Opinion No.

The Honorable Vic Snyder State Senator 324 South Valmar Little Rock, AR 72205

Dear Senator Snyder:

This is in response to your request for an opinion on whether it is legal for a non-physician-owned corporation to employ licensed physicians for profit. Specifically, you indicate that it has been your understanding that a commercial enterprise is prohibited from selling the services of an employee licensed professional such as a physician, dentist, or lawyer, and that with the exception of HMOs, the corporate practice of medicine is considered illegal under common law by some authorities.

It is…