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Sponsor asks committee to broaden non‑compete ban for health providers to ease workforce churn
Summary
Representative Jodie Etchart told the committee House Bill 198 would expand last session’s ban on non‑competes for behavioral health workers to include primary‑care providers and others, arguing that most behavioral health care is delivered by non‑psychiatrists and non‑specialists.
Representative Jodie Etchart opened the hearing on House Bill 198 by describing the bill as an expansion of last session’s statute that removed non‑competes for behavioral health workers. Etchart said the proposed language would extend the ban to a broader set of primary‑care providers to reduce barriers when providers relocate within a…
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