House
Study
Bill
591
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
HEALTH
AND
HUMAN
SERVICES
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
HARRIS)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
the
medical
spa
oversight
Act,
and
making
1
penalties
applicable.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
135S.1
Title.
1
This
chapter
shall
be
known
and
may
be
cited
as
the
“Medical
2
Spa
Oversight
Act”
.
3
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
135S.2
Definitions.
4
1.
“Adverse
event”
means
any
untoward
medical
occurrence
5
associated
with
the
use
of
a
prescription
drug.
6
2.
“Biological
product”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
42
7
U.S.C.
§262.
8
3.
“Board”
means
the
board
of
medicine.
9
4.
“Bulk
drug
substance”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
21
10
C.F.R.
§207.3.
11
5.
“Medical
spa”
means
a
business
licensed
under
this
12
chapter
to
provide
wellness
services.
13
6.
“Prescription
device”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
21
14
C.F.R.
§801.109.
15
7.
“Prescription
drug”
means
a
drug,
as
classified
by
the
16
United
States
food
and
drug
administration,
that
is
required
by
17
the
United
States
food
and
drug
administration
to
be
prescribed
18
prior
to
being
dispensed
or
administered
to
a
patient
by
a
19
practitioner.
“Prescription
drug”
includes
but
is
not
limited
20
to
all
of
the
following:
21
a.
A
biological
product,
not
including
blood
and
blood
22
components
intended
for
transfusion
or
a
biological
product
23
that
is
also
a
medical
device.
24
b.
A
bulk
drug
substance.
25
8.
“Responsible
person”
means
an
individual
licensed
under
26
chapter
148
or
155A
who
has
been
designated
under
section
27
135S.5.
28
9.
“Serious
adverse
event”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
21
29
C.F.R.
§251.2.
30
10.
“Suspected
adverse
reaction”
means
an
adverse
event
for
31
which
there
is
a
reasonable
possibility
that
a
prescription
32
drug
or
a
wellness
service
caused
the
adverse
event.
33
11.
“Wellness
service”
means
a
medical
service
for
which
34
a
person
is
not
required
to
have
a
license
under
chapter
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148
or
155A
to
perform
that
is
primarily
used
to
enhance
an
1
individual’s
health
or
physical
appearance
rather
than
address
2
an
underlying
medical
condition.
“Wellness
service”
includes
3
but
is
not
limited
to
all
of
the
following:
4
a.
Botox
injections.
5
b.
Laser
hair
removal.
6
c.
Skin
pigmentation
treatment.
7
d.
Microneedling.
8
e.
Intravenous
nutrient
therapy.
9
f.
Intramuscular
injections
of
vitamins,
minerals,
or
other
10
nutrients.
11
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
135S.3
Licensing.
12
1.
A
business
shall
not
operate
as
a
medical
spa,
provide
13
wellness
services,
or
handle,
store,
administer,
dispense,
or
14
distribute
prescription
drugs
unless
licensed
by
the
board
15
under
this
chapter.
16
2.
The
board
shall
maintain
a
public
database
on
the
board’s
17
internet
site
of
each
medical
spa
licensed
by
the
board.
The
18
database
shall
include
all
of
the
following:
19
a.
The
medical
spa’s
legal
name
and,
if
applicable,
the
name
20
under
which
the
spa
is
doing
business.
21
b.
The
medical
spa’s
business
address.
22
c.
Each
address
at
which
the
medical
spa
intends
to
provide
23
prescription
drugs
or
wellness
services.
24
d.
The
medical
spa’s
license
number
as
issued
by
the
board.
25
e.
The
name
and
license
number
of
the
individual
the
medical
26
spa
has
designated
as
a
responsible
person
and
each
location
27
of
the
medical
spa
for
which
the
responsible
person
has
been
28
designated.
29
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
135S.4
Prescription
drugs
and
30
prescription
devices.
31
1.
