Can a non-physician own a med spa in Washington?
Ownership · part of The Practice Perimeter
Short answer
The cited rules do not settle this — no ownership rule is given; they establish only that a professional corporation's shareholders must be licensed to render the same service, and that profit tied to referrals or to prescribed drugs or services is unlawful.
Washington channels ownership through the Professional Service Corporation Act: shares may be held by the people licensed to render the service the corporation was organized to render.
Drawn from 4 verified rules in this section · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
- Wash. Rev. Code § 19.68.010(1) · Sep 2, 2026
- Wash. Rev. Code § 19.68.010(2) · Sep 2, 2026
- Wash. Rev. Code 18.100.050(1) · Sep 2, 2026
- Wash. Rev. Code 18.100.050(2), (3) and (4) · Sep 2, 2026
Related Washington rules
⚠️ Washington’s rebate ban reaches the sale of the drug itself, not just referrals. It is unlawful to pay or allow, or for a licensee to request or receive, “directly or indirectly, a rebate, refund, commission, unearned discount or profit by means of a credit or other valuable consideration in connection with the referral of patients … OR … on the sale, rental, furnishing or supplying of … drugs, medication, or medical supplies, or any other goods, services or supplies prescribed for medical diagnosis, care or treatment.”
Wash. Rev. Code § 19.68.010(1) · verified Sep 2, 2026
⚠️ owning an interest is permitted, but the disclosure has three parts and one of them is a promise. a financial interest is not prohibited where the referring practitioner “affirmatively discloses to the patient in writing” that interest, and “provides the patient with a list of effective alternative facilities, informs the patient that he or she has the option to use one of the alternative facilities, and assures the patient that he or she will not be treated differently by the referring practitioner if the patient chooses one”. a list, an option, and an assurance — not a line in a consent form.
Wash. Rev. Code § 19.68.010(2) · verified Sep 2, 2026
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