Can a non-physician own a med spa in Alabama?
Ownership · part of The Practice Perimeter
⚠️ ALABAMA REGULATES THE PROFESSIONAL ENTITY BY REGISTERING IT AND BY NAMING WHICH ENTITIES MAY EMPLOY A DELEGATE. The Board of Medical Examiners records and maintains a permanent file on all professional corporations incorporated by physicians and osteopaths. And to qualify for registration a physician assistant must be employed by a qualified physician, or by a PARTNERSHIP, MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION, MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OR PHYSICIAN PRACTICE FOUNDATION that also employs a qualified supervising physician, or by an entity the Board has approved. Ownership restrictions elsewhere in Alabama law were not surveyed here.
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(k) Record and maintain a permanent file on all professional corporations incorporated by physicians and osteopaths.
Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-1 (Board duties — professional corporations) · verified Sep 4, 2026
(1) Be employed by: (a) A physician qualified under these rules or by a partnership, medical professional corporation, medical professional association or physician practice foundation that also employs a supervising physician qualified under these rules; or (b) An entity approved by the Board under Rule 540-X-7-. 22;
Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-7 (Registration as a physician assistant — employment) · verified Sep 4, 2026
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