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Wade Emmert
Texas Med Spa FAQ
The American Med Spa Association defines a medical spa as a hybrid between an aesthetic medical center and a day spa” with four core elements: (1)…
Part II: The Investigation. Handling Licensing Board Investigations from Complaint to SOAH Hearing
This is a four-part series on Handling Licensing Board Investigations from Complaint to SOAH Hearing. In preparation for this series, I talked to several of the…
Does a Doctor of Pastoral Medicine Degree Expand a Practitioner’s Scope of Practice?
There is a mistaken belief that a D.PSc., PSC.D or Doctor of Pastoral Medicine degree from the Texas-based, Pastoral Medical Association, will expand the scope of…
Part I: What’s Going On? Handling Licensing Board Investigations from Complaint to SOAH Hearing
This is a four-part series on Handling Licensing Board Investigations from Complaint to SOAH Hearing. In preparation for this series, I talked to several of the…
Telehealth Expansion in Texas
The COVID-19 pandemic forced many patients and practitioners to find new ways to connect. The most obvious tool is telehealth, the use of audio-visual platforms to…
Can a Professional Limited Liability Company Own Another Professional Limited Liability Company?
Answer: Yes, a PLLC can own another PLLC provided it has the correct ownership and is formed for the same purpose as the PLLC it owns.…
Top Ten Health Law Myths
I have been practicing health law for more than 25 years and have had the benefit of working with a lot of healthcare providers. My clients…
The Shocking Truth About Neurostimulators and the Government’s Efforts to Recoup Payments
For much of the past decade, peripheral neurostimulator devices have been used liberally by some practitioners to treat chronic pain. In addition to pain relief, any…
The Facts About Medical Factoring
One of the immutable truths about healthcare is that it can take a long time to get paid. Though Texas has a prompt payment statute,10 it…
Texas-Sized Pitfalls for Med Spas
Med spa growth across Texas and the nation continues to increase. The American Med Spa Association (AmSpa) found in 2018 that there were 5,431 med spas…