By Bradford Adatto, JD, ByrdAdattoNurse practitioners (NPs) have been gaining increasing autonomy in their practice, allowing them to practice without physician supervision [...]

By Patrick O'Brien, JD, General Counsel, American Med Spa Association[AmSpa first published a list of states granting APRNs full practice authority in [...]

By Patrick O’Brien, JD, General Counsel, American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Recently, the North Carolina Medical Board published an article exploring some of [...]

By Patrick O’Brien, General Counsel, American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)The Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure recently released two guidance documents; one [...]

By Patrick O’Brien, General Counsel, American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)The Oregon Board of Cosmetology and the Board of Certified Advanced Estheticians have [...]

By Patrick O’Brien, JD, General Counsel, American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)With the great popularity of weight loss treatments using GLP-1 receptor agonists [...]

By Madison M. White, JD, ByrdAdattoState notice requirements are becoming more common in health care transactions, and New York is one of [...]

By Patrick O’Brien, JDUpdate: Since this article was originally written, a number of states—including Colorado, Illinois, Iowa and Arizona—have passed legislation that [...]

Florida's House and Senate recently passed the state's first plastic surgery bill, HB 1471, which mandates the use of ultrasound guidance during [...]

By Patrick O'Brien, General Counsel, American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)UPDATE #2 (2/08/2024): Since our 7/19 update the Florida Board of Nursing has [...]

By Bradford Adatto, JD, ByrdAdattoThe multi-state nursing license is issued in a nurse’s primary state of residence and is recognized across state [...]

The American Medical Spa Association (AmSpa) has introduced its Multi-state Executive Legal Guides, a new resource designed to provide medical spa owners [...]