Proposed Bill Would Allow Estheticians to be Medspa Owners

Skin care pros, a bill in the Colorado legislature could be a game changer for you, and lawmakers need to hear from you ASAP to understand its potential impact on state esthetics businesses.

What’s Going On?

Current law limits ownership of medical-esthetics service corporations (think medspas) to those licensed to practice medicine. House Bill 26-1249 (HB 26-1249) would allow these businesses to be owned by estheticians as long as the corporation provides only medical-esthetics services. This is a major shift—estheticians cannot currently own or co-own these types of businesses.

Why Is This a Big Deal?

You could become an owner or shareholder of a medical-esthetics business. Estheticians would be allowed to hold ownership stakes in corporations offering medical-esthetics services, which include:

• Injectables
• Laser devices
• Intense pulsed light (IPL)
• Radio frequency
• Medical-grade chemical peels

The bottom line? Estheticians could finally have their seat at the table on the business side. You could open a medspa, hold equity in an existing business, participate in profit-sharing, and have influence over day-to-day operations and service menu offerings.

How Can I Support the Bill?

Lawmakers listen when they hear directly from constituents whose livelihoods are affected. Your testimony will show them HB 26-1249 offers economic opportunities for working estheticians. The bill will be heard in committee Tuesday, March 10, and you can submit comments in support of this pivotal legislation. 

Get your comments submitted by 11:59 p.m., Monday, March 9. It’s a quick turnaround, but that’s how things work in the world of public policy. We want to ensure you have a chance to help give this important bill the momentum it needs to move through the legislature.

How Can I Submit Comments?

It’s easy to show support and submit comments. Follow these step-by-step instructions:

1. Visit Colorado’s Public testimony webpage
2. Type “HB26-1249” in the search bar and click Select on the bill
3. Select the “Submit written testimony” bubble
4. Select the “For” bubble
5. Select the “Self” bubble
6. Choose either the “Upload files” or “Type testimony” bubble
7. Enter your testimony and click Next
8. Enter your information and click Next
9. Review what you have submitted and click Submit

You can also reach out to your elected officials to tell them you want them to support the bill when it comes across their desks. Find your state representative and senator here and reach out to their office to voice your support for the bill. 

Follow the bill on the legislature’s website to see when it heads to the next committee and voice your support again.