Short answer: yes, get a lawyer, but you can still do things on your own. IV therapy counts as practicing medicine in Virginia. Because IV treatments involve direct access to the bloodstream and medical-grade substances, it falls within the practice of medicine, making it one of the most tightly regulated services. The rules about who can own it, who runs it, and how drugs get handled are easy to get wrong. One bad move can cost you the whole business. Here are the big Virginia rules to know: Anyone can own it. Anyone can own a medical spa or IV hydration business in Virginia. You do not have to be a doctor or a nurse to own the company. That is the good news. But your medical director has to be a physician. In Virginia that means an MD or DO. Nurse practitioners do not have full practice authority in Virginia and cannot be a medical director, and a physician assistant may not serve as a medical director in Virginia either. This trips up a ton of new owners who line up an NP and think they are set. The medical director must be reachable. The medical director has to provide supervision and direction of the nursing services and be readily available to the nursing staff by phone or in person. Home visits add rules. Going to people's houses brings extra rules on how drugs get prescribed and dispensed. Virginia has been tightening this, so it is worth checking with the state and a lawyer before you launch mobile. Should you DIY the contracts and consent forms? No. Not the important ones. You can handle the simple stuff yourself, like setting up your LLC. But the medical director agreement, your patient consent forms, and your compliance setup are the parts that protect you when something goes wrong. A weak consent form is worthless the day you actually need it. Accurate documentation protects the clinic and its staff in the event of any legal disputes, and your medical director will not do all the heavy lifting for you. Pay a lawyer to build that base right. I hope to have a course on this soon!

Hey @Anne Marie Cooper welcome to the group! I plan to make this a goal of ours to make sure you don't renew with Hydreight! I'm super excited to help where ever I can and I'm super stoked to have you here. Drop any questions via discussions if you have any specific questions!

@Chris Sorour Glad to have you here Chris! Super stoked to see what we can accomplish together! Don't forget to open up discussions on the board if you want anything specifically answered!

@Christopher Patch The good news! Doctor-matching websites. Companies like GuardianMD, Medical Director Co, and Wellness MD Group are probably the most common. Since you are in Texas, I actually have a medical director + NPs to help with GFE's that you can use probably cheaper than the above. You just let me know when you are ready and I'll make the introduction.

@Benjamin Stream Coming soon!