A bill to amend the state physician non-compete statute (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-14p) and to add non-compete protections for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) and physician assistants (PAs) has passed the Connecticut legislature. Governor Ned Lamont is expected to sign the bill soon. For physicians, the new law will go into effect July 1, 2023. For APRNs and PAs, the new law will go into effect October 1, 2023.
The version of “An Act Concerning Health and Wellness for Connecticut Residents” (S.B. 9) that passed includes amendments that significantly narrow the statute’s effects on physician non-competes. Its modifications will prospectively restrict the circumstances in which physician non-compete agreements will be enforceable under Connecticut law, while installing new non-compete protections for APRNs and PAs that are similar in scope. (Earlier versions of the bill would have prospectively banned physician non-compete agreements entirely in the State of Connecticut, as well as non-competes applying to APRNs and PAs.)
Since 2016, physician non-competes entered into, amended, extended, or renewed on or after July 1, 2016, must be separately and individually signed and may last no longer than one year or extend beyond a 15-mile radius from their primary site of practice. In addition, physician non-competes would be enforceable only if they are:
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