Digest: Stops people in charge of companies that do not do medical work from running both the
company and another entity that does medical work. Stops companies from telling their workers that
they cannot work for someone else, say that the company is bad or speak out about bad acts. Stops
companies from punishing those who speak out. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3).
Prohibits a management services organization[, an individual who works as an independent contractor
with a management services organization] or a shareholder, director, officer or employee of
a management services organization from owning or controlling shares in, serving as a director or
officer of, being an employee of, working as an independent contractor with or otherwise managing,
directing the management of or participating in managing a professional medical entity with which
the management services organization has a contract for management services. Specifies what conduct
constitutes ownership or control of a professional medical entity.
Voids noncompetition agreements, nondisclosure agreements and nondisparagement agreements
between certain business entities and medical professionals, with specified exceptions, and prohibits
the business entities from retaliating against the medical professional for violating the void agreements.
[Punishes violations of specified provisions of the Act as an unlawful trade practice under the
Unlawful Trade Practices Act.]
Voids and makes unenforceable agreements that violate prohibitions against management
services organization control of professional medical entities and permits a professional
medical entity or medical licensee to sue to recover an ascertainable loss of money or property
as a result of the violation.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 58.375, 646.607
A-Engrossed: 58.375