Senate Bill 7, which would ban employers from placing physicians under new non-compete agreements, left committee last month in uncertain waters. But it ultimately passed the full Senate Tuesday with the ban fully intact.
The Legislature is considering a bill that put Indiana on a list of more than a dozen other states that expressly prohibit or sharply limit non-compete agreements for physicians and other patient-care professionals.
Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, and Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Connecticut, reintroduced a bill Wednesday that would ban nearly all noncompete agreements at the federal level.
The Senate Health and Provider Services Committee voted 9-3 on Wednesday to move Senate Bill 7 on to the full chamber, where it s likely to draw intense interest from the