New guidance for med spas and IV therapies seen as restrictive, but good for quality

Katie Castellani

09/27/2024

CONFLICTED: Dr. Michael Souza, owner of East Bay Innovation Medicine, says new R.I. Department of Health guidelines for medical spas and intravenous therapy businesses are too restrictive, but they may help curb the rise of uncertified businesses performing these services. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Dr. Michael Souza had mixed feelings when he saw that state health officials recently had enacted new guidance for a growing number of Rhode Island medical spas and other businesses that perform intravenous therapies. On the one hand, he says the R.I. Department of Health’s new guidelines are restrictive. But he’s also hoping the standards

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