This Law Firm Publication by Epstein Becker & Green, P.C discusses new Connecticut and Rhode Island laws restricting the use of physician non-compete agreements. Under Connecticut's Public Act 16-95, a physician's covenant not to compete must not exceed one year or be beyond 15 miles from the primary site where the physician practices. In addition, a non-compete agreement is unenforceable if a physician is terminated without cause. In Rhode Island, R.I. Gen. Laws §5-37-33 takes a broader approach and prohibits virtually all non-competition or patient non-solicitation provisions that restrict the ability of a physician to practice medicine.