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Texas Senate Bill 1318: New Non-Compete Rules for Physicians, Dentists, Nurses & PAs

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On June 20, 2025, Texas enacted Senate Bill 1318, ushering in significant reforms to healthcare non-compete agreements. This legislation, which takes effect on September 1, 2025, reshapes how non-compete agreements can...more

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OIG Approves Multi-MSO Telehealth Arrangement That Meets AKS Safe Harbor

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On June 6, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a favorable advisory opinion concerning a proposed telehealth staffing and services arrangement involving a management...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Texas Amends Restrictive Covenant Laws for Healthcare Providers

As state legislatures continue to reshape the landscape of restrictive covenants in the wake of federal uncertainty, Texas is one of the latest to amend its existing laws governing non-compete agreements for healthcare...more

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Texas Imposes Stricter Statutory Requirements for Physician and Health Care Practitioner Noncompete Agreements

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Unlike states that ban them entirely, Texas law permits physician noncompete agreements restricting when and where licensed physicians can practice medicine after departure from their employer so long as they meet specific...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Oregon considers revisions to expansive corporate practice of medicine law

On June 20, 2025, the Oregon legislature passed House Bill (HB) 3410, which amends portions of the corporate practice of medicine law, Senate Bill (SB) 951, enacted on June 9, 2025. As we previously reported, SB 951 prohibits...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

Oregon Enacts Legislation Placing Parameters on PE Involvement in Professional Medical Entities

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Oregon has put itself on the map as the first state to follow through with its efforts to curtail private equity (“PE”) control over professional medical entities (“PMEs”). Quarles has been reporting on increased efforts by...more

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Non-Compete Agreements in Health Care: A Rapidly Evolving Legal Landscape

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In the wake of the Federal Trade Commission’s recently failed attempt to ban non-compete agreements between employers and workers, individual states have once again taken up the mantle of further regulating and limiting their...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Texas Caps Physician Non-Compete Buyouts and Adds New Limits Under SB 1318

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On June 20, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 1318 (Amendment) into law, amending Texas Business & Commerce Code Section 15.50(b), which is commonly thought of as the “Texas physician non-compete buyout statute.”...more

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Texas SB 1318: Changes to Healthcare Non-Competes Effective September 1, 2025

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Healthcare employers in Texas face new requirements for non-competition agreements following the passage of Senate Bill 1318. The Texas Legislature passed this legislation on May 28, 2025, and on June 20, 2025, Governor...more

King & Spalding

Oregon Enacts Further Restrictions Against Private Equity Investment in Medical Practices

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Last week, Oregon enacted into law SB951, which strengthens Oregon’s corporate practice of medicine doctrine by implementing greater restrictions on arrangements between medical practices and management services organizations...more

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Texas enacts sweeping changes to noncompete agreements for healthcare providers

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On June 20, Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law significant amendments to the Texas Business and Commerce Code, as contained in Senate Bill 1318, that will substantially restrict noncompete agreements for physicians and other...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

5 Things to Know About Senate Bill 1318: Navigating New Non-Compete Restrictions for Healthcare Practitioners in Texas

On June 20, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bill 1318 (“SB 1318”), which amends Texas Business & Commerce Code Section 15.50(b) to impose new limitations on physician non-competes. SB 1318 also adds a...more

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Governor Abbott Signs SB 1318, Instituting Limitations on Covenants Not to Compete of Physicians, Dentists, Physician Assistants,...

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On June 20, 2025, Texas governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 1318, initiating major changes in the scope and enforceability of non-competition covenants that are commonly included in the sale of a medical practice or other...more

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Change Is Coming: Texas Healthcare Provider Non-Competes Subject to New Strict Limits

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on June 20, 2025, signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 1318, which creates greater restrictions on physician non-compete agreements in Texas and, for the first time, extends such restrictions to non-compete...more

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Lone Star Limitations – Texas Further Narrows the Use of Non-Competes with Medical Professionals

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Texas imposes new limits on non-compete agreements with licensed physicians and health care professionals that takes effect September 1, 2025....more

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New Oregon CPOM law takes aim at “Friendly PC” arrangements

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On June 9, 2025, Oregon enacted Senate Bill 951, which strengthens Oregon’s existing prohibition on the corporate practice of medicine (CPOM) by limiting the scope of permissible arrangements between professional medical...more

Hendershot Cowart P.C.

Legal Remedies for Physicians When Medical Billing Companies Fail to Perform

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For physicians with independent practices, engaging a third-party billing company to manage the billing process is an attractive option. Medical billing is increasingly complex and time consuming, and outsourcing that...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Oregon SB 951: New Restrictions on the Corporate Practice of Medicine in Oregon

On June 9, 2025, Oregon Gov. Kotek signed Senate Bill 951 into law, imposing significant new limitations on corporate involvement in medical practices. This legislation reinforces and expands Oregon's existing restrictions on...more

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Oregon Enacts Nation’s Most Restrictive CPOM Law

On June 9, 2025, Oregon enacted the most restrictive corporate practice of medicine (CPOM) law in the country (SB 951), which imposes substantial restrictions on the ownership and control of professional medical entities...more

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Key Takeaways Related to Oregon’s New CPOM Law

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On June 9, 2025, Governor Kotek signed Senate Bill 951, An Act Relating to the Practice of Health Care (“SB 951”), into law. This law strengthens Oregon’s existing Corporate Practice of Medicine (“CPOM”) restrictions by...more

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Considerations Before Opting Out of Medicare

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In recent years, we have seen an emerging number of physicians and health care providers transitioning to concierge, direct-to-consumer practices. Many providers no longer want to deal with the hassles of billing insurance,...more

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Wyoming Restricts Employer Use of Noncompete Agreements: How Will This Impact Physicians?

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On March 19, 2025, Wyoming passed a new law, SF 107, broadly circumscribing employers’ use of noncompete agreements. Generally, SF 107 broadly prohibits covenants that restrict the right of “any person” to receive...more

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Arkansas Prohibits Noncompetes for Physicians

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In March of this year, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee signed into law a bill titled “An Act To Clarify That a Covenant Not to Compete Agreement Is Unenforceable for Certain Licensed Medical Professionals" (the “Act”)....more

K&L Gates LLP

Payroll Tax, Amnesties and Related Developments for Health Practices

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Health practices across Australia have been paying increasing attention to their potential exposure to payroll tax. The importance of doing so continues, particularly with new legislation bringing some further certainty....more

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Wyoming Bans Most Non-Compete Agreements

Wyoming just banned most non-compete agreements (Wyo. Stat. § 1-23-108): starting July 1, 2025, most agreements that restrict workers from working in competitive jobs will be void, absent some exceptions for: High-Level...more

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