prohibiting nursing agencies from including non-compete clauses in contracts with health care entities.

HB 386 prohibits nursing agencies from including non-compete clauses exceeding 13 weeks in contracts with nurses or licensed nursing assistants working at health care facilities. The bill requires agencies to provide written notice of any such clause before assigning a nurse to a facility. It also specifies that non-compete restrictions cannot apply to nurses who have not physically worked at a facility through the agency. This directly affects nursing agencies and their contractual agreements with healthcare facilities and nursing staff. The law aims to limit restrictions on nurses' job mobility within the healthcare sector.