News & Blog
Read below for some new legal developments and some things to think about if you’re part of a new business.
New Ohio Laser Laws Do Not Allow Off-Site Physician Supervision
As of April 2023, the State of Ohio has made significant changes to its laws regarding Light-Based Devices. Light-Based Devices are any devices that can be made to produce or amplify electromagnetic radiation wavelengths equal to or greater than one hundred eighty nm,...
New Florida House Bill Seeks to Add New Requirements for IV Hydration Therapy Treatments
Healthier skin? Immune system boost? Cure for a Sunday-morning hangover? Migraine treatment? Dehydration recovery? IV hydration is a treatment that claims to do all of this and more. IV Hydration therapy is a simple treatment that delivers fluids directly into your...
Texas Med Spa Owners Beware: Proposed Bill HB 3567 is a Business Killer—What Can You Do to Stop It?
A new bill has been proposed in Texas that would require in-person supervision of registered nurses. This bill relates to requirements for the renewal of a physician's registration permit and the delegation by a physician of certain medical acts as reported in the...
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: What You Need to Know and How it Can Affect Your Business
What is the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act? The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) is a new civil rights law designed to ensure pregnant and postpartum workers receive appropriate accommodations without facing discrimination or retaliation in the workplace. The PWFA...
Outsourced Virtual Good Faith Exams, Medical Director Services And The Legal Compliance of a Medical Spa
Medical spas are fascinating establishments that serve as a hybrid between a medical practice, a retail space, and a spa-like experience for many patients. Medical spas must comply with various federal, state, and local laws covering their operations. For instance,...
Nurse Practitioners Receive Pathway to Opening Their Own Practices in California
Nurse practitioners (NPs), also referred to as Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) in some states, are seeing changes to the scope of their practice. Some of these changes grant full practice authority, which removes the need for nurse practitioners to...
Non-Compete Agreements May Soon Be Banned. Is Your Business Ready?
What is a Non-Compete Agreement? Non-Compete Agreements, or Covenant Not to Compete, are legal agreements that prevent an employee or an ex-employee from seeking employment that competes with the past or current employer either during or following the...
How to Find & Train Staff at Your Medical Spa
Our goal at Lengea is to provide our clients with the best resources to help them grow and withstand their business. One of our most frequently asked questions from our clients looking to open a medical spa is how to go about finding and training their injectors. To...
Legal Tips for Section 179 Medical Equipment Purchase Contracts
Maintaining properly certified, modern tools is a must whether your medical practice offers simple services like hair removal and microneedling or complex dental procedures and surgeries. Since medical equipment is FDA-approved and often patented, manufacturers can...
Is IV Hydration a Medical Practice?
Intravenous (IV) hydration, once strictly provided as medication in a hospital, is now available in spa settings, at home, and it can even be ordered at some hotels like room service. Whether it’s a hangover treatment, anti-aging serum, or just a vitamin boost, IV...
Good Faith Exams: Make Sure Your Med Spa Checks All the Boxes
Before a med spa prescribes any medical treatments, an initial appointment with a licensed healthcare practitioner is legally required to establish a formal relationship. In the industry, we call this the “Good Faith Exam.” But how do you make sure your Good...
How to prepare your Med Spa for Daxxify, the Botox competitor
This month’s biggest story in the med spa industry is the FDA’s approval of Daxxify. Is this the best thing since Botox or is it just another fall fad? The Lengea team cuts through the hype and tells you what it really means for your practice. What is Daxxify? The New...
How to Grow a Single Room Medical Practice into 12 Multi-State Locations with Sara Shikhman, Esq
Grow and Scale – That’s the mantra at BootstrapMD. Our Managing Partner Sara Shikhman was featured in this recent interview with BoostrapMD to discuss how to grow a single room Medical Practice into 12 Multi-State Locations. Sara is an Ivy-League-trained corporate...
Tips for Preparing Your Med Spa for the Busy Fall Season
For most med spas, autumn is the busiest season. That means it’s almost time to replace poolside margaritas, strappy sandals, and summer heat with pumpkin spice lattes, booties, and getting down to business. Why the Summer is Slower Generally, the...
How To Recession-Proof Your Medical Spa
As just one company, there is nothing you can single handedly do to prevent a recession. Like a weather event, a disturbance in the economic environment is simply something to prepare for and handle. Whether it’s a pandemic, political unrest, a recession, or an “act...
Business of Aesthetics Podcast Show: Legal advice for Medspa owners
In this episode we discuss different stages & points in a business where practice owners must seek the help of a lawyer, FDA regulations & the other legal facts must be known to every practice owner. Key highlights 03:25 When should practice owners get the...
Employer Alert: How To Make Your Restrictive Covenants Stronger
As a business owner, your customer base, your reputation, your team, and your operations are your most valuable assets. A great way to protect your business is by making robust non-compete, non-solicitation, and non-disparagement agreements with your employees....
Welcome to our team, Brianne Bennett
Brianne received her J.D. from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University. While there she served as an intern at the State Attorney General’s Office and later worked as a law clerk in multiple fields of law. Brianne was also Justice of Phi Alpha...
Weclome to our team, Chaya Rosenbaum!
Chaya Rosenbaum is a third-year law student at St. John’s University School of Law in Queens, NY. Drawing from her past experience in insurance claims, human resources, and healthcare volunteering, she has developed a focus on healthcare law throughout her legal...
Top Compliance Issues Faced by Medical Spas
There are many regulations, guidelines, best practices, etc., that must be adhered to in the aesthetics field. It is easy to find yourself overwhelmed, confused, and out of compliance before you realize it. Non-compliance can be a costly mistake for any business but...
New Law Alert: Full Practice Authority for Nurse Practitioners in NY
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a new bill that allows nurse practitioners (NPs) to practice independently, no longer requiring supervision by a physician. Now 25 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and 2 U.S. territories have awarded full practice...