What limits does Alabama place on a med spa's business structure?
Ownership · part of The Practice Perimeter
Short answer
The cited rules do not settle this — they only have the Board keep a permanent file on professional corporations incorporated by physicians or osteopaths; none prescribes an ownership form for a med spa, though the treatments are the practice of medicine.
(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 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
The rest of what Alabama says on this
(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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