• New Bill Requires Changes to Advertisements and Delegation in New Jersey

    November 13, 2020

    A new bill requiring health care professionals to make certain disclosures in their advertisements and identification badges, as well as providing penalties [...]

  • Can I Make Vaccines Mandatory for My Employees?

    November 12, 2020

    By Nora Gustafson, Compliance Officer, CEDR HR SolutionsWith the start of flu season during a global pandemic, it is as important as [...]

  • New Bill Would Reduce Practice Requirements for PAs in Ohio

    November 4, 2020

    A new bill introduced in Ohio for the 2019-2020 session would re-characterize physician assistant (PA) practice to one of collaboration with physicians. [...]

  • Good Faith Exams: The Medical Spa Widow-maker

    October 30, 2020

    By Sam Pondrom, JD, Partner, ByrdAdattoMedical aesthetic practices should take the initial assessment of a patient—often referred to as the good-faith exam—seriously [...]

  • New Bill Would Reduce Barriers to Independent Practice for NPs in Virginia

    October 30, 2020

    A new bill pre-filed in Virginia for the 2021 session would allow nurse practitioners (NPs) to practice independently sooner than the current [...]

  • Politics in the Workplace: Preventing Political Tension at Your Medical Spa

    October 23, 2020

    By CEDR HR SolutionsFor generations of Americans, conversations about politics just didn't happen at the workplace. It was simply too taboo a [...]

  • AmSpa Introduces New Benefits for AmSpa Plus Members

    October 16, 2020

    The American Med Spa Association (AmSpa) has introduced a number of new benefits for its Plus Members. These benefits increase the value [...]

  • Occurrence vs. Claims-made Medical Malpractice Policies

    October 13, 2020

    By Heffernan Insurance BrokersIf you're hit with a medical malpractice lawsuit, the settlement could easily be for hundreds of thousands of dollars—and [...]

  • Who Can Legally Fire a Laser In Georgia?

    October 8, 2020

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, Founder/Director of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Originally posted October 10, 2017UPDATED October 8, 2020The issue of [...]

  • Letter From the CEO: Setting the Record Straight

    October 1, 2020

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)TakeawaysThe Guidelines for Non-surgical Medical Practices (Medical Spas) was released [...]

  • Maine Proposes Documentation Rules for PA Practice Freedom

    October 1, 2020

    The Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine and the state’s Board of Osteopathic Licensure have proposed a joint rule for physician assistants [...]

  • AmSpa’s New Practice Guidelines Support RNs Working Without Onsite Supervision

    September 25, 2020

    The American Med Spa Association (AmSpa) seeks to clarify its recommendations for RNs and physician oversight found in its newly released Guidelines [...]