Iowa Code § 147.161

Current through March 29, 2024
Section 147.161 - Mental health professionals - limitations on competition prohibited
1. 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.

Iowa Code § 147.161

2023 Acts, ch 120, §1, 2

Amended by 2024 Iowa, ch Chapter 1170,s 491, eff. 7/1/2024.
Repealed by 95 Acts, ch 41, § 27

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