AN ACT relating to medical and cosmetological services and declaring an emergency.
Summary
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.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2022
Last action Mar 16, 2022
Floor votes · House Mar 9, 2022
How they voted
70–19
Passed
Total votes 89
Mar 9, 2022
D
Democratic22
63% Nay
R
Republican67
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
2
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Mar 16, 2022
Committee
to Health & Welfare (S)
upper
Mar 10, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 77-19 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
lower
Mar 4, 2022
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Feb 18, 2022
Committee
to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
C. Ed Massey
RRepublican
P
D.J. Johnson
RRepublican
P
Jonathan Dixon
RRepublican
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