Maine ownership & cpom for med spas
Corporate-practice-of-medicine limits on who may own an aesthetic practice. Below are the Maine rules that govern it, each linked to its primary source.
Ownership & corporate practice of medicine in Maine
Maine’s professional corporation rule is narrower than it first reads. A professional corporation may render professional services in Maine only THROUGH individuals licensed or otherwise authorized to render them — but the same section says this does not require an individual employed by the corporation to be licensed to perform services for it where a license is not otherwise required. The corporation is confined to the professional service authorized by its articles and services or businesses reasonably related to it, while its funds may be invested in real estate, mortgages, securities or any other type of investment. These claims survey chapter 22-A of Title 13 and do not report on restrictions elsewhere in Maine law.
A domestic professional corporation or foreign professional corporation may render professional services in this State only through individuals licensed or otherwise authorized in this State to render the services.
13 M.R.S. §734(1) · verified Sep 3, 2026
Nothing in subsection 1 may be construed to require an individual employed by a professional corporation to be licensed to perform services for the corporation if a license is not otherwise required.
13 M.R.S. §734(2)(A) · verified Sep 3, 2026
A professional corporation may not render any professional service or engage in any business or service other than the professional service and business authorized by its articles of incorporation and services or businesses reasonably related thereto.
13 M.R.S. §735(1) · verified Sep 3, 2026
Nothing in subsection 1 prohibits a professional corporation from investing its funds in real estate, mortgages, securities or any other type of investment.
13 M.R.S. §735(2) · verified Sep 3, 2026
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