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Senate passes tightened rules for cosmetic medical procedures after debate on ‘medical spa’ labeling
Summary
After extended floor debate and multiple substitutions, the Senate passed a bill that narrows who may perform higher‑risk laser and energy‑based cosmetic procedures, requires physician pre‑evaluations for certain non‑ablative treatments, and restricts advertising that uses the word “medical” unless qualified staff are present.
The Utah Senate passed legislation aimed at tightening oversight of cosmetic medical procedures, adopting a fourth substitute of Senate Bill 40 on March 5, 2012.
Senator Greg Knudson, floor sponsor, said the bill focuses on a defined set of cosmetic medical procedures performed with lasers and other energy‑based devices and that it does not broadly restrict device ownership or non‑cosmetic uses. “This bill defines a cosmetic medical procedure, and along with that procedure, which devices are used to perform those procedures,” he said in a detailed floor presentation describing ablative versus non‑ablative…
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