| Last Action | 03/16/22: to Health & Welfare (S) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to medical and cosmetological services and declaring an emergency. |
| Bill Documents |
Current/Final
Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 130 |
| Sponsors | J. Dixon, DJ Johnson, C. Massey |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 317A.010 to define "medical spa" and "medical esthetic service"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 317A to require the ownership of a medical spa to be by a physician licensed by the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, a nurse licensed by the Kentucky Board of Nursing, or an esthetician or cosmetologist licensed by the Kentucky Board of Cosmetology; require a licensed physician or physician assistant, nurse, esthetician, or cosmetologist to be physically present on site when medical esthetic services are being offered; authorize a licensed physician, physician assistant, nurse, esthetician, or cosmetology to perform medical esthetic services within a medical spa; require a medical spa to be incorporated as a business entity with the Secretary of State; require licensure to operate a medical spa; require medical spas to post the information of any licensed professional that performs medical esthetic services in a place that is accessible to customers and on the Web site of a medical spa; amend KRS 317A.020 authorize the Board of Cosmetology to issue an emergency order against any facility it licenses; authorize the board to investigate alleged violations and to schedule and conduct administrative hearings; amend KRS 317A.050 to establish the conditions upon which the board can issue a license to operate a medical spa; EMERGENCY. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Effective Dates, Emergency - Medical spas, requirements, operation Licensing - Licensed professionals, medical spa, ownership requirements Nurses - Medical spa, requirements Occupational Safety and Health - Medical spas, requirements, operation Physicians and Practitioners - Medical spa, requirements Public Health - Medical spa, requirements Safety - Medical spas, requirements, operation Public Safety - Medical spas, requirements, operation Boards and Commissions - Medical spa, requirements |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments |
House Committee Substitute 1 House Floor Amendment 1 |
| Votes | Vote History |
| 01/21/22 |
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| 02/18/22 |
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| 02/23/22 |
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| 02/24/22 |
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| 03/04/22 |
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| 03/09/22 |
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| 03/10/22 |
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| 03/16/22 |
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| Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Summary | Retain original provisions; include dentists licensed by the Kentucky Board of Dentistry among the professions who can own and supervise a medical spa; amend KRS 317A.990 to mandate that any person who engages in or provides medical esthetic services without the appropriate license shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor and subject to a $25 to $750 fine per violation if the person violates the administrative regulations promulgated by the board; mandate that any person who violates the provisions of KRS Chapter 317A to be subject to a $50 to $1,500 fine per violation. |
| Index Headings |
Licensing - Medical spa operation, requirements Nurses - Medical spa operation, licensure requirements Occupations and Professions - Cosmetologists, estheticians, operation of medical spas Occupations and Professions - Dentists, operation of medical spas Physicians and Practitioners - Medical spa operation, licensure requirements Boards and Commissions - Medical spa operation, licensure requirements |
| Amendment | House Floor Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | J. Dixon |
| Summary | Include optometrists licensed by the Kentucky Board of Optometric Examiners among the professions who can supervise and have full ownership of a medical spa; update the definition of "medical spa" and "medical esthetic service"; require the Kentucky Board of Cosmetology to forward investigation reports, complaints, and other necessary information to the board of any licensee who violates this chapter. |
| Index Headings |
Licensing - Optometrists, medical spa requirements Occupations and Professions - Optometrists, medical spa requirements Optometrists - Medical spa, requirements Safety - Optometrists, medical spa requirements |
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