A
medical
spa
shall
be
considered
a
dispenser
as
that
32
term
is
defined
in
section
581
of
the
federal
Drug
Supply
Chain
33
Security
Act,
and
shall
comply
with
all
the
requirements
of
34
a
dispenser
in
section
582
of
the
federal
Drug
Supply
Chain
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Security
Act.
1
2.
A
medical
spa
shall
store
prescription
drugs
and
2
prescription
devices
in
areas
that
are
dry,
well-lit,
3
well-ventilated,
and
maintained
in
a
clean
and
orderly
4
condition.
Prescription
drugs
and
prescription
devices
5
requiring
specific
storage
conditions,
such
as
cold
6
chain
storage
products,
must
be
stored
in
accordance
with
7
instructions
provided
by
the
manufacturer
of
the
prescription
8
drug
or
prescription
device.
9
3.
Prescription
drugs
and
prescription
devices
must
10
be
maintained
under
appropriate
supervision
and
controlled
11
distribution
at
all
times.
12
4.
A
medical
spa
and
the
medical
spa’s
responsible
person
13
shall
ensure
the
medical
spa
has
sufficient
security
controls
14
and
procedures
to
deter
and
detect
the
theft
and
diversion
of
15
prescription
drugs.
16
Sec.
5.
NEW
SECTION
.
135S.5
Responsible
person.
17
1.
A
medical
spa
shall
designate
a
responsible
person
for
18
each
of
the
medical
spa’s
locations
and
the
same
individual
19
shall
not
be
designated
for
more
than
one
medical
spa
location
20
without
prior
board
approval.
21
2.
A
responsible
person
shall
ensure
each
medical
spa
22
location
for
which
the
responsible
person
is
designated
23
complies
with
this
chapter
and
all
rules
adopted
by
the
board
24
under
this
chapter.
25
Sec.
6.
NEW
SECTION
.
135S.6
Inspections
and
audits.
26
1.
A
person’s
submission
of
an
application
for
a
license
27
under
this
chapter
shall
constitute
permission
for
the
board
or
28
the
board’s
authorized
agent
to
enter
and
inspect
the
person’s
29
proposed
medical
spa
facilities
and
to
audit
the
person’s
30
proposed
wellness
services.
31
2.
An
inspection
and
audit
under
this
section
shall
occur
32
prior
to
a
person’s
initial
licensure
under
this
chapter
and
33
may
occur
periodically
after
the
person’s
initial
licensure
as
34
determined
by
the
board.
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Sec.
7.
NEW
SECTION
.
135S.7
Serious
adverse
event
1
reporting.
2
A
medical
spa
shall
provide
written
notice
to
the
board
3
within
five
business
days
from
the
date
a
serious
adverse
event
4
occurs
at
the
medical
spa.
The
notice
shall
include
all
of
the
5
following:
6
1.
The
date
the
serious
adverse
event
occurred.
7
2.
A
summary
of
the
serious
adverse
event.
8
3.
The
address
of
the
medical
spa
location
at
which
the
9
serious
adverse
event
occurred.
10
4.
The
number
of
individuals
directly
affected
by
the
11
serious
adverse
event.
12
Sec.
8.
NEW
SECTION
.
135S.8
Deceptive
and
unfair
trade
13
practices.
14
A
medical
spa
commits
an
unfair
practice
as
that
term
is
15
defined
in
section
714.16
when
the
medical
spa
does
any
of
the
16
following:
17
1.
Represents
that
a
prescription
drug
is
of
a
particular
18
standard,
quality,
or
grade
if
the
prescription
drug
is
not
of
19
that
standard,
quality,
or
grade.
20
2.
Represents
that
a
prescription
drug
or
a
wellness
service
21
has
sponsorship,
approval,
characteristics,
ingredients,
uses,
22
or
benefits
that
the
prescription
drug
or
wellness
service
does
23
not
have.
24
3.
