Substitute Senate Bill No. 1067
AN ACT CONCERNING MEDICAL SPA FACILITIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2013) (a) For purposes of this section, "medical spa facility" means an establishment in which cosmetic medical procedures, as defined in section 12-407 of the general statutes, are performed. Such procedures include, but are not limited to, liposuction, laser procedures, intense pulsed light, injection of cosmetic filling agents and neurotoxins.
(b) Each medical spa facility shall employ or contract for the services of a physician who (1) is licensed pursuant to chapter 370 of the general statutes, (2) is actively practicing in the state, and (3) maintains staff privileges with a hospital or has received education or training from an institution of higher education or professional organization to perform cosmetic medical procedures and has experience performing such procedures. Such physician shall act as the establishment's medical director.
(c) The medical director or another physician who is employed by the medical spa facility and who meets the requirements of subdivisions (1) to (3), inclusive, of subsection (b) of this section shall perform an initial physical assessment of each person undergoing a cosmetic medical procedure at such facility prior to such procedure being performed.
(d) Any cosmetic medical procedure performed at a medical spa facility shall be performed by a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 370 of the general statutes, a physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 370 of the general statutes, an advanced practice registered nurse licensed pursuant to chapter 378 of the general statutes or a registered nurse licensed pursuant to chapter 378 of the general statutes in accordance with applicable statutory authority. Any such procedure that is not performed by a physician shall be performed under the supervision and control of a physician.
(e) Each medical spa facility shall post notice of the medical director's name and any specialty of the medical director in a conspicuous place that is accessible to customers at the facility. Such information shall also be contained in any advertisement by the medical spa facility concerning services offered by the facility.