What business structure does a med spa need in Arkansas?
Ownership · part of The Practice Perimeter
⛔ ARKANSAS IS AS ABSOLUTE AS THIS CORPUS GETS, AND IT REACHES THE PROXY. “All of the officers, directors, and shareholders of a corporation subject to this subchapter shall at all times be persons licensed pursuant to the Arkansas Medical Practices” Act. And then: “No person who is not so licensed shall have any part in the ownership, management, or control of the corporation, nor may any proxy to vote any shares of the corporation be given to a person who is not so licensed.” Ownership, management AND control are named separately, so an arrangement that leaves the shares in licensed hands while moving control elsewhere is reached by the same sentence.
Ark. Code Ann. § 4-29-307 (Medical Corporation Act — officers, directors, and shareholders) · verified Sep 8, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
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(3) A licensed physician fails to disclose to a patient that the physician has an ownership interest in a facility or service to which the physician refers the patient that is outside of the physician’s own practice;
17 CAR § 140-2601(3) (Ethical violations for physicians) · verified Sep 4, 2026
(2) "Medical assistant" means an employee of a physician who has been delegated medical practices or tasks and who has not been licensed by or specifically authorized to perform the practice or task pursuant to other provisions of Arkansas law;
17 CAR § 140-2502(2) (definition of “Medical assistant”) · verified Sep 4, 2026
THE ENTITY IS FORMED UNDER THE ORDINARY CORPORATION ACT BUT ONLY BY LICENSED PEOPLE, AND ONLY LICENSED EMPLOYEES MAY TREAT. One or more persons licensed under the Arkansas Medical Practices Act “may associate to form a corporation pursuant to the Arkansas Business Corporation Act of 1987” “to own, operate, and maintain an establishment for the study, diagnosis, and treatment of human ailments and injuries, whether physical or mental”. “However, medical or surgical treatment, consultation, or advice may be given by employees of the corporation only if they are licensed pursuant to the Arkansas Medical Practices Act”. A corporation subject to the subchapter also needs a certificate of registration from the Arkansas State Medical Board.
Ark. Code Ann. §§ 4-29-305, 4-29-309 (Medical Corporation Act — formation; certificate of registration) · verified Sep 8, 2026
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