What limits does Montana place on a med spa's business structure?
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The cited rules do not settle this — they define professional services as those only licensees may render and that a Business Corporation Act corporation may not, and say a professional corporation may render them only through licensed individuals.
"Professional service" means any service that may lawfully be rendered only by persons licensed under a licensing law of this state and that may not lawfully be rendered by a corporation organized under the Montana Business Corporation Act. (6) "Qualified person" means a natural person, general partnership, or professional corporation eligible under this chapter to own shares issued by a professional corporation.
Mont. Code Ann. § 35-4-109(5)-(6) · verified Sep 8, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
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Professional corporations may be organized under this chapter only for the purpose of rendering professional services and services ancillary thereto within a single profession, except that a professional corporation may be incorporated for the purpose of rendering professional services within two or more professions and for any purpose or purposes for which corporations may be organized under the Montana Business Corporation Act to the extent that such combination of professional purposes or professional and business purposes is permitted by the licensing laws and rules of this state applicable to such professions.
Mont. Code Ann. § 35-4-205 · verified Sep 8, 2026
At least one-half of the combined directors and officers of a professional corporation, other than the secretary and the treasurer, must be qualified persons with respect to the corporation.
Mont. Code Ann. § 35-4-207 · verified Sep 8, 2026
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