In Utah, may a non-clinical owner or manager be paid a share of revenue?
Ownership · part of The Practice Perimeter
Short answer
The cited rules do not settle this — they make it unprofessional conduct for a licensee to give or receive compensation for professional services not personally provided or supervised, but preserve lawful professional entity and supervisor relationships.
directly or indirectly giving or receiving any fee, commission, rebate, or other compensation for professional services not actually and personally provided or supervised; however, nothing in this section shall preclude the legal relationships within lawful professional partnerships, corporations, or associations or the relationship between an approved supervising physician and physician assistants or advanced practice nurses supervised by them;
Utah Admin. Code R156-67-502(4) (Unprofessional conduct — fees and professional entities) · verified Sep 4, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
Related Utah rules
substantially interfering with a licensee’s lawful and competent practice of medicine in accordance with this chapter by: (i) any person or entity that manages, owns, operates, or conducts a business having a direct or indirect financial interest in the licensee’s professional practice; or (ii) anyone other than another physician licensed under this title, who is engaged in direct clinical care or consultation with the licensee in accordance with the standards and ethics of the profession of medicine;
Utah Code § 58-67-501(1)(c) (Unlawful conduct) · verified Sep 4, 2026
entering into a contract that limits a licensee’s ability to advise the licensee’s patients fully about treatment options or other issues that affect the health care of the licensee’s patients.
Utah Code § 58-67-501(1)(d) (Unlawful conduct) · verified Sep 4, 2026
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