MedSpaRadar™Get the Brief

Can a non-physician own a med spa in Florida?

Ownership · part of The Practice Perimeter

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

Fla. Stat. §400.990 · verified Jul 26, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice

The rest of what Florida says on this

Every other rule we have verified under ownership & corporate practice of medicine, each linked to its primary source.

  • 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

How other states answer this

All 6 states side by side →

Related Florida questions

Every Florida question we can answer →

Get Florida changes as they publish

We scan the Florida legislature and licensing boards daily, plus the FDA and the Federal Register. Free weekly Brief — what changed, in plain language, with the source.

Free · unsubscribe in one click · we never sell your address

← All Florida rules and changes · Med Spa Radar is regulatory monitoring and reference, not legal, medical, or compliance advice. Verify against the linked primary source and consult qualified counsel before acting — rules change and turn on your specific facts. Legislative data via LegiScan (CC BY 4.0).