Last Week Tonight Highlights Bad Outcomes, Lack of Med Spa Oversight
June 10, 2025On Sunday, June 8, 2025, HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver covered med spas and the regulatory concerns that impact public [...]
HB 3749, Greg Abbott, and… John Oliver?
June 9, 2025HBO's Last Week Tonight with John Oliver discussed public concerns about how med spas operate.By Alex Thiersch, CEO, AmSpaJohn Oliver, Texas Governor [...]
Revised Texas House Bill 3749 Heads to Governor’s Desk
June 3, 2025Texas House Bill 3749, dubbed “Jenifer’s Law,” has passed in both the Texas House of Representatives and the Senate, was sent to [...]
Ohio Pharmacy Board Suspends Weight Loss Clinic Licenses
May 15, 2025The Ohio Board of Pharmacy has actively been protecting public safety as it continues to review the operations of weight loss clinics [...]
New Colorado Law Adds Med Spa Disclosures
May 14, 2025Colorado recently passed a law aimed at improving transparency in medical spas and aesthetic practices that use unlicensed medical assistants. Many states [...]
Texas Med Spa Bill Is Scrapped, Re-written As an IV Therapy Bill; HB 3749 Passes Out of Committee
May 5, 2025A whirlwind and emotional couple of days results in a totally different bill... and a major win for med spas; the impact [...]
HB 3749 Moves Out of Committee After Significant Changes to Language and Public Hearing
May 2, 2025AmSpa founder and CEO, Alex R. Thiersch, JD, and chair of AmSpa's Texas State Chapter, S. Alexis Gordon, MD, FACS, give testimony [...]
Several Northeast Ohio Med Spas Get Blasted by Ohio Attorney General
April 17, 2025Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Wednesday he sent letters to 14 medical spas, many in Northeast Ohio, warning them to stop [...]
SOUTH CAROLINA Bill Would Create Advanced Esthetician License
April 17, 2025Bill Name: Senate Bill 539 (S 539)Primary Sponsor: Sen. Ronnie CromerStatus: 04/03/2025 Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and IndustryAmSpa’s Take: There has been [...]
Texas House Bill 3749 Moves to Committee: Here’s What You Should Know
April 7, 2025AmSpa has been keeping a close eye on three bills in Texas that would impact med spas in the state: HB 3749, [...]
Letter from AmSpa Founder on Texas Med Spa Bill Restricting NPs and PAs
April 3, 2025On March 4, 2025 HB 3749 was introduced in the Texas House of Representatives seeking to significantly restrict NPs and PAs working [...]
Q1 2025 Med Spa Legislation Recap
April 2, 2025The first quarter of 2025 has seen a significant wave of legislative activity that could have profound impacts on the day-to-day of [...]