Medical Spa Laws: 2023 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

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Illinois

Illinois bill would bring physician assistants independence

3/31/2023 Passed Senate, now in House

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Iowa

Iowa bills would allow physician assistants to collaborate

5/2/2023 Passed House and Senate heading to Governor

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Indiana

Bill would allow physician assistants (PAs) to practice without collaborative agreements in certain settings

1/10/2023 referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services

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Northeast

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Rhode Island

Rhode Island bill seeks to regulate and license medical spas

3/15/23 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

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Maryland

Maryland bills would allow physician assistants to collaborate

HB 727: 2/14/2023 Hearing 3/06 in House Committee on Health and Government Operations. SB 673: 2/8/2023 Hearing on 3/14 Senate Committee on Finance.

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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.

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New York

Bill seeks to create laser hair removal (LHR) license

1/26/2023 Referred to House Committee on Economic Development

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New York

Bill would allow aestheticians to perform microneedling

1/26/2023 Referred to House Committee on Economic Development

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South

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Texas

TEXAS Bills Seek to Restrict PA and NP Practice

HB 3230 3/15/23 Referred to House Committee on Public Health; HB 3229 3/15/23 Referred to House Committee on Public Health; SB 1959 3/21/23 Referred to Senate Committee on Health & Human Services

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Oklahoma

Oklahoma bill may bring nurse practitioners independence

3/07/2023 Passed Senate and sent to House

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Texas

Texas bill seeks to restrict supervision and delegation

3/16/2022 Referred to Public Health

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Florida

Florida bills would restrict medical ownership

5/5/23 Died in Committee

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South Carolina

South Carolina bill may bring physician assistants and nurse practitioners independence

2/21/2023 Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs

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Virginia

Virginia bill would allow dentists to use botulinum toxin in their practices

2/21/2023 Passed House

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West Virginia

West Virginia bill would rename PAs to "physician associates"

2/20/2023 Referred to Senate Committee on Health and Human Resources

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Florida

Florida bill may bring physician assistants independence

2/1/2023 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services and Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee

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Tennessee

Tennessee bill would allow physician assistants to collaborate

3/15/2023 Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee

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Oklahoma

Oklahoma bill seeks to create laser hair removal license

2/7/2023 Referred to House Committee on Rules

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North Carolina

North Carolina bill would allow physician assistants to work in team-based practices

2/27/2023 passed House and sent to Senate

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West

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Nevada

Nevada bill would amend RN and advanced esthetician practice

4/20/2023 - Passed Senate as amended and sent to Assembly Committee on Commerce and Labor

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Montana

Montana bill would restrict nurse practitioner independence

3/11/2023 Missed deadline and failed to advance

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Colorado

Bill would allow physician assistants to collaborate with physicians

4/26/2023 Signed by Governor

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Washington

Bill would allow physician assistants (PAs) to collaborate

1/20/2023 Referred to House Committee on Health Care & Wellness

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Montana

Bill would bring physician assistants (PAs) independence

4/3/2023 Passed House and Senate- heading to Governor

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Arizona

Bill would allow physician assistants (PAs) to collaborate

4/17/2023 Signed by Governor into law

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Utah

Bill would allow cosmetologists to perform microneedling treatments

3/3/2023 Failed to Pass

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Oregon

Bill would rename physician assistants to physician associates

1/13/2023 – Referred to House Committee on Behavioral Health and Health Care

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