How to Start a Mobile IV Therapy LLC in Texas: Guide for 2025

Mobile IV therapy clinics, also known as mobile infusion clinics, are a growing business in Texas that sits at the intersection of holistic health, beauty, and luxury. Whether you’re an entrepreneur ready to take on a new venture or a medical professional ready to start a business of your own, our guide goes over the different types of IV therapy, the Texas licensing you’ll need, and more.

Types of Mobile IV Therapy

IV therapy can take different forms depending on the type of clientele you’re hoping to attract. With a variety of infusion treatments, or drips, available means your offerings can be easily tailored to your area or ideal customer base, depending on what services you want to offer through your Texas LLC.

While some of these treatment types offer the same ingredients or nutrients, the quantity of each may be different depending on what the client is looking for. Once you have an idea of what type of IV therapy you want to provide through your Texas business, let’s move on to the tricky stuff—but don’t worry, we’ve simplified it all for you.

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Forming an IV Therapy LLC in Texas

Before you can begin operating your mobile IV therapy business in Texas, you will need to get licensed and establish a legal entity to operate under. The most popular of these is an LLC or limited liability company due to the ease of setting one up and the flexible management structure.

According to Texas’s Corporate Practice of Medicine Doctrine, only licensed physicians can own and start mobile IV therapy LLCs and they must do it as a professional LLC (PLLC). There are, however, ways that non-licensed individuals can operate a mobile IV therapy LLC.

Opening an IV therapy LLC without being a licensed physician

Texas’s Corporate Practice of Medicine laws require physicians to own and maintain complete control over medical practices, which includes mobile IV therapy businesses. These laws aim to prevent conflicts between company interests and the needs of patients.

Because of this, any non-physician considering starting a mobile IV therapy business would instead form an LLC that acts as a management service organization (MSO). An MSO is not a business entity and instead is a medically specific business organization structure that can be either an LLC or a corporation and is used to manage medical services. With an LLC acting as an MSO, you’d then contract a physician’s professional business, typically a PLLC, to perform medical services.

This relationship between entities is facilitated by a management service agreement (MSA), which is a legal contract between two businesses (often a physician’s professional business and a non-physician’s company) that legally separates the person who is a doctor from one who is not.

Once a physician, licensed by the Texas Medical Board, is in place to oversee the medical services administered by a mobile IV therapy LLC, you are legally able to operate your business without having to go to medical school. Now that you know that you can do it, let’s cover the hows.

The basics of forming an LLC in Texas

LLCs are an entity type perfect for smaller organizations with only a few owners, called members in an LLC, that are looking to limit their personal liability and separate personal and business assets and income.

Forming your Texas LLC can be simplified in four steps:

• Name your LLC – You’ll need a unique name for your mobile IV therapy service to do business in Texas that has LLC, Limited Liability Company, or another entity designation. Once you’ve decided on a name for your LLC, register one or more domain names to claim your business’s space on the web.
• Get a registered agent – A registered agent is a person or business authorized by you to accept legal mail on behalf of your business. You’ll need to have a Texas registered agent BEFORE you file formation paperwork with the state.
• Register with the Texas Secretary of State – Once you’ve ensured your business name is available, you’ll file a Certificate of Formation with the Texas Secretary of State and pay the $300 filing fee. If you are a licensed physician starting this business, you’ll need to file a Certificate of Formation—Professional Limited Liability Company and pay the same fee.
• File for an EIN – With your LLC registered, you’ll need to apply for an EIN, which is like a Social Security number for your business that you’ll use to open a business bank account.

To round out your new LLC registration, you’ll also need to draft an LLC operating agreement that outlines how your LLC will be run, managed, and handle any issues that may arise.

Insuring your IV therapy LLC

Since mobile IV therapy businesses offer medical services, insurance is a must-have for protecting their assets and employees. Malpractice insurance, also known as medical liability insurance, is something that the medical practice arm of an MSO should consider.

While the Texas Medical Board does not require malpractice insurance, it is extremely common among practicing medical professionals. Additionally, many businesses that your IV therapy service partners with may require malpractice insurance to reduce liability while doing business with you. The Texas Department of Insurance has a handy guide for shopping for medical liability insurance available online.

Providing Care in the Lone Star State

Despite some initial investment and compliance requirements, mobile IV therapy is popping up all over the Lone Star State. To take advantage of this new and lucrative entrepreneurial endeavor, begin by establishing your legal entity, drafting a robust management service agreement with a physician, and securing insurance. Once you’ve got these few headaches handled, you’ll be on your way to curing them for others instead.

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