Can a management company run the business side of a med spa in New York?
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Short answer
The cited rules don't settle the structure — they limit the pay: a lay management company isn't among those who may share professional fees, and any charge for space, equipment or staff tied to the practice's receipts is misconduct for the physician.
⚠️ and the statute names the MSO structure by its mechanics. “this prohibition shall include any arrangement or agreement whereby the amount received in payment for furnishing space, facilities, equipment or personnel services used by a licensee constitutes a percentage of, or is otherwise dependent upon, the income or receipts of the licensee from such practice.” Percentage rent, a percentage staffing fee and a percentage management fee are the three things a med spa MSO usually charges, and this sentence reaches all three by their form.
N.Y. Educ. Law § 6530(19) · verified Sep 2, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
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Only a person licensed or otherwise authorized under the Education Law’s medicine article may practice medicine or use the title “physician.”
N.Y. Educ. Law §6522 · verified Aug 17, 2026
A professional service corporation may be organized only by one or more individuals duly authorized to render the same professional service, and for the purpose of rendering that same service. Its certificate of incorporation must name the original shareholders, directors and officers and carry certificates from the licensing authority that each of them is authorized to practice the profession.
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law §1503 · verified Aug 17, 2026
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