Can a non-physician own a med spa in New York?
Ownership · part of The Practice Perimeter
Short answer
Not directly — the cited rules attach to practitioners and acts, not premises: only a person licensed under the medicine article may practice medicine, and a professional service corporation may be formed only by individuals licensed in that same service.
New York is a strict corporate-practice state. Only a licensed person may practice medicine or use the title “physician”, and a Professional Service Corporation may be organized only by individuals authorized to render that same service. ⚠️ The separate EMPLOYMENT offense has a count in it — knowingly aiding or abetting THREE OR MORE unlicensed persons, or employing them. Fee-sharing is separately misconduct, subject to named exceptions including an authorized professional subcontractor or consultant and a supervised trainee.
Drawn from 7 verified rules in this section · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
- N.Y. Educ. Law §6522 · Aug 17, 2026
- N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law §1503 · Aug 17, 2026
- N.Y. Educ. Law §6512 (first paragraph) · Sep 1, 2026
- N.Y. Educ. Law §6512 (second paragraph) · Sep 1, 2026
- N.Y. Educ. Law § 6530(19) · Sep 2, 2026
- N.Y. Educ. Law § 6530(19) · Sep 2, 2026
- N.Y. Educ. Law § 6530(18) · Sep 2, 2026
Related New York rules
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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