Interview with Drew R. Barnholtz

In today's video, we're interviewing Drew R. Barnholtz, our Managing Attorney working on Transactional Law, M&A (Mergers & Acquisitions), Medical Devices, and many more.

How does a Medical Spa or IV Hydration Clinic Brand with Medical Doctors?

In today's video, we're going to talk about the Professional Medical Corporation, and in our scenario, ACME came to us, and they want to brand the name of their MSO to Professional Medical [...]

Telemedicine Legal Basics: Licensing and Standard of Care

Often our physician, physician assistant, and nurse practitioner clients ask us telemedicine questions involving practices across multiple states. Can I practice virtually across state lines and [...]

Can the MSO Management Fee be More Than 90% of the Revenue of the Medical Practice?

The anti-kickback laws require these fees to be fair market value and not take into consideration the referral of any patients that might come from the MSO to the medical practice.

What Can a Nursing Corporation in California be Used For?

The Medical Board has issued a number of different opinions that the medical spa must be a medical corporation, not a nursing corporation.

Should the MSO be an S-Corp and the Medical Practice be a C-Corp or Vice Versa?

We always recommend getting a CPA involved to help determine what tax election you should make and so that would be the answer to that one. It really depends on revenue projections and things [...]

If the Doctor is a 51% Owner and the Nurse is 49% Owner, Will the Doctor Have More Liability?

The ownership of the corporation isn't as important as just the fact that the corporation as an entity could be under fire if something goes wrong.

Can a Dentist be a Medical Director?

The medical director, and again, just because a doctor has to own 51% of the medical practice doesn’t mean that doctor has to act as the medical director.

Can an NP Form a Nursing Corporation and Own up to 100%?

There's been a confusion over the years over why nursing corporation even exists because we do have this rule for medical practices that they need to be owned in the 51-49 breakdown with the [...]

If an NP Owns 49% of the PC with an MD, Can the NP also Own 100% of the MSO?

You want to make sure that your MD is okay with that, but as a professional corporation, as a medical practice, you’re going to have to hire somebody to run the office anyway. So if you’re [...]