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Senate committee considers bill to limit delegation of elective IV therapy after med-spa death
Summary
Lawmakers reviewed House Bill 37 49 to require physician delegation of elective intravenous therapies be limited to RNs, APRNs and PAs after a patient’s death at a med spa; paramedics and industry speakers urged inclusion or safeguards while physicians and family members pressed for tight clinical oversight.
Senators heard testimony on House Bill 37 49, a proposal to restrict physician delegation of elective IV therapy to registered nurses, advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants, following the July 2023 death of a Austin-area woman after treatment at a med spa.
Sponsor Sen. Lois Kolkhorst said the bill, carried in the House by Rep. Orr, is intended to "reign in this unregulated or loosely regulated cottage industry" including mobile IV bars and med spas. She said the bill would set a clear statutory standard for who may administer elective IV infusions under physician delegation.
The family of the woman who died, Jennifer Cleveland, testified.…
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