Med Spa Crackdown: Why States Are Finally Enforcing the Rules ft. Attorney Brett Elliott | EP 116

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A woman walked into a med spa for a routine Botox appointment and never walked out, and the person who was supposed to be supervising her care wasn't even in the building.

That's not a rare horror story. It's happening across the country right now, and Dr. Kate Dee wants you to understand exactly why before you book your next appointment. 

In this episode, she sits down with Seattle healthcare attorney Brett Elliott to unpack the wave of new med spa laws sweeping through states like Indiana, Georgia, Oklahoma, and Illinois. 

They dig into a disturbing loophole called the "ghost medical director," where a licensed physician signs a contract, collects a fee, and never actually sees a single patient. 

You'll also hear how an FDA raid on a Texas med spa uncovered an unmarked vial of Botox in a dumpster, tied to a chain of suspiciously cheap Groupon deals. And in New York, a recent sweep of over 300 med spas found multiple violations including one where investigators found fentanyl on site.

Brett brings the legal expertise to explain what these law changes actually mean for you. Together, they hand you the exact questions to ask before you sit down in that chair, so you're never the patient who finds out the hard way.

Chapters:
02:23 - States Are Closing Med Spa Loopholes
03:29 - Indiana’s New Med Spa Rules
05:43 - Why Botox Parties Can Be Risky
07:38 - Surprise Inspections Are Changing Everything
09:25 - The Problem With Ghost Medical Directors
14:37 - How Standing Orders Get Abused
18:09 - Why Routine IVs Deserve More Scrutiny
19:44 - What Actually Counts as Medicine
22:38 - The FDA Raid That Shut Down a Med Spa
27:22 - The Fight Over Compounded GLP-1s
35:36 - What New York Found Inside 300+ Med Spas

Stay until the end, because the story about what happened in New York will change how you look at that med spa on the corner.

Press play and learn how to spot a fake medical director before it costs you your safety.

Brett Elliott: https://www.hklaw.com/en/professionals/e/elliott-brett?

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