FAQ addresses noncompete questions

 
A new law is changing how noncompete agreements affect Indiana physicians. It’s important to understand what these changes mean for a practice, a specialty, and an employer.

The FAQ breaks down key provisions of the law >>

           
    


Gov. Mike Braun (seated, center) held a ceremonial signing on July 8 of SEA 475, the law banning noncompete clauses in physician contracts with hospitals. The law took effect July 1 and applies to contracts entered on or after that date, Looking on (L to R): Cami Pond; ISMA Vice President of Government Affairs John Ruckelshaus; Sen. La Keisha Jackson (D-Indianapolis); ISMA fellow Isaac Meng; House Public Health Chairman Brad Barrett, MD (R-Richmond); ISMA President William Pond, MD; Rep. Ethan Manning (R-Logansport), the bill’s House sponsor; bill author Sen. Justin Busch (R-Fort Wayne); ISMA Board of Trustees Chair Teresa Lovins, MD; Sen. J.D. Ford (D-Indianapolis); Rep. Becky Cash (R-Zionsville); ISMA Director of Policy and Government Affairs Doug Boyle; ISMA fellow Irish Starkey; ISMA Executive Vice President Julie Reed, JD.