Represents
that
a
drug
or
wellness
service
is
approved
by
25
the
United
States
food
and
drug
administration
if
the
United
26
States
food
and
drug
administration
has
not
approved
the
drug
27
or
wellness
service.
28
Sec.
9.
NEW
SECTION
.
135S.9
Violations
——
discipline.
29
1.
a.
The
board
may
maintain
an
action
in
the
name
of
the
30
state
for
an
injunction
to
restrain
or
prevent
a
violation
of
31
this
chapter
or
rules
adopted
by
the
board
under
this
chapter.
32
b.
Upon
the
board’s
request,
the
attorney
general
shall
33
commence
proceedings
to
enforce
this
chapter
and,
at
the
34
request
of
the
attorney
general,
a
county
attorney
with
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jurisdiction
shall
appear
and
prosecute
the
action.
1
2.
The
board
may
impose
an
administrative
penalty
of
up
to
2
five
hundred
dollars
per
violation
on
a
person
who
does
any
of
3
the
following:
4
a.
Engages
in
a
practice
regulated
by
this
chapter
without
5
a
current
license.
6
b.
Employs
an
individual
without
a
current
license
to
act
7
as
a
responsible
person.
8
c.
Fails
any
component
of
a
routine
inspection
or
audit
9
conducted
by
the
board.
10
3.
The
assessment
and
payment
of
a
penalty
imposed
pursuant
11
to
subsection
2
shall
not
be
considered
a
disciplinary
action
12
and
shall
be
confidential.
13
4.
The
board
shall
maintain
a
public
record
of
disciplinary
14
actions
involving
violations
of
this
chapter.
15
5.
Penalties
collected
under
this
section
shall
be
16
deposited
by
the
board
into
the
general
fund
of
the
state.
17
Sec.
10.
NEW
SECTION
.
135S.10
Rulemaking
authority.
18
The
board
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
19
implement
and
administer
this
chapter.
20
Sec.
11.
Section
714.16,
subsection
2,
Code
2026,
is
amended
21
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
22
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
t.
It
is
an
unlawful
practice
for
a
person
23
to
violate
section
135S.8.
24
EXPLANATION
25
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
26
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
27
This
bill
establishes
the
medical
spa
oversight
Act.
28
The
bill
defines
“medical
spa”
(spa)
as
a
business
licensed
29
to
provide
wellness
services.
30
The
bill
defines
“responsible
person”
as
a
person
licensed
31
to
perform
medicine
and
surgery,
osteopathic
medicine
and
32
surgery,
or
pharmacy,
and
who
has
been
designated
by
a
medical
33
spa.
34
The
bill
defines
“wellness
service”
(service)
as
a
medical
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service
for
which
a
person
is
not
required
to
have
a
license
1
for
medicine
and
surgery,
osteopathic
medicine
and
surgery,
or
2
pharmacy
to
perform,
and
that
is
primarily
used
to
enhance
an
3
individual’s
health
or
physical
appearance
rather
than
address
4
an
underlying
medical
condition.
The
bill
lists
several
5
examples
of
services.
6
The
bill
also
defines
“adverse
event”,
“biological
product”,
7
“bulk
drug
substance”,
“prescription
device”
(device),
8
“prescription
drug”
(drug),
and
“serious
adverse
event”.
9
The
bill
prohibits
a
business
from
handling,
storing,
10
administering,
dispensing,
or
distributing
drugs
unless
the
11
business
is
licensed
by
the
board
of
medicine
(board)
as
a
spa.
12
The
bill
also
prohibits
a
business
from
providing
services
13
unless
licensed
by
the
board.
14
The
bill
requires
the
board
to
maintain
a
public
database
on
15
the
board’s
internet
site
of
each
spa
and
details
the
minimum
16
information
the
database
must
include.
17
Under
the
bill,
a
spa
is
a
dispenser
as
defined
in
section
18
581
of
the
federal
Drug
Supply
Chain
Security
Act
and
is
19
required
to
comply
with
all
requirements
of
a
dispenser
in
that
20
Act.
