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California regulates who may own a medical practice, how a management company may be paid, and what a practice’s agreements have to say. The Schenk Law Firm advises physicians, practice owners, management companies, and health technology companies on the business side of care.
Structure, agreements, and transactions for California medical practices.
Management services organizations, management fees that fit California’s corporate practice rules, and MSO governance.
Professional medical corporations, S-corporation elections, and keeping state filings current.
Management company, pharmacy, and independent contractor agreements that physicians are asked to sign.
Digital Health: Trademarks & Contracts
Trademark filings and customer contracts for health apps, medical device brands, and health plans.
Medical & Healthcare Real Estate
Leases, buildouts, and building purchases for medical and wellness space.
Can a non-physician own part of a medical practice?
In California, a medical corporation must be majority-owned by physicians, and only certain other licensed professionals may hold the rest. Investors who aren’t licensed usually participate through a separate management company.
How can a management company be paid?
The fee has to be fair pay for real services, and it can’t give the management company control over medical decisions. A fee built on a share of the practice’s revenue deserves a careful review.
A company sent me an agreement to manage my practice.
Look closely at who controls the practice’s money. Then check how the fee is set, whether there’s a reserve, and how you can end the agreement. We can review it before you sign.
Do we need a HIPAA business associate agreement?
If a vendor or partner will handle patients’ health information for the practice, generally yes. It should stand on its own and match how the information is actually used.
We’re a health technology company.
Your product names and customer contracts need the same care as any tech company’s, along with the healthcare rules your customers work under. Our digital health page has more.
Experience
David Lizerbram has practiced business law for more than two decades. Benjamin Schenk founded and runs a commercial real estate investment and asset management firm.
Practice and Business Together
We handle the practice entity, the management company, and the agreements between them. We also handle their leases and trademarks.
Written Advice
When a structure raises a regulatory question, we put the analysis in writing so the owners and their advisors can act on it.
The Schenk Law Firm is based in North Park, San Diego. We advise physicians, practice owners, and healthcare companies throughout California.
Entity Formation & Structuring
Choosing and forming the right company and setting up its ownership.
Shareholder, Member & Partnership Agreements
The written rules between co-owners.
Buying, selling, or merging a practice.
Contract Drafting & Negotiation
Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating the agreements a business runs on.
Trademark searches, applications, and protection for brand names and logos.
Commercial leases, property transactions, and real estate disputes.
Whether you’re forming a practice, setting up a management company, or reviewing an agreement, we can explain the rules that apply and the options you have.
Contact us today to discuss your healthcare business.
Request a ConsultationIt’s California’s rule that only licensed physicians and physician-owned entities may practice medicine or control medical decisions. It shapes how practices are owned, how management companies are paid, and who can invest.
A management services organization is a separate company that handles the business side of a practice, such as billing, staffing, space, and equipment, under a written agreement with the practice.
Yes, if it meets the IRS requirements and files the election on time. Many physicians make the election when the corporation is formed.
No. We focus on the business side of practices and coordinate with healthcare regulatory counsel when a matter needs one.