What business structure does a med spa need in Utah?
Ownership · part of The Practice Perimeter
⛔ UTAH SHUTS THE UNLICENSED OUT OF EVERY SEAT BUT TWO. “a person may not be an officer, director, or shareholder of a professional corporation unless that person is: (i) an individual licensed to render the same specific professional services as those for which the corporation is organized; or (ii) qualified to be an officer, director, or shareholder under the applicable licensing act for the profession for which the corporation is organized.” The one exception is administrative: “a nonlicensed person may serve as secretary or treasurer of the professional corporation.” Medicine and osteopathic medicine count as the SAME specific service here, so an M.D. and a D.O. may hold shares in one entity.
Utah Code § 16-11-8 (Officer, director, or shareholder shall be licensed professional) · verified Sep 8, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
The rest of what Utah says on this
Every other rule we have verified under ownership & corporate practice of medicine, each linked to its primary source.
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
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
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
AND SHARES ISSUED TO ANYONE ELSE ARE VOID, NOT MERELY VOIDABLE. “A professional corporation may issue the shares of its capital stock and a shareholder may voluntarily transfer shares of capital stock in a professional corporation only to: (a) persons who are duly licensed to render the same specific professional services as those for which the corporation was organized; or (b) persons other than those meeting the requirements of Subsection (1)(a) to the extent and in the proportions allowed by the applicable licensing act for the profession for which the corporation is organized.” “Any shares issued in violation of this section are void.”
Utah Code § 16-11-7 (Issuance of shares of capital stock — Restrictions) · verified Sep 8, 2026
AND THE WORK ITSELF MUST FLOW THROUGH LICENSED PEOPLE: “A professional corporation may render professional services only through its officers, employees and agents who are duly licensed to render such professional services.”
Utah Code § 16-11-9 (Licensed persons to render professional services) · verified Sep 8, 2026
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