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MA H3960

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/31/2025

Primary Sponsor

Kate Lipper-Garabedian

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Origin

House of Representatives

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Prohibits physician employment contracts, partnerships, and professional agreements from including terms that bar physicians from providing testimony in administrative or judicial hearings, including medical malpractice cases

  • Prohibits such contracts from preventing physicians from informing patients about other locations where the physician currently practices or will practice in the future

  • Applies to all forms of professional relationships with physicians, including employment, affiliation, and hospital privilege agreements

  • Violations constitute unfair competition and deceptive trade practices under Chapter 93A, subjecting violators to consumer protection remedies

  • Amends Chapter 112, Section 2D of the Massachusetts General Laws

Legislative Description

Relative to physician relocation

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5234

3/16/2026

Committee Referrals

Public Health3/31/2025

Full Bill Text

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