Indiana 2020 Regular Session Status: Passed House 8 R cosponsors

HB 1115 — Physician noncompete agreements.

Last action — First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Requires an enforceable physician noncompete agreement to contain the following provisions: (1) A provision that requires the employer of the physician to provide the physician with a copy of any notice: (A) concerning the physician's departure; and (B) sent to any patient seen or treated by the departing physician during the two year period preceding the termination of the physician's employment or expiration of the departing physician's contract, as applicable. (2) A provision that requires the physician's employer to, in good faith, provide current or last known contact and location information to a patient seen or treated by the physician during the two year period preceding the termination of the physician's employment or expiration of the physician's contract. (3) A provision that provides the physician whose employment has terminated or whose contract has expired with the option to purchase a complete and final release from the terms of an enforceable noncompete agreement at a reasonable price. (4) A provision that prohibits medical records from being provided to the physician in a format that differs from the format used to create or store the medical record during the routine and ordinary course of business. Allows the person or entity responsible for copying or transferring a medical record to charge a reasonable fee for the service.

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Action History

  1. First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services

  2. Referred to the Senate

  3. Cosponsor: Senator Holdman

  4. Senate sponsors: Senators Brown L, Garten, Busch

  5. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 157: yeas 94, nays 0

  6. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  7. Amendment #1 (Chyung) failed; Roll Call 144: yeas 28, nays 63

  8. Representative Carbaugh added as coauthor

  9. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  10. Representatives VanNatter and Judy added as coauthors

  11. Reassigned to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions

  12. First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health

  13. Authored by Representative Morris

Sponsors

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Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (142)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1115 do?
Requires an enforceable physician noncompete agreement to contain the following provisions: (1) A provision that requires the employer of the physician to provide the physician with a copy of any notice: (A) concerning the physician's departure; and (B) sent to any patient seen or treated by the departing physician during the two year period preceding the termination of the physician's employment or expiration of the departing physician's contract, as applicable. (2) A provision that requires the physician's employer to, in good faith, provide current or last known contact and location information to a patient seen or treated by the physician during the two year period preceding the termination of the physician's employment or expiration of the physician's contract. (3) A provision that provides the physician whose employment has terminated or whose contract has expired with the option to purchase a complete and final release from the terms of an enforceable noncompete agreement at a reasonable price. (4) A provision that prohibits medical records from being provided to the physician in a format that differs from the format used to create or store the medical record during the routine and ordinary course of business. Allows the person or entity responsible for copying or transferring a medical record to charge a reasonable fee for the service.
Who sponsors HB 1115?
HB 1115 is sponsored by Travis Holdman (Republican), Justin Busch (Republican), Chris Garten (Republican), Liz Brown (Republican), Martin Carbaugh (Republican), Chris Judy (Republican), Heath VanNatter (Republican), and Robert Morris (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1115?
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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