Can a non-physician own a med spa in Virginia?
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Short answer
The cited rules do not settle this — Virginia's referral-payment ban only stops practitioners taking remuneration for referrals to a defined facility, institution, or hospital, with federal safe harbors excluded, and says nothing about med spa ownership.
Virginia’s professional corporation must state a sole and specific purpose in its articles.
Drawn from 4 verified rules in this section · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
- Va. Code § 54.1-2962.1 · Sep 2, 2026
- Va. Code § 54.1-2962.1 · Sep 2, 2026
- Va. Code § 13.1-543 (definition of “professional corporation”) · Sep 2, 2026
- Va. Code § 13.1-543 (definition of “professional partnership”) · Sep 2, 2026
Related Virginia rules
⚠️ Virginia’s remuneration ban is real but narrowly targeted — read the object of the referral. “No practitioner of the healing arts shall knowingly and willfully solicit or receive any remuneration directly or indirectly, in cash or in kind, in return for referring an individual or individuals to a facility or institution as defined in § 37.2-100 or a hospital as defined in § 32.1-123.” It reaches referrals to those defined places, not every payment between a practice and a marketer.
Va. Code § 54.1-2962.1 · verified Sep 2, 2026
And Virginia pins its definition to the federal one. The Board’s regulations “shall exclude from the definition of ‘remuneration’ any payments, business arrangements, or payment practices not prohibited by title 42, SECTION 1320a-7b (b) Of The United States Code, as amended, or any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.” The federal anti-kickback safe harbors are therefore load-bearing in Virginia by statute.
Va. Code § 54.1-2962.1 · verified Sep 2, 2026
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