Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H5087: An Act regulating the operation of medical spas
Status: In committee, May 26, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, January 27, 2026:
SECTION 1. Chapter 111 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2024 Official Edition is hereby amended by adding the following sections: -- Section 248. For the purposes of sections 248 to 253, inclusive, the following words shall, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, have the following meanings: “Actively practicing,” providing services or on-site supervision at the office location for a majority of the weekly clinical practice time of the practitioner. “Clinical director,” a physician or nurse licensed under the provisions of chapter 112 who is responsible for working with a site director to establish and implement policies and protocols related to level II procedures at a medical spa. “Commissioner,” the commissioner of public health. “Department,” the department of public health. “Exempt private office practice,” a facility that provides medical aesthetic procedures, which is wholly owned and controlled by one or more of the practitioners who actively practice at that location. “Laser and light-based hair removal,” procedures to remove hair from the human body using laser devices or other light-based devices, and which may be performed by a physician, physician’s assistant, nurse, electrologist or advanced aesthetician licensed to practice in Massachusetts. “Level I facility,” any entity that provides only Level I procedures and that is licensed by either the board of registration of electrologists or the board of registration …
Sponsors
- Alice Peisch (D) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Accompanied a new draft, see H5455
- : Hearing rescheduled to 03/23/2026 from 10:00 AM-11:15 AM in B-1 and Virtual<br> <span style="color: blue; font-style: italic;">Hearing updated to New End Time</span>
- : Hearing rescheduled to 03/23/2026 from 10:00 AM-11:15 PM in B-1 and Virtual<br> <span style="color: blue; font-style: italic;">Hearing updated to New End Time</span>
- : Hearing scheduled for 03/23/2026 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-1
- : Senate concurred
- : Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Health
- : Referred to the committee on House Rules
Common questions
- What is H5087?
- H5087 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act regulating the operation of medical spas.
- What is the status of H5087?
- In committee as of May 26, 2026. Latest action: Accompanied a new draft, see H5455 (May 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored H5087?
- Alice Peisch (D).
- Where is the official record for H5087?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5087
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