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Florida ownership & cpom for med spas

Corporate-practice-of-medicine limits on who may own an aesthetic practice. Below are the Florida rules that govern it, each linked to its primary source. Monitoring and reference, not legal advice.

Ownership & corporate practice of medicine in Florida

Florida has no strict corporate-practice-of-medicine ban. Non-physician ownership is instead gated by the Health Care Clinic Act.

  • Unlike some states, Florida does not broadly prohibit non-physician ownership of a medical practice or med spa; ownership is governed by the Health Care Clinic Act rather than a corporate-practice-of-medicine prohibition.

    Fla. Stat. §400.990 · verified Jul 26, 2026

  • An entity that provides health-care services and bills for reimbursement is a “clinic” that must be licensed by AHCA to operate — each location licensed separately — unless it qualifies for an exemption.

    Fla. Stat. §400.991(1)(a) · verified Jul 26, 2026

  • The exemptions that matter most for med spas are for an entity wholly owned by one or more physicians, or wholly owned by one or more licensed health care practitioners (with specified family members) — such an entity is exempt from clinic licensure.

    Fla. Stat. §400.9905(4)(f)–(g) · verified Jul 26, 2026

  • Even an otherwise-exempt entity is still deemed a clinic and must be licensed in order to receive personal-injury-protection (PIP / no-fault motor-vehicle) reimbursement.

    Fla. Stat. §400.9905(4) · verified Jul 26, 2026

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