What limits does West Virginia place on a med spa's business structure?
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Short answer
The cited rules do not settle this — no entity form is prescribed, but a corporation that practices or offers medicine needs a board certificate of authorization, and each shareholder must be licensed under the medical, PA or podiatry articles.
Eligible licensees may apply for a certificate of authorization by furnishing satisfactory proof to the board that each shareholder of the proposed medical or podiatry corporation is a licensed physician pursuant to this article, §30-3E-1 et seq., or §30-14-1 et seq. of this code.
W. Va. Code §30-3-15(b)(2) · verified Sep 3, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
Related West Virginia rules
It is unlawful for any corporation to practice or offer to practice medicine, surgery, or podiatric medicine, or to perform medical acts through one or more physician assistants, without a certificate of authorization issued by the board designating it an authorized medical corporation; the board may issue the certificate to one or more individuals licensed by the board, and an applicant must furnish satisfactory proof that each shareholder of the proposed medical or podiatry corporation is a licensed physician under the medical, osteopathic or podiatry articles of the code.
W. Va. Code §30-3-15(a)–(b) · verified Sep 8, 2026
It is unlawful for any corporation to practice or offer to practice medicine, surgery, podiatric medicine, or to perform medical acts through one or more physician assistants in this state without a certificate of authorization issued by the board designating the corporation as an authorized medical corporation.
W. Va. Code §30-3-15(a) · verified Sep 3, 2026
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