Florida Senate - 2019                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. PCS (192902) for SB 7078
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  04/19/2019           .                                
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       The Committee on Appropriations (Flores) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (520116) (with title
    2  amendment)
    3  
    4         Between lines 222 and 223
    5  insert:
    6         Section 5. Section 542.336, Florida Statutes, is created to
    7  read:
    8         542.336 Invalid restrictive covenants.—A restrictive
    9  covenant entered into with a physician who is licensed under
   10  chapter 458 or chapter 459 and who practices a medical specialty
   11  in a county wherein one entity employs or contracts with, either
   12  directly or through related or affiliated entities, all
   13  physicians who practice such specialty in that county is not
   14  supported by a legitimate business interest. The Legislature
   15  finds that such covenants restrict patient access to physicians,
   16  increase costs, and are void and unenforceable under current
   17  law. Such restrictive covenants shall remain void and
   18  unenforceable for 3 years after the date on which a second
   19  entity that employs or contracts with, either directly or
   20  through related or affiliated entities, one or more physicians
   21  who practice such specialty begins offering such specialty
   22  services in that county.
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   24  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   25  And the title is amended as follows:
   26         Delete line 411
   27  and insert:
   28         discharge papers; creating s. 542.336, F.S.;
   29         specifying that certain restrictive covenants entered
   30         into with certain physicians are not supported by
   31         legitimate business interests; providing legislative
   32         findings; providing that such restrictive covenants
   33         are void and shall remain void and unenforceable for a
   34         specified period; amending s. 624.27, F.S.; expanding