New York S 9228: Prohibits non-compete agreements for certain medical professionals

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S09228 Summary:

BILL NOS09228 

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SAME ASSAME AS A10981-A

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SPONSORHARCKHAM

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COSPNSRGRIFFO, RIVERA

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §§191-d & 45, Lab L

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Prohibits non-compete agreements for certain medical professionals; authorizes covered individuals to bring a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction against any employer or persons alleged to have violated such prohibition.

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BILL NOS09228 

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02/18/2026REFERRED TO LABOR

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 9228

 IN SENATE

 February 18, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to prohibiting non-compete
 agreements for certain medical professionals

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 191-d to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 191-d. Non-compete agreements; medical professionals. 1. As used in
 4 this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
 5 (a) "Covered health related professional" means a physician licensed
 6 pursuant to article one hundred thirty-one of the education law, a
 7 physician assistant licensed pursuant to article one hundred
 8 thirty-one-B of the education law, a chiropractor licensed pursuant to
 9 article one hundred thirty-two of the education law, a dentist licensed
 10 pursuant to article one hundred thirty-three of the education law, a
 11 perfusionist licensed pursuant to article one hundred thirty-four of the
 12 education law, a veterinarian licensed pursuant to article one hundred
 13 thirty-five of the education law, a physical therapist licensed pursuant
 14 to article one hundred thirty-six of the education law, a pharmacist
 15 licensed pursuant to article one hundred thirty-seven of the education
 16 law, a nurse licensed pursuant to article one hundred thirty-nine of the
 17 education law, a podiatrist licensed pursuant to article one hundred
 18 forty-one of the education law, an optometrist licensed pursuant to
 19 article one hundred forty-three of the education law, a psychologist
 20 licensed pursuant to article one hundred fifty-three of the education
 21 law, an occupational therapist licensed pursuant to article one hundred
 22 fifty-six of the education law, a speech pathologist or audiologist
 23 licensed pursuant to article one hundred fifty-nine of the education
 24 law, or a mental health practitioner licensed pursuant to article one
 25 hundred sixty-three of the education law.
 26 (b)(i) "Non-compete agreement" means any agreement, or clause
 27 contained in any agreement, between an employer and a covered health
 28 related professional that:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14831-02-6

 S. 9228 2

 1 (1) Prohibits the covered health related professional from engaging in
 2 the practice of medicine with a new employer;
 3 (2) Imposes financial penalties or repayment obligations, or requires
 4 reimbursement of bonuses, training expenses, or similar payments that:
 5 (A) apply to a covered health related professional that has been
 6 employed by:
 7 (I) a hospital;
 8 (II) a parent company of a hospital;
 9 (III) an affiliated manager of a hospital; or
 10 (IV) a hospital system; and
 11 (B) are based solely or primarily on the covered health related
 12 professional's decision to continue engaging in the practice of medicine
 13 with a new employer;
 14 (3) Requires the covered health related professional as a condition of
 15 engaging in the practice of medicine with a new employer, regardless of
 16 geographic area or specialty, to:
 17 (A) obtain employer consent; or
 18 (B) submit to equitable relief; or
 19 (4) Imposes indirect restrictions that have the effect of limiting or
 20 deterring the covered health related professional's practice of medicine
 21 with a new employer.
 22 (ii) The term "non-compete agree