Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 594a - Professional Service Corporations
Section 33-182a. - Definitions.

As used in this chapter:

(1) “Professional service” means any type of service to the public that requires that members of a profession rendering such service obtain a license or other legal authorization as a condition precedent to the rendition thereof, limited to the professional services rendered by dentists, naturopaths, chiropractors, physicians and surgeons, physician assistants, doctors of dentistry, physical therapists, occupational therapists, podiatrists, optometrists, nurses, nurse-midwives, veterinarians, pharmacists, architects, professional engineers, or jointly by architects and professional engineers, landscape architects, real estate brokers, insurance producers, certified public accountants and public accountants, land surveyors, psychologists, attorneys-at-law, licensed marital and family therapists, licensed professional counselors and licensed clinical social workers.
(2) “Professional corporation” means (A) a corporation that is organized under this chapter for the sole and specific purpose of rendering professional service and that has as its shareholders only individuals who themselves are licensed or otherwise legally authorized to render the same professional service as the corporation, (B) a corporation that is organized under this chapter for the sole and specific purpose of rendering professional services rendered by members of two or more of the following professions: Psychology, marital and family therapy, social work, nursing, professional counseling and psychiatry and that has as its shareholders only individuals who themselves are licensed or otherwise legally authorized to render one of the professional services for which the corporation was specifically incorporated, (C) a corporation that is organized under this chapter for the sole and specific purpose of rendering professional services by physicians specializing in ophthalmology and optometrists and that has as its shareholders only individuals who themselves are licensed or otherwise legally authorized to render one of the professional services for which the corporation was specifically incorporated, (D) a corporation that is organized under this chapter for the sole and specific purpose of rendering professional services by (i) physicians, and (ii) physician assistants or advanced practice registered nurses, or both, and that has as its shareholders only individuals who themselves are licensed or otherwise legally authorized to render one of the professional services for which the corporation was specifically incorporated, (E) a corporation that is organized under this chapter for the sole and specific purpose of rendering professional services by physicians and chiropractors and that has as its shareholders only individuals who themselves are licensed or otherwise legally authorized to render one of the professional services for which the corporation was specifically incorporated, (F) a corporation that is organized under this chapter for the sole and specific purpose of rendering professional services by physicians and psychologists and that has as its shareholders only individuals who themselves are licensed or otherwise legally authorized to render one of the professional services for which the corporation was specifically incorporated, or (G) a corporation which is organized under this chapter for the sole and specific purpose of rendering professional services by physicians and podiatrists and that has as its shareholders only individuals who themselves are licensed or otherwise legally authorized to render one of the professional services for which the corporation was specifically incorporated.
(3) “Shareholder” means the holder of any shares of the capital stock of a professional corporation. The shareholders of a professional corporation may be designated as “members” in its certificate of incorporation, bylaws and other corporate documents and may be referred to, for all purposes, as “members”, whether or not so designated; and the term “shareholder” or “shareholders”, when used in the general statutes in reference to the shareholders of a professional corporation, shall include such “members”.
(1969, P.A. 332, S. 1; 775; 1971, P.A. 88; 182; P.A. 73-314; 73-470, S. 2; P.A. 77-140; P.A. 78-204, S. 1; P.A. 79-372; P.A. 81-472, S. 156, 159; P.A. 91-324, S. 5; P.A. 95-46; 95-173; P.A. 96-180, S. 106, 166; 96-254, S. 3, 10; P.A. 97-153, S. 1; P.A. 99-25, S. 1; 99-102, S. 42; P.A. 01-157, S. 1; P.A. 03-158, S. 1; P.A. 05-216, S. 1; P.A. 13-157, S. 1; 13-198, S. 1.)
History: 1971 acts included services of physical therapists, psychologists and podiatrists in definition of “professional service”; P.A. 73-314 included optometrists' services in definition of “professional service”; P.A. 73-470 included services performed jointly by architects and professional engineers in definition of “professional service”; P.A. 77-140 included chiropractors' services in definition of “professional service”; P.A. 78-204 added Subsec. (c) defining “shareholder”; P.A. 79-372 included services of osteopaths, occupational therapists, nurses and pharmacists in definition of “professional service”; P.A. 81-472 made technical changes; P.A. 91-324 amended the definition of “professional corporation” to delete the requirement that the shareholders be individuals licensed or authorized “within this state” to render the same professional service as the corporation; P.A. 95-46 included services of nurse-midwives in definition of “professional service”; P.A. 95-173 included services of certified marital and family therapists and certified independent social workers in definition of “professional service”; P.A. 96-180 amended definition of “professional service” to change “certified marital and family therapists” to “licensed marital and family therapists” and to change “certified independent social workers” to “licensed clinical social workers”, effective June 3, 1996; P.A. 96-254, like P.A. 96-180, redefined “professional service” to change “certified marital and family therapists” to “licensed marital and family therapists” and to change “certified independent social workers” to “licensed clinical social workers” and also amended definition of “professional corporation” by adding Subpara. (B) to include a corporation organized for the purpose of rendering professional services rendered by members of two or more of the professions of psychology, marital and family therapy, social work, nursing and psychiatry which has as its shareholders only individuals licensed or authorized to render one of such professional services, effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 97-153 redefined “professional corporation” in Subdiv. (2) to include corporations organized to provide professional services by ophthalmologists and optometrists; P.A. 99-25 redefined “professional service” to include licensed professional counselors and redefined “professional corporation” to include professional counseling; P.A. 99-102 amended Subdiv. (1) by deleting obsolete reference to osteopathy and made a technical change; P.A. 01-157 redefined “professional service” to include real estate brokers and insurance producers; P.A. 03-158 added reference to physician assistants in Subdiv. (1), added Subpara. (D) re professional services by physicians, physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses in Subdiv. (2) and made technical changes; P.A. 05-216 redefined “professional corporation” in Subdiv. (2) to insert new Subpara. (E) re corporations organized for purpose of rendering professional services by physicians and chiropractors; P.A. 13-157 redefined “professional corporation” in Subdiv. (2) by adding Subpara. (F) re corporations organized for purpose of rendering professional services by physicians and psychologists and by making technical changes; P.A. 13-198 redefined “professional corporation” in Subdiv. (2) by adding provision, codified by the Revisors as Subpara. (G), re corporations organized for purpose of rendering professional services by physicians and podiatrists.
See Sec. 33-182l re professional service fees.

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