News & Blog
Read below for some new legal developments and some things to think about if you’re part of a new business.
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...
What’s the Risk in Texting Clients?
Did you know that sending an unsolicited text to a potential patient or even to an existing patient could subject you to a fine of up to $1,500 per text? The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) prohibits anyone from calling or texting you using an automated...
Mobile Medical Spas
There has been a rise of mobile medical spas - spas that do not have one physical location, but instead the practitioner comes to the patient’s house, place of work, or other location. This is similar to “Botox® parties” in a patient’s home or a concierge practice....
Hospital Employment Contract Issues for Physicians to Consider
There has been a surge in hospital employment of physicians nationwide, as over 50% of U.S. physicians are employed by hospitals, health systems and corporate entities. Independent physicians are increasingly receptive to becoming employees, and health systems and...
Shirin Adelman has been elected to Partner
Lengea is pleased to announce that Shirin Adelman, an attorney in the firm’s corporate and healthcare practice, has been elected to Partner, effective January 1, 2022. “We are delighted to have Shirin join our partnership. She has demonstrated strong legal...
New Healthcare Laws to Look Out for in 2022
Alabama Effective January 1, 2022, Alabama’s Non-Disparagement Obligations Act (“Act”) allows contracts to include a non-disparagement obligation (which is a requirement that the parties to the contract don’t disparage each other). Under the Act, a “disparaging...
Medical Spa Compliance Checklist
Lengea Law Medical Spa Compliance Checklist As the business year comes to a close, it’s a good time to make sure that your medical spa is in compliance for the new year. We put together a free compliance checklist with some of the most common items to check in a...
Top 10 Surprising Medical Spa Laws
There has been exponential growth in the medical spa industry over the last few years as well as a marked increase in the variety of services and devices offered to patients. However, legal regulations have been much slower to adapt to these changes. As a result,...