• Texas Medical Board Clarifies Alternative Medicine Rules

    October 8, 2025

    By Patrick O'Brien, General Counsel, American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)The September bulletin from the Texas Medical Board (TMB) helps to clarify changes [...]

  • Regulatory-ready Accounting for Med Spas: What “Audit-ready” Really Means

    October 3, 2025

    By Obsidian Strategic ConsultingRunning a medical spa is about more than delivering great patient experiences. Behind every treatment is a regulatory framework [...]

  • Medical Spa Show 2026: Rooted in Purpose

    October 1, 2025

     The pace of innovation, the pressure of public perception, and the increasing complexity of regulations all mean one thing: the medical aesthetics [...]

  • Medical Spa Show 2025 Recap: Together Toward Tomorrow

    September 30, 2025

    AmSpa’s Medical Spa Show 2025 brought more than 2,000 medical aesthetics professionals to Las Vegas for four days of education, compliance insights, [...]

  • Alabama Reiterates Cosmetic Injection Rules: No RN Injectors

    September 24, 2025

    By Patrick O’Brien, General Counsel, American Med Spa AssociationOn September 23, 2025, the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners (BME) issued a notice [...]

  • New Texas Text Messaging Law

    August 29, 2025

    By Patrick O’Brien, General Counsel, American Med Spa AssociationA new law in Texas goes into effect on September 1, 2025, and it [...]

  • What to Do If ICE Comes to Your Medical Spa

    August 26, 2025

    Recently, there have been several news articles and viral videos about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers conducting enforcement actions in and [...]

  • Texas Tightens Noncompete Rules for Health Care Providers: What You Need to Know About SB 1318

    August 21, 2025

    By Michael S. Byrd, JD, ByrdAdattoStarting September 1, 2025, Texas health care providers will see major changes in how non-compete agreements are [...]

  • Wisconsin Passes APRN Independent Practice

    August 19, 2025

    By Patrick O’Brien, JD, General Counsel, American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)On August 8, 2025, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers signed 2025 Wisconsin Act [...]

  • Why NPs Are Safe, Trusted Med Spa Professionals

    July 18, 2025

    By Eric Atienza, Assistant Director of Digital Marketing and Marketing Technology, and Madilyn Moeller, Marketing Content CoordinatorWith the growing popularity of medical [...]

  • The #1 Reason Aesthetic Practices Lose Profit—And How to Fix It Fast

    July 11, 2025

    By CoverwellAesthetic practice owners often juggle multiple disconnected systems: EMRs, scheduling software, payment processors and patient communication tools. Tech fragmentation leads to [...]

  • Rhode Island Passes New Med Spa Law

    July 8, 2025

    By Patrick O’Brien, Legal Coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationRhode Island has passed a law regulating medical spas after several years of unsuccessful [...]