HB2979

Missouri HB2979 creates the Missouri Rural Doctors Act, exempting certain covenants not to compete between physicians and research university.

Missouri HB2979, known as the Missouri Rural Doctors Act, amends Chapter 191 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to exempt covenants not to compete between physicians and research university hospitals from state regulations. This bill defines key terms such as "covenant not to compete," "physician," and "research university hospital." It specifies that these covenants must not restrict a physician's competitive activities for more than 365 days or within a geographic area more than five miles from the physician's clinical setting.