The Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act is legislation requiring all group and individual health plans to cover reconstructive procedures to treat a child's congenital anomaly.
The co-chairs of a multi-society Gluteal Fat Grafting Task Force issued a joint safety advisory urging practitioners who perform the procedure to reevaluate their technique.
Materials include contact information for state medical, nursing, physician assistant and cosmetology boards; examples of APRN protocols; and a list of legal and risk management considerations.
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons has been a vocal advocate for state and federal efforts to protect patients who receive unanticipated medical bills.
