Can a non-physician own a med spa in Oregon?
Ownership · part of The Practice Perimeter
An Oregon professional corporation may render its professional services ONLY through persons licensed or otherwise authorized in this state to render them. The chapter also says expressly that it does not affect the professional relationship with the patient or the standards of professional conduct, and it keeps a shareholder personally liable for their own negligent or wrongful acts and for those of anyone under their direct supervision and control.
Drawn from 4 verified rules in this section · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
- Or. Rev. Stat. §58.156(1) (Method by which professional corporation to render services) · Sep 3, 2026
- Or. Rev. Stat. §58.185(2) · Sep 3, 2026
- Or. Rev. Stat. §58.185(3) · Sep 3, 2026
- Or. Rev. Stat. §58.185(1)(a) · Sep 3, 2026
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A domestic professional corporation or a foreign professional corporation may render professional service or services in this state only through a person or persons who are licensed or otherwise authorized in this state to render such professional service or services.
Or. Rev. Stat. §58.156(1) (Method by which professional corporation to render services) · verified Sep 3, 2026
This chapter does not affect the law applicable to the professional relationship between a person rendering professional service or services and a person receiving the service or services, and it does not affect the standards of professional conduct of a profession.
Or. Rev. Stat. §58.185(2) · verified Sep 3, 2026
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