What limits does Oregon place on a med spa's business structure?
Ownership · part of The Practice Perimeter
Short answer
The cited rules do not settle this — they establish only that a professional corporation may render professional services in Oregon solely through people licensed to perform them; no cited rule mandates a particular entity type for a med spa.
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 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
Related Oregon rules
In the rendering of specified professional services on behalf of a domestic professional corporation to a person receiving the service or services, a shareholder of the corporation is personally liable as if the shareholder were rendering the service or services as an individual, only for negligent or wrongful acts or omissions or misconduct committed by the shareholder, or by a person under the direct supervision and control of the shareholder.
Or. Rev. Stat. §58.185(3) · verified Sep 3, 2026
Licensed Oregon shareholder means a shareholder of a professional corporation who holds a license to render the specified professional services of the corporation and who practices more than incidentally in this state.
Or. Rev. Stat. §58.185(1)(a) · verified Sep 3, 2026
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