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Corporate practice of medicine

The doctrine, in some states, that businesses owned by unlicensed people should not practice a licensed profession or control a licensee's judgment.

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Definition

Where the doctrine applies, it can limit who may own a practice or employ licensed clinicians. States differ widely, and some apply similar rules to professions other than medicine.

The common mistake

Definitions here are general. They do not say what any profession may do in any state; that is set by each state’s law. Back to the full glossary

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