News & Blog
Read below for some new legal developments and some things to think about if you’re part of a new business.
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,...
Nurse Practitioners Scope of Practice in a Medical Spa
One pertinent question anyone opening a medical spa or healthcare practice must ask themselves is, “Who can do what?” Medical Professionals operating outside of their scope of practice, is one of the major legal pitfalls practices often find themselves falling into....
COVID-19 Related Lawsuits Are Rising, Here’s What Employers Can Do
Across the country we have seen new regulations regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Both government entities, employers, and private businesses are facing vaccine mandates, or testing mandates, or other new requirements because of COVID-19. As new laws and regulations...
Welcome Associate, Shelly Shiflet
Shelly Shiflet has been admitted to the Florida Bar since 2007 and has spent the last 13 years at a large hospital system in Florida that included over 500 physicians on staff, an inpatient rehab, hospice service, and multiple physician practices. Shelly earned her...
Will New York Medical Spa’s Be Impacted by Vaccine Mandate?
Governor Cuomo recently announced that all healthcare workers in New York State, including staff at hospitals, long-term care facilities, nursing homes, adult care, and other congregate care settings - will be required to receive their first dose of the COVID-19...
Executive Order on Non-Competes: What It Means For Your Med Spa
The Biden administration recently issued an “Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy” that takes aim at non-compete provisions in employment agreements. The Executive Order specifically encourages the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to restrict...
Welcome Law Clerk, Allison Powell
We are excited to announce that Law Clerk, Allison Powell, has joined our team! Allison Powell is a current JD/MBA candidate at the Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University. She has served as a legal intern in the corporate legal department of Ballast...
New Ohio Laser Laws Effective July 31, 2021
July 31, 2021 marks a big day for Ohio Laser Regulations. Starting on this day, physicians may delegate the application of a vascular laser for non-ablative dermatologic procedures according to legal requirements laid out in the Administrative Code. Physicians may...
The “Zoom Effect” Is Fueling The Growth of Medical Spa Treatments
We are writing this post after spending most of the afternoon on Zoom calls with our clients. These calls used to be in-person meetings, where we didn’t look at our faces the whole time, but instead, we traveled and met in person. Now, with Zoom meetings, people...
EEOC Vaccine Guidelines
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued guidance that employers now have the legal right to require vaccinations for their employees. This is not a new concept, flu and other vaccines have been mandated for employees far before the pandemic,...
Hiring An Experienced Injector For Your Medical Spa? Make Sure To Ask These Questions
“What services/procedures/products have you had experience with in previous positions and how do you rate your expertise with each of these treatments?” If you ask a provider to explain their competence with various procedures and then to rate that competence...
Welcome Senior Counsel, Shirin Adelman
We are thrilled to announce that Shirin Adelman, now Senior Counsel of Lengea has joined our team! Shirin is a graduate of Princeton University, and University of Pennsylvania Law School with two decades of legal experience, focused on healthcare, finance, employment...
What is a Medical Spa?
Medical Spas are a fairly new and rapidly growing area in medicine. A Medical Spa is a combination of a Spa and a Medical Office. There is no universal legal standard of what a Medical Spa is. Usually, Medical Spas offer some kind of non-surgical appearance or life...
Newest Injectable Cellulite Treatment – QWO
VIDEO - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU4YohR5n5U&t=2s You heard it here first! The newest cellulite treatment has come to market in the US and its name is QWO. You may know of many cellulite treatments, but QWO is the world's first and only FDA approved...
New York State Proposes New Regulations of Laser Hair Removal
Where The Issue Lies and How New York Plans to Remedy ItLaser hair removal is one of the most popular medical spa services in New York. It is currently unregulated. This means that anyone in New York can buy a laser, open up a shop, and start doing laser hair removal,...
Employee v. Contractor Relationship
Why classifying workers is importantClassifying workers correctly as an employee or an independent contractor is incredibly important for many reasons. The classification determines if an employer must withhold income taxes, pay Social Security, Medicare taxes, and...
Conflicts of Interest and Insurance Tips
When starting a new business Conflict of Interest can arise. But, it's not impossible to overcome It is hard to avoid conflicts of interest if you are starting a business with someone who has previously worked in the same industry. But the good news is that such a...
Commercial Tenant Rights Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
Many commercial tenants in NYC, including many medical businesses, have been severely affected by the pandemic. With businesses shut down for extended periods of time and/or operating at limited capacity, revenues have plummeted. Despite this, the high cost of renting...
Corporate Practice of Medicine and Management Service Organizations
New York State law prohibits the Corporate Practice of Medicine (“CPOM”). CPOM is when a non-medical individual or company owns or controls a medical practice. In New York State, a non-medical company can not (1) engage in, or profit from, running a medical business...
Physician Assistant Formulary Rescinded in Ohio
Great News for Ohio Physician Assistants! On December 19, 2018, SB259 was signed into law by the Ohio Governor, and will become effective in 90 days. This law, known as the PA Bill, rescinds the Ohio PA Formulary and changes PA supervision requirements. The formulary...