Health Care & Hospital Law
Sep. 1, 2012
Bill targets 'medi-spas’ illegally practicing medicine in California
Every year an increasing number of inadequately staffed medical spas have employed unsupervised non-physician practitioners in violation of state laws. By Michael A. Dowell of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
Alternative cosmetic patient treatment sites, often called "medical spas" or "medi-spas" have become a major presence in the medical cosmetic skin care field. From 2002 to 2010, more than 1,500 medical spas opened in the U.S., according to the International SPA Association. In 2010, 150 million medical spa visits generated $12.8 billion dollars in revenues for medical spa operators. The term "medical spa" usually...
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