Can a non-physician own a med spa in Florida?
Ownership · part of The Practice Perimeter
Short answer
Yes — Florida has no corporate-practice-of-medicine ban; ownership falls under the Health Care Clinic Act, so a med spa billing for services needs an AHCA clinic license per location unless it is wholly owned by physicians or other licensed practitioners.
Florida has no strict corporate-practice-of-medicine ban. Non-physician ownership is instead gated by the Health Care Clinic Act.
Drawn from 6 verified rules in this section · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
- Fla. Stat. § 456.054(2) · Sep 2, 2026
- Fla. Stat. § 456.054(1) · Sep 2, 2026
- Fla. Stat. §400.990 · Jul 26, 2026
- Fla. Stat. §400.991(1)(a) · Jul 26, 2026
- Fla. Stat. §400.9905(4)(f)–(g) · Jul 26, 2026
- Fla. Stat. §400.9905(4) · Jul 26, 2026
Related Florida rules
⚠️ Florida’s kickback ban is broad and it is criminal in form. “It is UNLAWFUL for any health care provider or any provider of health care services to offer, pay, solicit, or receive a kickback, directly or indirectly, overtly or covertly, in cash or in kind, for referring or soliciting patients.” Four verbs and four adverbial pairs — the drafting is designed to catch arrangements dressed up as something else.
Fla. Stat. § 456.054(2) · verified Sep 2, 2026
And the definition turns on a tax test, which is unusual. “Kickback” means “a remuneration or payment, by or on behalf of a provider of health care services or items, to any person as an incentive or inducement to refer patients for past or future services or items, when the payment is not tax deductible as an ordinary and necessary expense.” a marketing payment that is a genuine ordinary and necessary business expense sits outside the definition; one that is not, does not.
Fla. Stat. § 456.054(1) · verified Sep 2, 2026
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