Get LegitScript-ready fast. BLVD Merchant Group helps telehealth & healthcare merchants prepare, apply, and pass—then scale ads & payments with confidence.
Why LegitScript Certification Matters
If you operate in a regulated or high-risk healthcare niche—telemedicine/telehealth, online pharmacy (incl. compounding/vet), addiction treatment, healthcare supply chain, eyewear/contact lenses, price-comparison/discount pharmacy—LegitScript certification is often a gatekeeper for two essentials:
- Advertising on major platforms (Google, Meta/Instagram, etc.). Many healthcare advertisers must be LegitScript-certified before their campaigns are allowed.
- Reliable payment processing with banks/processors that require additional compliance signals for healthcare merchants. LegitScript’s program is widely used to show ongoing compliance.
VIRP: The Card-Network Backdrop You Need to Know
Visa’s Integrity Risk Program (VIRP) increased oversight and fees for certain high-risk categories in 2024. That includes a registration fee (commonly cited as rising to $950 per provider/per acquirer) and, for specific MCCs, a Visa Integrity Risk Fee of $0.10 per transaction + 10 basis points of processed volume. While not every healthcare merchant is in those MCCs, the trend is clear: stronger compliance expectations and higher scrutiny.
Takeaway: Being buttoned-up for LegitScript reduces friction with advertising and payments—and helps your underwriting go faster.
How GreenPayment Helps You Get Certified (and Stay That Way)
We’re healthcare payments specialists. Our LegitScript Consulting Program guides you from “where do we start?” to “approved”—and then into a payment stack built for virtual care.
What we do
- Readiness audit: Website and policy review mapped to LegitScript’s healthcare standards (content, disclosures, licensure, Rx workflows, disclaimers).
- Documentation playbook: Checklist for corporate docs, licenses, clinical credentials, ownership details, and SOPs; templates for patient policies (telemedicine, Rx, refunds, privacy, complaints).
- Application support: Hands-on help with the application package and responses to analyst inquiries to keep reviews moving.
- Advertising alignment: Prep for Google and Meta healthcare ad certification steps post-approval so campaigns launch cleanly.
- Payments that fit telehealth: After certification, we implement interchange-plus pricing, next-day funding options, and EMR-friendly payment flows (APIs, hosted checkout, SMS/email pay links, recurring plans, card-on-file with consent).
- Ongoing compliance: Quarterly site/policy tune-ups aligned to LegitScript monitoring and evolving ad-platform rules.
Who Typically Needs LegitScript?
- Telemedicine/Telehealth providers (including Rx-related services)
- Internet & compounding pharmacies (incl. veterinary) and healthcare marketplaces/supply chain businesses
- Addiction treatment facilities (inpatient/outpatient) and certain eyewear/contacts or price-comparison/discount pharmacy sites when advertising or processing at scale
MCC assignment varies by acquirer and business model, but many healthcare merchants rely on LegitScript to unlock ads and simplify underwriting. LegitScript
How Long Does It Take?
Timelines vary by application completeness, complexity, and responsiveness. Many healthcare merchants see several weeks to a few months from submission to decision; faster outcomes are possible when requirements are fully met and responses are prompt. (We help you stay organized and responsive.)
What Does LegitScript Cost?
LegitScript publishes current pricing for its Healthcare Merchant Certification as a $975 one-time application fee plus a $2,150 annual fee per website (probationary pricing is higher when past compliance issues require extra monitoring). Always verify current fees on LegitScript’s site, and budget separately for any legal/consulting costs.
Step-by-Step: Your Certification Path with GreenPayment
- Discovery call & readiness checklist (we map gaps and create the to-do plan).
- Website & policy fixes (disclosures, licensure display, Rx/telemedicine flows).
- Application assembly (docs + questionnaire, with our QA).
- Submission & analyst Q&A (we help craft clear, complete responses).
- Approval & ad-platform certification (Google/Meta steps).
- Payments go-live (interchange-plus pricing, next-day funding options, EMR-friendly integrations).
- Monitoring & tune-ups (stay in good standing as rules evolve).
Is LegitScript Worth It?
For most growth-minded healthcare merchants, yes:
Trust signal for patients and partners—proof you operate legally and transparently.
Access to ads on Google/Meta in eligible regions.
Smoother underwriting and fewer surprises with banks/processors.
Let BLVD Merchant Group help your telehealth or medical business get LegitScript-Ready.
Contact Us today!