Luxembourg Government Approves Framework for Companies of Medical Professionals

On Wednesday 17 December 2025, Luxembourg’s Government Council (Cabinet) adopted a preliminary draft bill relating to the creation of companies by certain medical professions.

According to the Ministry of Health and Social Security, the new preliminary draft bill will provide for the creation of companies by doctors, dentists, psychotherapists or veterinary surgeons, as well as the related amendments to the amended law of 8 June 1999 concerning the Medical Council and the amended law of 31 May 2002 concerning the Veterinary Council.

The bill will now be introduced into the legislative procedure, forming part of the implementation of the 2023 - 2028 coalition agreement. 

The aim is to establish a legal framework enabling doctors, dentists, psychotherapists and veterinary surgeons to practice their profession within companies governed by Luxembourg law while respecting professional independence and applicable ethical rules, and excluding any participation or financing by third-party investors who do not practise one of the professions concerned.

Following the withdrawal of bill No 8013, drafted under the previous government, the ministry prepared a new preliminary draft bill, taking into account earlier opinions and choosing a standalone text to improve readability and coherence.

Under the proposed framework, the practise of the professions concerned remains reserved for natural persons and all partners, managers and capital holders who must be professionals authorised to practise and registered with the Medical Council or the Veterinary Council. This draws on the existing legislative framework for the legal profession, while taking into account the specific characteristics of the professions concerned.

The draft bill also introduces specific provisions on radiation protection, assigning responsibility for authorised equipment exclusively to doctors, dentists, or companies established under the future legal framework. In addition, it proposes amendments to the laws relating to the Medical Council and the Veterinary Council, by assigning to these bodies the competence to approve the creation of associations and companies and to ensure they are monitored.