Medical Spa Services Interprofessional Guidance
Purpose
The purpose of this work group is to:
- Identify “lifestyle enhancement” or medical esthetic services performed or supervised by licensed providers.
- Identify existing statutes and regulations that govern current requirements for training, licensure, and supervision of these procedures.
- Explain existing statutes and regulations to help the public and licensees understand how these procedures should be safely administered according to the current laws.
- Clarify new business requirements for medical esthetic services.
- Support healthcare providers in best practice guidance to safely administer medical esthetic services.
Scope
For the purpose of this project, examples of medical spa services include, but are not limited to, all aspects of oversight, diagnosis, prescription, administration, and follow-up care for the following activities if performed outside a traditional medical setting.
Based on questions raised by licensees, staff, and members of the public, the topics under consideration at this time include, but are not limited to:
- intravenous hydration, including compounding medication for IV administration.
- advanced esthetics services that potentially penetrate below the dermal layer of the skin.
- cosmetic injectable implants such as botulinum toxin and fillers.
- nonsurgical fat reduction such as injection, radiofrequency, temperature, or laser lipolysis.
- prescription and dispensing of medications such as semaglutides or sildenafil.
Members
- Dental Commission
- Board of Naturopathy
- Board of Nursing
- Department of Licensing (Cosmetology)
- Medical Commission
- Pharmacy Commission
Resources
- Compounding Resources (PDF)
- Informed Consent (PDF)
- Interprofessional Infection Control Checklist(PDF)