House approves bill requiring med‑spa providers to disclose licensing and obtain informed consent

Representative Wilford moved and the House approved House Bill 10‑24 on a voice vote, adopting a measure that requires medical professionals who delegate medical aesthetic services to an individual who is not a licensed health‑care provider to disclose certain information to patients and to provide information about how to file complaints with the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA).

The bill, introduced in the Health and Human Services Committee and reported out unanimously there, seeks to increase transparency at med spas by requiring practitioners to identify whose license is being used when services such as Botox or IV therapy are performed by persons who are not licensed health‑care providers. Representative Wilford described the proposal as "a transparency bill" and said it is "about protecting consumers." He told members patients should "know who's licensed the individual who is giving them Botox and IV."

Representative Bradley, who spoke in support, called the proposal "a great bipartisan bill" that balances regulation with consumer protection and urged members to vote yes.

The statute-like language in the bill also requires an informed‑consent process so patients receive the identity of the license holder and other relevant information before treatment; the transcript indicates patients may still receive services from an unlicensed individual but must first be given the disclosure and consent materials.

The motion for passage was adopted by voice vote on the floor. Later in the day the Committee of the Whole reported that House Bill 10‑24 (as amended) passed second reading and was ordered to the calendar for third reading and final passage.