Form Name Permit For Free

Assuming you are a business person with no license in any health occupation, you cannot become the sole owner of medical practice. In short, a non-doctor is prohibited from owning a medical corporation in the State of California.

The purpose of a Fictitious Name Permit (FNP) is to allow a licensed physician and surgeon or podiatrist to practice under a name other than their own.

Fictitious Name Permits (?FNP?) are not the same as Fictitious Business Names (sometimes also colloquially referred to as ?Doing-Business-As? or ?DBA?). FNPs are required by the Medical Board of California (?MBC?), whereas DBAs are required to be filed with the applicable county(ies). Each has distinct criteria.

Forming a California Professional Medical Corporation The filing fee is $100. The articles of incorporation will require additional information: Bylaws: The bylaws must describe how the corporation operates. Shares: At least 51 percent of the shares must be owned by a licensed physician.

The question now is, ?Can a non-physician own a medical practice in California?? The answer to this is NO! Only certain licensed health professionals can be owners or partners in a medical practice in California.

Here is a list of licensed ?allied? medical professionals who can legally own a up to 49% of a medical corporation: licensed psychologists. licensed optometrists. licensed naturopathic doctors. licensed physician assistants. registered nurses. licensed chiropractors. licensed acupuncturists.

You will need to ensure that you have correct licenses from the California medical board, sign up with Medicare and Medicaid, have a national provider identifier, a DEA number to prescribe medicine, and even a certification by the Clinical Laboratories Improvement Amendment if you plan to have equipment such as X-rays ...