24RS HB 144

House Bill 144

Actions

Last Action	01/04/24: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to health service providers.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	1005
Sponsors	S. Doan, S. Rawlings
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to define "covenant not to compete," "employee," and "health service provider"; prohibit a health service provider receiving 10 percent or more of its total gross revenue from state general funds from requiring an employee to enter a covenant not to compete; set forth civil remedy, damages that can be recovered, and limitations to bring claim; require notice of prohibited convenant not to compete be posted by the health service provider; prohibit an employer from retaliating against an employee for bringing a civil action; prohibit any covenant not to complete in effect before the effective date of this Act from being renewed.
Index Headings of Original Version	Health and Medical Services - Covenant not to compete, prohibition Nurses - Covenant not to compete, prohibition Personnel and Employment - Covenant not to compete, health service provider, prohibition Pharmacists - Covenant not to compete, prohibition Physicians and Practitioners - Covenant not to compete, prohibition State Agencies - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, covenant not to compete, enforcement Civil Actions - Health service provider, covenant not to compete, prohibition Contracts - Health service provider, covenant not to compete, prohibition Workforce - Covenant not to compete, health care prohibition