Bill > H3960

This bill modifies existing Massachusetts law regarding physician contracts by prohibiting certain restrictive provisions that have previously limited physicians' rights. Specifically, the bill prevents any contract or professional agreement from including terms that either prohibit a physician from providing testimony in administrative or judicial hearings (including medical malpractice cases) or prevent a physician from informing patients about other locations where they currently practice or plan to practice medicine in the future. If such restrictive terms are included in a contract, the bill considers these provisions an unfair method of competition and a deceptive practice, which would make them subject to remedies under Massachusetts Chapter 93A, a state law that protects consumers from unfair business practices. The intent of the bill appears to be protecting physicians' professional autonomy and patients' rights to information about their healthcare providers' practice locations and availability to provide testimony in legal proceedings.

Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3960