Greatest Hits: The Legal Lowdown on IV Therapy

Medical Spa Insider

This week, we revisit our conversation with Michael S. Byrd, JD, and Bradford E. Adatto, JD, of national business and health care law firm ByrdAdatto. AmSpa founder and CEO, Alex R. Thiersch, JD, speaks with Byrd and Adatto in a discussion of the latest in aesthetics compliance concerns and what medical spas should know about IV therapy compliance. They cover:

• Private equity, mergers and acquisitions, and the idea of integrated health care;
• How the corporate practice of medicine and scope of practice regulations compare for IV bars vs. traditional medical settings;
• Standing orders and who can use independent medical judgment to make IV therapy treatment determinations;
• How nursing boards view administering IVs;
• What the risks are for noncompliance in IV therapy;
• Delegation and good faith exams in IV bars;
• How pharmacy boards regulate licensing and compounding IV medication;
• · What the enforcement atmosphere is at the moment, and more!

Listen to these previous episodes to learn about an unfortunate incident at a Texas medical spa, plus the educational resources the industry is building to help aesthetic providers safely perform IV nutrient therapy.

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