If you outsource Good Faith Exams, your Medical Director’s role narrows. It does not disappear. A telehealth provider can perform and document the exam itself, but clinical authority over your protocols, your treatment scope, and your compliance with state law stays exactly where it was.
That distinction is what protects your license, and it is where most Med Spa owners get tripped up. Below we break down what actually changes when you outsource, what stays with your Medical Director, and what to confirm in writing before you sign with any GFE provider.
If you’re still unsure who can perform a Good Faith Exam or how delegation works, start with Who can perform a Good Faith Exam and Can delegation of Good Faith Exams ever put my license at risk.
What your Medical Director remains responsible for in a Med Spa
Outsourcing shifts who performs the exam. It does not shift who holds clinical and legal accountability for the practice. Even with a third-party telehealth provider conducting exams, your Medical Director remains legally responsible for protocol approval, delegation, supervision of on-site providers, chart and incident review, and ensuring the practice operates within current state law.
Here is how the responsibilities split:
| Handled by your GFE provider (Spakinect) | Remains with your Medical Director
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| Performing the Good Faith Exam | Approving treatment protocols and scope of services |
| Documenting each exam thoroughly | Supervising and delegating to on-site providers |
| Confirming the exam meets state requirements | Reviewing incident reports and adverse events |
| Providing licensed exam providers (MD, NP, or PA) | Holding overall clinical and legal accountability under the practice’s license |
| Maintaining exam records for your review | Ensuring protocols match current state law |
Not sure where your state draws the line?
Delegation and telehealth rules are set state by state, and several have changed in the past year. Check whether we are licensed where you treat patients, or talk to someone who works inside these rules every day.
To learn more about the state-by-state rules that affect oversight and delegation, read Do Laws Around Good Faith Exams Differ by State.
What to look for in a Good Faith Exam outsourcing contract
Outsourcing Good Faith Exams does not remove oversight. It enhances it.
Spakinect acts as your exam execution partner, not your Medical Director. We provide licensed, highly trained providers who conduct the Good Faith Exam itself. Your Medical Director remains the clinical authority who defines the scope of services, approves treatment protocols, and ensures that every delegated provider (internal or external) operates within state guidelines.
Think of it as shared accountability:
- Spakinect ensures every Good Faith Exam is conducted correctly, documented thoroughly, and compliant with your state’s regulations.
- Your Medical Director ensures your Med Spa’s entire operation stays within scope, including protocols, supervision, and post-treatment care.
How to outsource Good Faith Exams without losing oversight
Outsourcing works when the handoff is documented. Here is the sequence that keeps your Medical Director in clinical authority at every step.
- Choose a provider licensed in every state where you treat patients. Coverage gaps, not exam quality, are what create compliance exposure for multi-state practices.
- Have your Medical Director approve the exam scope in writing before the first patient. The scope defines which treatments the exam clears and what falls outside it.
- The provider performs and documents each exam within that approved scope. Documentation should include the health-history review, the assessment, the eligibility decision, and informed consent.
- Your Medical Director reviews exam records on a set schedule. Chart review is how oversight is demonstrated if a board ever asks.
Nothing in that sequence removes your Medical Director. It gives them a cleaner, more auditable record than most in-house workflows produce.
How Spakinect Supports Medical Directors
Spakinect’s systems are designed to complement Medical Directors, not replace them.
- We have completed 1.56 million Good Faith Exams with zero medical board audit failures since we founded the category in 2012
- We serve more than 4,500 med spas, aesthetic clinics, and multi-location practices
- Every exam is performed by one of our 33 W-2 employed nurse practitioners, each with 40+ hours of specialized compliance and aesthetic training, and every exam is fully documented
- Providers connect with patients in an average of 31 seconds
- Up to 11 aesthetic treatments can be cleared under a single exam
- Our processes are vetted by Medical Boards and backed by our legal team
- We currently serve 39 states, giving multi-state practices a single, compliant framework
This structure allows your Medical Director to focus on clinical leadership, confident that every patient has received a proper, legally sound Good Faith Exam. Memberships start at $99 a month plus per-patient evaluations, and our GFE Growth Calculator will estimate what outsourcing would save your practice.
FAQs: Medical Directors and Outsourced Good Faith Exams
What is the difference between a Medical Director and a GFE provider?
A Good Faith Exam provider performs and documents the Good Faith Exam for an individual patient. A Medical Director sets the clinical framework for the whole practice: approving protocols, defining scope, supervising delegated providers, and holding legal accountability under the practice’s license. The provider works within the structure the Medical Director establishes.
Do I still need a Medical Director if I use Spakinect?
Yes. Spakinect performs the exams, but your Medical Director remains responsible for overall medical oversight and protocol management.
Does Spakinect provide medical direction?
No. We provide compliant Good Faith Exams performed by licensed providers. This is our specialty – we’ve been doing this since we founded the industry in 2012. Oversight of your facility and treatments remains the responsibility of your Medical Director.
Can Spakinect’s providers work under my Medical Director’s supervision?
Yes. Our providers collaborate seamlessly with your medical team and operate within the delegation framework defined by your Medical Director.
Does outsourcing reduce my liability?
It reduces the risk of non-compliance but doesn’t eliminate the need for oversight. Your Medical Director must still ensure all protocols align with your state’s requirements.
Can Spakinect help multi-location practices?
Absolutely. We have many high volume, multi-city Med Spa clients. Our team supports both single-location Med Spas and national franchises, ensuring consistent compliance across 40 states.
Final Takeaway
Outsourcing Good Faith Exams does not replace the need for a Medical Director – it enhances your compliance ecosystem.
Your Medical Director remains the clinical authority, while Spakinect ensures every patient is evaluated by a licensed provider under fully compliant, legally vetted systems. Together, they form a partnership that protects your patients, your license, and your reputation.
With Spakinect, you gain the speed, documentation, and peace of mind that every exam meets the highest standard of care… in every state you operate.
