The Legal & Ethical Limits on Practicing in a Corporate Form and on Employing Health Care Providers

Doctors of chiropractic must decide whether to practice as a sole proprietor, a professional corporation, a professional partnership, a limited liability corporation, or a limited liability partnership.  Doctors of chiropractic also frequently consider entering into relationships with other types of providers such as MDs, PTs, OTs, MTs, acupuncturists, dieticians, etc., in order to broaden the services that can be offered to their patients.  Both of these issues require consideration of a variety of legal and ethical constraints in terms of scope of practice limitations, the corporate practice of medicine doctrine, The Professional Firms Act, fee-splitting and antikickback limits, income tax considerations, medical malpractice insurance coverage, and workers’ compensation insurance coverage. In this webinar, David Wulff will provide some insight into navigating these confusing legal and ethical issues.