Section 147.161 - [Effective 7/1/2024] Mental health professionals - limitations on competition prohibited1. As used in this section: a."Employer" means a person, as defined in chapter 4, who in this state employs for wages an employee.b."Mental health professional" means the same as defined in section 228.1, and includes all of the following:(1) Individuals who are completing their supervisory requirement under a temporary license.(2) Licensed master social workers with a current and active supervision plan on file with the board of behavioral health professionals.2. An employer shall not enter into an agreement with a licensed mental health professional that limits the location at which the licensee may practice, prohibits the licensee from contacting for professional services a person previously treated by the licensee, or imposes a time restriction on the practice of the licensee.3. A provision of an agreement entered into between an employer and a licensed mental health professional prior to, on, or after June 1, 2023, that is contrary to this section shall be void and unenforceable.Amended by 2024 Iowa SF 2385,s 491, eff. 7/1/2024.Repealed by 95 Acts, ch 41, § 27This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.