Physician Multi-Facility Radius Non-Compete & Call-Coverage Playbook
A "15-mile physician non-compete" sounds reasonable until you read the fine print: hospital systems and DSOs measure the 15-mile radius not from the single clinic where you actually work, but from "any hospital, clinic, urgent care, or affiliate location owned or operated by Employer or its parent health system." In a metro area where the health system has 35 satellite clinics, a 15-mile radius around every clinic bans you from practicing medicine across 3 entire counties—forcing you to uproot your family and move out of state.
Cardiologist Forced to Pay $150,000 Non-Compete Buyout After 20-Mile "All-Affiliate" Radius Covered 38 Metro Clinics
An interventional cardiologist worked at a single suburban clinic but signed an agreement with a 20-mile non-compete around "any facility affiliated with the Health System" plus a $150,000 liquidated buyout. When the health system acquired 38 urgent care centers across the metro area, the radius covered a 90-mile wide circle—forcing him to pay the $150,000 buyout just to join another hospital 18 miles from his actual clinic.
RedlineCore™ restricts the non-compete to a single Primary Practice Site, voids it on Without-Cause termination, and caps call coverage.
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“Any post-termination restrictive covenant shall apply solely for twelve (12) months and strictly within a five (5) mile radius of the single Primary Practice Site where Physician spent at least sixty percent (60%) of Physician’s clinical hours during the preceding twelve (12) months (expressly excluding other Employer or Affiliate locations). The non-compete shall be completely void and unenforceable if Employer terminates Physician Without Cause, declines to renew
What to Say to the Commercial Lines Carrier / E&S Insurer
"Measuring the non-compete radius from every affiliate location in the health system would force my family to move out of the metro area. We need the radius measured strictly from my single Primary Practice Site (>60% clinical time), voided if I am terminated Without Cause, and my independent hospital staff privileges preserved."
Why they drafted it this way: Health systems use "all-affiliate" radius definitions and automatic hospital privilege revocation to lock patients and referral streams into the hospital network and prevent departing doctors from opening or joining a competing local practice.
Mandatory Audit Checklist Points
- Anchor the non-compete radius strictly to the single Primary Practice Site where Physician spends >= 60% of clinical time (delete "any affiliate location")
- Void the non-compete entirely if Employer terminates Without Cause, fails to renew, or breaches (Good Reason)
- Delete automatic waiver of hospital Medical Staff Privileges and due-process hearing rights upon employment termination
- Cap night/weekend Call Coverage frequency (e.g., max 1:4 or 4 days/month) with a mandatory per-diem stipend for excess call
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Frequently Asked Questions
Have states restricted or banned physician non-compete clauses?
Yes—several states (including California, Minnesota, Oklahoma, North Dakota, and specific healthcare statutes in Indiana, Connecticut, Texas, Colorado, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania) either ban or strictly regulate physician non-competes (for example, Texas Bus. & Com. Code § 15.50(b) requires a reasonable buyout option and continued access to patient lists).
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