Louisiana ownership & cpom for med spas
Corporate-practice-of-medicine limits on who may own an aesthetic practice. Below are the Louisiana rules that govern it, each linked to its primary source.
Ownership & corporate practice of medicine in Louisiana
Louisiana defines a physician as a natural person, and that is where the ownership analysis starts. “Physician” means a natural person holding an allopathic or osteopathic degree who holds a license, permit, certification or registration issued by the board to engage in the practice of medicine in Louisiana — a corporation cannot itself be one. The economic rule is stated as a cause for discipline and it names entities directly: Soliciting, accepting or receiving anything of economic value in return for and based on the referral of patients to another Person, Firm, Or Corporation, or in return for the prescription of medications or medical devices. Knowingly employing a physician's assistant whose conduct includes any of the enumerated causes is a further ground. On the cosmetology side, the statute states that the Board of Cosmetology shall constitute a Professional Association within the meaning of Article VII, Section 9 of the Louisiana Constitution. These claims survey the Medical Practice Act and that one cosmetology definition; Louisiana's professional corporation and business-entity statutes are NOT surveyed here, so confirm the entity form with counsel.
"Physician" means a natural person who is the holder of an allopathic (M.D.) degree or an osteopathic (D.O.) degree from a medical college in good standing with the board who holds a license, permit, certification, or registration issued by the board to engage in the practice of medicine in the state of Louisiana.
La. Rev. Stat. §37:1262(2) · verified Sep 3, 2026
Soliciting, accepting, or receiving anything of economic value in return for and based on the referral of patients to another person, firm, or corporation or in return for the prescription of medications or medical devices is a cause for which the board may refuse to issue, or may suspend or revoke any license or permit.
La. Rev. Stat. §37:1285(A)(19) · verified Sep 3, 2026
Knowingly employing a physician's assistant whose conduct includes any of the causes enumerated in this Section is a cause for which the board may refuse to issue, or may suspend or revoke any license or permit.
La. Rev. Stat. §37:1285(A)(23) · verified Sep 3, 2026
"Board" means the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners.
La. Rev. Stat. §37:1262(1) · verified Sep 3, 2026
"Board" means the Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology. The board shall constitute a professional association within the meaning of Article VII, Section 9 of the Constitution of Louisiana.
La. Rev. Stat. §37:563(4) · verified Sep 3, 2026
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