Can a non-physician own a med spa in North Carolina?
Ownership · part of The Practice Perimeter
North Carolina is a strict corporate-practice state and says so in plain terms: the Medical Board’s position is that a business practicing medicine must be owned in its entirety by people holding active North Carolina licenses. The Professional Corporation Act carries that into company law — a professional corporation’s articles of incorporation must carry its licensing board’s certification that the shareholding requirements are met.
Drawn from 7 verified rules in this section · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
- NCMB Position Statement 10.1.2 (adopted March 2016, amended September 2025) · Aug 17, 2026
- N.C. Gen. Stat. §55B-4 · Aug 17, 2026
- NCMB Position Statement 10.1.2 · Aug 17, 2026
- N.C. Gen. Stat. §55B-14(c) · Aug 17, 2026
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-401 · Sep 2, 2026
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-401 · Sep 2, 2026
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-401 · Sep 2, 2026
Related North Carolina rules
The Medical Board’s position is that businesses practicing medicine in North Carolina must be owned in their entirety by persons holding active North Carolina licenses, and that the owners must be licensees of the Board or one of the combinations the Professional Corporation Act permits. This is a board position statement, not a statute — it states how the Board reads the law it enforces.
NCMB Position Statement 10.1.2 (adopted March 2016, amended September 2025) · verified Aug 17, 2026
All of the shares of stock of a professional corporation must be owned and held by a licensee or licensees, at least one incorporator must be a licensee, and at least one director and one officer must be a licensee. The articles of incorporation must designate the professional services to be rendered and carry a certification from the appropriate licensing board that the shareholding requirements are met.
N.C. Gen. Stat. §55B-4 · verified Aug 17, 2026
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