RI S2870: Provides that the performance of cosmetic medical services is the practice of medicine and surgery.
RI bill could redefine cosmetic medical services regulation.
What changed & why it matters
MedSpaRadar recorded state legislation in RI, dated March 22, 2024, in the Scope of Practice category.
State legislation is where scope-of-practice, supervision, good-faith-exam, ownership, and med-spa-licensure rules change — the requirements that most directly govern who may perform aesthetic procedures and under what oversight. It is specific to RI, whose med-spa requirements are set by RI statute and its licensing boards — distinct from federal rules and from every other state.
- Type
- LegiScan
- Jurisdiction
- RI (state)
- Category
- Scope of Practice
- Recorded
- March 22, 2024
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Related alerts
- RI H5351: Mandates cosmetic medical procedures be performed by a physician, PA, APRN, or delegated to a qualified non-physician, non-PA or non-APRN under the supervision of a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse.
- RI S0976: Mandates cosmetic medical procedures be performed by a physician, PA, APRN, or delegated to a qualified non-physician, non-PA or non-APRN under the supervision of a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse.
- RI S2459: Establishes the Rhode Island Ban on the Corporate Practice of Medicine Act.
- RI H8296: Provides that the performance of cosmetic medical services is the practice of medicine and surgery.
- RI H7721: Establishes the Rhode Island Ban on the Corporate Practice of Medicine Act.
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