Missouri ownership & cpom for med spas

Ownership & corporate practice of medicine in Missouri

Missouri’s Professional Corporation Law restricts WHO MAY HOLD SHARES. A professional corporation may issue shares, fractional shares, rights or options to purchase shares, and other securities only to natural persons authorized by law — in Missouri or another US jurisdiction — to render a professional service permitted by the corporation’s articles of incorporation, and to trustees of revocable trusts on the conditions the section sets out. The Law defines a “disqualified person” to reach not only individuals but corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, fiduciaries, trusts, associations, governmental agencies and other entities that are or become ineligible to own shares. These claims survey sections 356.011 to 356.261 and do not report on restrictions elsewhere in Missouri law.

• A professional corporation may issue shares, fractional shares, rights or options to purchase shares, and other securities only to natural persons who are authorized by law in this state, or in any other state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia, to render a professional service permitted by the articles of incorporation of the corporation, and trustees, in trust, of revocable trust agreements, of which the trustee is a natural person who is authorized by the law of this state, or any other state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia, to render a professional service permitted by the articles of incorporation of the corporation.

  Mo. Rev. Stat. §356.111.1(1) · verified Sep 3, 2026

• "Disqualified person", any natural person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, fiduciary, trust, association, governmental agency or other entity that for any reason is or becomes ineligible under sections 356.011 to 356.261 to own shares issued by a professional corporation.

  Mo. Rev. Stat. §356.021(1) · verified Sep 3, 2026

• "Licensing authority", the officer, board, agency, court or other authority in this state that has the power under applicable law to issue a license or other legal authorization to render a professional service.

  Mo. Rev. Stat. §356.021(3) · verified Sep 3, 2026

• "Foreign professional corporation", a corporation organized for the purpose of rendering professional services under a law other than the law of this state.

  Mo. Rev. Stat. §356.021(2) · verified Sep 3, 2026

Recent Missouri changes

• MO SB841: Modifies provisions relating to health careJan 7, 2026