Court: Texas Medical Board’s spa rule lacks ’reasoned justification’

The 126th State District Court in Austin, Texas, has ruled that Texas Medical Board (TMB) Rule 193.17 was without “reasoned justification” and should be remanded to the TMB for further consideration. Under Rule 193.17, medical spas could not perform nonsurgical medical procedures without having a physician, a nurse practitioner, or physician assistant on staff to complete a 10-step process before beginning the procedure. The rule did not require a physician to be on the premises during the procedure, but rather necessitated only that a physician be available for an emergency consultation.

Source: Skin Inc., Americanmedspa.org