21
The
bill
requires
a
spa
to
store
drugs
and
devices
in
areas
22
that
are
dry,
well-lit,
well-ventilated,
and
maintained
in
23
a
clean
and
orderly
condition.
Drugs
and
devices
requiring
24
specific
storage
conditions,
such
as
cold
chain
storage,
25
must
be
stored
according
to
instructions
provided
by
the
26
manufacturer
of
the
drug
or
device.
Drugs
and
devices
must
27
be
maintained
under
appropriate
supervision
with
controlled
28
distribution.
The
bill
requires
a
spa
and
the
spa’s
29
responsible
person
to
ensure
the
spa
has
sufficient
security
30
controls
and
procedures
to
deter
and
detect
the
theft
and
31
diversion
of
drugs.
32
The
bill
requires
a
spa
to
designate
a
responsible
person
for
33
each
of
the
spa’s
locations,
and
prohibits
a
responsible
person
34
from
being
designated
for
more
than
one
spa
location
without
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prior
board
approval.
The
responsible
person
must
ensure
each
1
spa
location
for
which
the
responsible
person
is
designated
2
complies
with
the
bill.
3
Under
the
bill,
a
person’s
submission
of
an
application
for
a
4
spa
license
constitutes
permission
for
the
board
or
the
board’s
5
authorized
agent
to
enter
and
inspect
the
person’s
proposed
6
spa
facilities
and
audit
the
person’s
proposed
services.
The
7
bill
requires
an
inspection
and
audit
to
occur
prior
to
a
8
person’s
initial
spa
licensure
and
allows
the
board
to
conduct
9
inspections
and
audits
after
the
person’s
initial
licensure.
10
The
bill
requires
a
spa
to
provide
written
notice
to
the
11
board
within
five
business
days
from
the
date
a
serious
adverse
12
event
occurs
at
the
spa.
The
bill
details
the
information
the
13
notice
must
include.
14
The
bill
makes
it
an
unfair
practice
under
Code
section
15
714.16
(consumer
fraud)
when
a
spa
represents
that
a
drug
is
16
of
a
particular
standard,
quality,
or
grade
if
the
drug
is
17
not
of
that
standard,
quality,
or
grade;
represents
that
a
18
drug
or
a
service
has
sponsorship,
approval,
characteristics,
19
ingredients,
uses,
benefits,
or
quantities
that
it
does
not
20
have;
or
represents
that
a
drug
or
service
is
approved
by
the
21
United
States
food
and
drug
administration
(FDA)
when
the
FDA
22
has
not
approved
the
drug
or
service.
23
The
bill
allows
the
board
to
maintain
an
action
in
the
24
name
of
the
state
for
an
injunction
to
restrain
or
prevent
a
25
violation
of
the
bill
or
rules
adopted
pursuant
to
the
bill.
26
Upon
the
board’s
request,
the
bill
requires
the
attorney
27
general
to
commence
proceedings
to
enforce
the
bill
and,
at
28
the
request
of
the
attorney
general,
a
county
attorney
with
29
jurisdiction
must
appear
and
prosecute
the
action.
30
The
bill
allows
the
board
to
impose
an
administrative
31
penalty
of
up
to
$500
per
violation
on
a
person
as
detailed
32
in
the
bill.
The
assessment
and
payment
of
an
administrative
33
penalty
shall
not
be
considered
a
disciplinary
action
and
shall
34
be
confidential.
Penalties
collected
are
to
be
deposited
by
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the
board
into
the
general
fund
of
the
state.
1
The
bill
requires
the
board
to
maintain
a
public
record
of
2
disciplinary
actions
involving
violations
of
the
bill.
3
The
bill
requires
the
board
to
adopt
rules
to
implement
and
4
administer
the
bill.
5
The
bill
makes
a
conforming
change
to
Code
section
714.16.
6
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