You can add a new telehealth service line without hiring a provider by joining a partner program and referring your customers to licensed online care. Licensed providers and pharmacies handle everything clinical, and your business earns a fixed monthly marketing fee for each active referral. There is no clinic to build, no staff to recruit, and nothing to buy.
Adding a service the traditional way means recruiting a medical director, writing intake protocols, buying inventory, and taking on liability before you see a single dollar. A referral model removes all of that. You stay exactly the business you already are, and the clinical side runs somewhere else, through licensed professionals. Here is how it works.
What a telehealth service line looks like without a clinic
A telehealth service line, in this model, is simply a new category of care you can point interested customers toward. You are not opening a clinic or launching a product. You are adding an option to conversations you probably already have, and letting a licensed platform deliver the actual care.
The mechanics are built to be light. When you join, you get a unique QR code and a personal link. You place the code where your customers already are: a front desk, a waiting area, a checkout counter, an email footer, or a social profile. Someone scans it, creates an account, and starts an online visit on their own time. Anyone who signs up through your code is attributed to your business automatically.
What your business actually does
Your side of this is short, and that is the point. You share a QR code or a link. That is the entire operational footprint of a new service line added this way.
Here is what you never do: no clinical work, no inventory, no prescribing, no fulfillment. Your business holds no stock, handles no shipments, and manages no refills. You never touch medication at any stage. You are a marketing channel that makes an introduction, not a medical provider that delivers care. If you want to confirm where the line sits, whether you need a medical license to refer customers to telehealth walks through it.
Who handles the clinical side
This is the part that makes adding a service line without hiring a provider possible. On the MedStands platform, independent licensed providers do the prescribing, and licensed pharmacies handle the fulfillment, refills, and shipping. The platform is LegitScript-certified, which means the telehealth and pharmacy operations meet recognized standards for this kind of care.
MedStands is not a medical practice and does not prescribe, and neither does your business. Every request a customer submits is reviewed by a licensed provider, and not everyone qualifies. That review is out of your hands, which is exactly why you carry none of the clinical responsibility. You are not deciding who is a candidate, recommending a dose, or giving medical advice. For a fuller walkthrough of who does what, see who handles the prescribing and shipping in a referral program.
Which service lines you can add
The model is not limited to one category, so you can match the service line to the customers you already serve. Common lines include weight management care, where a licensed provider may evaluate a customer for options such as semaglutide or tirzepatide, and men's health care, where the evaluation may involve options such as sildenafil or tadalafil.
In every case the decision belongs to the provider, not to you and not to the customer. You are simply making a category of licensed care available to people who were already curious. You never describe a specific medication as a purchase, promise an outcome, or suggest that anyone will qualify, because that determination is a clinical one.
How the marketing fee works
You earn a fixed marketing fee for each active referred customer. It is set in advance, and it is paid to your bank every month for as long as that person keeps actively using the platform. It is not a commission, not a percentage of sales, and not a cut of anyone's spending. It is a flat, predetermined amount agreed on up front.
Because the fee recurs, your earnings behave like a recurring revenue line rather than a one-time bonus. A customer you referred months ago can still be generating a monthly fee today, alongside the ones you added this week. We keep earnings qualitative on purpose: what you make depends on how many people you refer and how long they stay active, not on any fixed promise. Businesses typically join as partners, while individuals often join as affiliates and earn recurring marketing fees on the people they refer.
And there is little to risk by trying it. It is free to join, with no setup fee and no monthly fee. You are adding a possible new revenue line to your existing business without taking on cost, inventory, or risk.
Common questions
Do I need to hire a provider or hold a license?
No. You are referring customers to a licensed telehealth platform, not treating anyone. Independent licensed providers handle the prescribing and licensed pharmacies handle fulfillment, so your business needs no provider, no license, and no medical staff to add the service line.
What does it cost to add a service line this way?
Nothing. It is free to join, with no setup fee, no monthly fee, and nothing to buy. You get a QR code and a personal link, and that is the extent of your investment.
Who decides whether a referred customer qualifies?
A licensed provider does. Every request is reviewed by a licensed provider, and not everyone qualifies. You have no role in that decision and cannot influence it, which keeps your business clearly on the marketing side.
Is the marketing fee a commission?
No. It is a fixed marketing fee set in advance, paid monthly for each active referred customer. It is not tied to a percentage of what anyone spends and is not a cut of sales.
Getting started
If adding a new telehealth service line without the cost, staffing, or liability of a clinic sounds like a fit, the next step is to look at the partner program and see how the QR code and monthly payout work for a business like yours. You can also browse partner programs by industry to see how the model maps to your specific type of business, or look at the MedStands affiliate program if you want to refer as an individual. It is free to join, there is nothing to buy, and you can start sharing your code the same day.