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An Act Relating to Noncompete Agreements Between Employers and Health Care Practitioners

An Act Relating to Noncompete Agreements Between Employers and Health Care Practitioners

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Last action
2026-04-15
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act Relating to Noncompete Agreements Between Employers and Health Care Practitioners

An Act Relating to Noncompete Agreements Between Employers and Health Care Practitioners Reference committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act Relating to Noncompete Agreements Between Employers and Health Care Practitioners Reference committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR3026(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR3026(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 2200 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8SECOND REGULAR SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.
Sponsored By Senator Bailey of York , Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR3026(06) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR3026(06) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 2200 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 4STATE OF MAINE 5SENATE 6132ND LEGISLATURE 7SECOND REGULAR SESSION 8 SENATE AMENDMENT “ ” to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “A” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-15 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-04-08 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2026-04-08 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  4. 2026-03-27 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/OTP

  5. 2026-02-25 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2026-02-25 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  7. 2026-02-10 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services.

Official Summary Text

An Act Relating to Noncompete Agreements Between Employers and Health Care Practitioners
Reference committee:
Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR3026(07)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX
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H.P. 1479 - L.D. 2200
An Act Relating to Noncompete Agreements Between Employers and Health
Care Practitioners
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §599-A, sub-§1, ¶A-1 is enacted to read:
A-1. "Health care practitioner" means an individual qualified or licensed under state
law to perform or provide health care services to persons in the State.
Sec. 2. 26 MRSA §599-A, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 513, §1, is amended
by enacting at the end a new last blocked paragraph to read:
A noncompete agreement between an employer and a health care practitioner that is
enforceable under this subsection must recognize an individual's right to choose that
individual's own health care practitioner.
Sec. 3. 26 MRSA §599-A, sub-§3, ¶C is enacted to read:
C. The employee is a health care practitioner who is employed by an entity in which
that health care practitioner does not have an ownership interest.
Sec. 4. 26 MRSA §599-A, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 513, §1, is amended
to read:
5. Effective date of a noncompete agreement. Except for a noncompete agreement
between an employer and an allopathic physician or an osteopathic physician licensed
under Title 32, chapter 48 or chapter 36, respectively a health care practitioner, the terms
of a noncompete agreement do not take effect until after one year of the employee's
employment with the employer or a period of 6 months from the date the agreement was
signed, whichever is later.
Sec. 5. Application. This Act applies to all noncompete agreements entered into or
renewed on or after the effective date of this Act.
APPROVED
APRIL 15, 2026
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
718
PUBLIC LAW