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May 20, 2025
Last month, Montana amended its non-compete law to provide greater freedom and mobility to a broader range of health care providers.
The amendment revises Montana state law regarding contracts that restrict the professional practices of health care providers after they leave employment, a partnership, or other form of professional relationship. The amendment expands the list of health care providers already covered by Montana law[1] to include naturopathic physicians, registered professional nurses, advanced practice registered nurses, and physician assistants.
Under the amended law, contracts cannot prohibit these health care providers from:
after they leave employment, a partnership, or other form of professional relationship.
The law does not apply to contracts related to the sale or purchase of a medical practice.
The law was enacted and became effective on April 17, 2025, and applies to contracts made or renewed on or after that date.
The author of this article, Patricia Tsipras, is a member of the Bar of Pennsylvania. This article is designed to provide one perspective regarding recent legal developments, and is not intended to serve as legal advice in Pennsylvania, Montana, or any other jurisdiction, nor does it establish an attorney-client relationship with any reader of the article where one does not exist. Always consult an attorney with specific legal issues.
[1] Montana’s pre-amendment law applied to psychiatrists or addiction medicine physicians; psychologists; social workers; professional counselors; addiction counselors; marriage and family therapists; and behavioral health peer support specialists.
