physician assistants to collaborate
Failed to pass
Rhode Island
Rhode Island bill seeks to enact physician assistant license compact
2/3/2023 HB 5332 Referred to House Committee on Corporations. 2/16/2023 HB 278 Senate Committee on Health and Human Services.
New York
Bill seeks to create laser hair removal (LHR) license
Failed to pass, legislature adjourned Sin Dei
New York
Bill would allow aestheticians to perform microneedling
01/03/2024 Referred to Assembly Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry Committee
South
Maryland
Bill would create a Body Altering Aesthetics Advisory Committee
03/19/2024: Passed House Referred to Senate Finance Committee, Hearing 3/27 at 1 p.m.
South Carolina
Bill would license advanced estheticians
2/6/2024 Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Maryland
Bills would expand services for estheticians
HB 1302: 3/14/24 passed house Referred to Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment, SB 1044: 4/02/2024 Passed House on to Governor for signing.
Maryland
Bill would regulate laser hair removal
02/08/2024: Referred to Senate Finance Committee
Tennessee
Bill would allow physician assistants to collaborate
SB 2136 3/20/24 Reset on Final calendar of Senate Health and Welfare Committee HB 2318 3/20/24 Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee
Maryland
Bill would allow physician assistants to collaborate
01/10/2024: First reading in Senate assigned to Finance Committee
Oklahoma
Bill would regulate laser hair removal
3/19/2024 Passed House and referred to Senate Health and Human Services
South Carolina
Bill would regulate laser hair removal
01/09/2024: Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
Florida
Bill clarifies laser supervision
H1321 03/08/2024: Died in Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee S1328 03/08/2024 Died in Committee on Health Policy
Texas
TEXAS Bills Seek to Restrict PA and NP Practice
Bill failed to pass, legislature adjourned Sin Dei
Oklahoma
Oklahoma bill may bring nurse practitioners independence
5/26/2023 Died in House Committee
Texas
Texas bill seeks to restrict supervision and delegation
Bill failed to pass, legislature adjourned Sin Dei
Florida
Florida bills would restrict medical ownership
5/5/23 Died in Committee
South Carolina
South Carolina bill may bring physician assistants and nurse practitioners independence
7/1/2023 Died in Committee
Virginia
Virginia bill would allow dentists to use botulinum toxin in their practices
2/21/2023 Passed House
West Virginia
West Virginia bill would rename PAs to "physician associates"
Failed to pass
Florida
Florida bill may bring physician assistants independence
Failed to pass
Tennessee
Tennessee bill would allow physician assistants to collaborate
3/15/2023 Died in Committee
Oklahoma
Oklahoma bill seeks to create laser hair removal license
5/26/2023 Died in Committee
North Carolina
North Carolina bill would allow physician assistants to work in team-based practices
2/27/2023 passed House and sent to Senate
West
Washington
Bill would regulate laser hair removal
01/15/2024: First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness
Washington
Washington bill would allow physician assistants to collaborate
3/13/2024 Signed by Governor into law, becomes effective 1/1/2025
Nevada
Nevada bill would amend RN and advanced esthetician practice
6/1/2023 - Signed by Governor into law
Montana
Montana bill would restrict nurse practitioner independence
3/11/2023 Missed deadline and failed to advance
Colorado
Bill would allow physician assistants to collaborate with physicians
4/26/2023 Signed by Governor
Washington
Bill would allow physician assistants (PAs) to collaborate
4/23/2023 Died in Committee
Montana
Bill would bring physician assistants (PAs) independence
4/18/2023 Signed by Governor into law
Arizona
Bill would allow physician assistants (PAs) to collaborate
4/17/2023 Signed by Governor into law
Utah
Bill would allow cosmetologists to perform microneedling treatments
3/3/2023 Failed to Pass
Oregon
Bill would rename physician assistants to physician associates
6/25/2023 Died in Committee