The businesses that fit a telehealth referral program best are the ones that already serve health-minded or appearance-focused customers and see them on a regular basis. Think gyms, medspas, salons, wellness clubs, chiropractic offices, nutrition and supplement shops, and similar local businesses. If you have a trusted audience and repeat foot traffic, you are likely a good candidate to earn a fixed marketing fee for connecting people to licensed telehealth care.

Here is the short version of how it works. You share a QR code or a personal link. People who sign up through it are attributed to you. Licensed providers do the prescribing and licensed pharmacies handle fulfillment, refills, and shipping. You never touch medication, and you are paid a fixed marketing fee every month for as long as each referred person keeps actively using the platform.

What makes a business a good fit

Three things matter more than your industry label.

First, you have an audience that trusts you. Weight management and wellness are personal topics, and people act on recommendations from businesses they already visit and believe in.

Second, you see the same people repeatedly. Referral programs reward ongoing relationships, because the marketing fee continues each month while a referred person stays active on the platform. Businesses with memberships, standing appointments, or regular walk-ins have a natural advantage.

Third, the topic fits your setting without feeling out of place. A gym mentioning weight management, a medspa mentioning GLP-1 options, or a nutrition shop pointing customers toward telehealth care all feel like a natural extension of what you already do.

Industries that tend to fit best

A wide range of businesses qualify, and there is no medical license or clinical background required. Common examples include:

  • Fitness: gyms, boutique fitness studios, personal training gyms, yoga and Pilates studios
  • Aesthetics and wellness: medspas, day spas, IV therapy lounges, salons, tanning salons, barbershops
  • Health-adjacent retail and clinics: nutrition shops, supplement stores, chiropractors, hormone clinics, men's and women's health clinics
  • Community spaces: wellness clubs, coworking spaces

If you do not see your exact business above, that does not mean it is a poor fit. You can browse partner programs by industry to see how the model applies to different settings.

Why the model works without clinical work

The reason almost any customer-facing business can participate is that the clinical side is fully handled by someone else. MedStands is a LegitScript-certified platform, not a medical practice, and it does not prescribe. Licensed providers do the prescribing and licensed pharmacies do the fulfillment, refills, and shipping.

For you, that means no clinical work, no inventory, no prescribing, and no fulfillment. You are not offering medical advice or deciding who gets treated. You are simply pointing interested people toward licensed care and getting credit when they sign up through your code or link.

What you actually do

The day-to-day is light. You display a QR code or share a personal link, whether that is on a counter card, a poster, a member email, or a social post. When someone signs up through it, they are attributed to you for the life of their relationship with the platform. From there, the marketing fee is paid to your bank every month while that person stays active.

There is nothing to buy and nothing to install. If you want to understand the basics first, the What Is a Telehealth Partner Program? article walks through how it works, and Partner vs Affiliate: Which MedStands Program Fits You? explains which path fits a physical business versus an individual marketer.

Common questions

Does my business pay anything to join?

No. It is free to join. There is no setup fee, no monthly fee, and nothing to buy. You are paid a fixed marketing fee, not charged one.

Do I have to do any clinical work?

No. There is no clinical work, no inventory, no prescribing, and no fulfillment. You never touch medication. Your role is limited to sharing your QR code or link.

Who does the prescribing and shipping?

Licensed providers do the prescribing, and licensed pharmacies do the fulfillment, refills, and shipping. The platform is LegitScript-certified. MedStands is not a medical practice and does not prescribe.

Does everyone who signs up qualify?

No. Every request is reviewed by a licensed provider, and not everyone qualifies. Your part is simply to connect interested people to licensed care, not to decide who is treated.

Ready to see where your business fits?

If your business serves health-minded or appearance-focused customers and you see them regularly, you are likely a strong candidate. Explore partner programs by industry to see how the referral model applies to your specific type of business, what sharing looks like in practice, and how the monthly marketing fee works. It is free to join, and there is nothing to buy.