By State
Whether you need a medical director, who can serve, how the role differs from ownership, and how to pay them without fee-splitting — for all 50 states and D.C. Each page is built from validated state sources and reviewed by Faisal Darwiche, NP.
A medical director is the licensed physician clinically responsible for the practice. In most states cosmetic injectables are the practice of medicine, so the role is required and must be real — not a signature for hire.