Can a non-physician own a med spa in Maine?
Ownership · part of The Practice Perimeter
Short answer
The cited rules do not settle ownership — they establish only that a professional corporation must render professional services through individuals licensed in Maine, so medical treatments must be performed by licensed practitioners whoever owns the entity.
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.
Drawn from 4 verified rules in this section · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
- 13 M.R.S. §734(1) · Sep 3, 2026
- 13 M.R.S. §734(2)(A) · Sep 3, 2026
- 13 M.R.S. §735(1) · Sep 3, 2026
- 13 M.R.S. §735(2) · Sep 3, 2026
Related Maine rules
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
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