What business structure does a med spa need in West Virginia?
Ownership · part of The Practice Perimeter
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
The rest of what West Virginia says on this
Every other rule we have verified under ownership & corporate practice of medicine, each linked to its primary source.
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
A medical corporation formed outside of this state for the purpose of engaging in the practice of medicine, surgery, and/or podiatric medicine may receive a certificate of authorization from the board to be designated a foreign medical corporation by furnishing satisfactory proof to the board that all of the medical corporation’s shareholders are licensed physicians, podiatric physicians, or physician assistants in one or more states and submitting a complete list of the shareholders.
W. Va. Code §30-3-15(c)(4) · verified Sep 3, 2026
The board may issue a certificate of authorization for a medical corporation to one or more individuals licensed by the board. Licensees of the West Virginia Board of Osteopathic Medicine may join with licensees of the board to receive a certificate of authorization from the board.
W. Va. Code §30-3-15(b) · verified Sep 3, 2026
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
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