Employment Agreements for Non-Physician Health Professionals: Legislative Trends and Developments, Key Provisions
Expanding Role of NPs and PAs; Regulatory Considerations Including AKS and Stark, Scope of Practice, Restrictive Covenants
About the Course
Introduction
This CLE webinar will provide healthcare counsel with a review of key considerations when drafting employment agreements for non-physician healthcare professionals—such as physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and the like—to meet the expectations and obligations of the parties and remain legally compliant. The panel will look at the evolving regulatory landscape, focused on expanding and redefining the responsibilities of these professionals in a time where the healthcare industry is experiencing workforce shortages, including an update on scope of practice and restrictive covenants legislation and how this may impact employment provisions.
Description
Society’s healthcare needs continue to expand while healthcare workforce shortages continue. As a result, policymakers have been considering and/or advancing legislation to adapt workforces to this environment including expanding the responsibilities of non-physician health professionals such as physician assistants and nurse practitioners while redefining supervision and collaboration requirements.
Counsel for healthcare providers should understand how to create compliant employment agreements that attract and retain these advanced non-physician health practitioners while remaining compliant in this evolving regulatory environment.
Advanced practitioner employment agreements with a hospital or medical practice establish the expectations and obligations of the parties regarding the terms of employment. When drafting employment agreements, counsel should pay close attention to restrictive covenants, scope of practice, termination provisions, and licensing issues, among other key terms.
Listen as our expert panel discusses best practices for negotiating and drafting employment agreements on behalf of advanced non-physician health practitioners, practice groups, or hospitals. The panel will provide a legislative and regulatory update as well as explain key provisions and potential pitfalls
Presented By
Ms. Jacobs focuses her practice in the area of healthcare transactions. Calling upon her years of dedicated experience, she provides practical, pragmatic advice to help her clients achieve their strategic goals. Within the highly regulated health care industry, Ms. Jacobs advises clients, including hospitals, health systems, AMCs and large physician groups, on transactions. She serves as a regulatory adviser, providing fraud and abuse analysis in the context of a deal and ensuring her clients remain compliant with the regulations that govern health care transactions.
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This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.
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Date + Time
- event
Thursday, February 5, 2026
- schedule
1:00 p.m. ET./10:00 a.m. PT
I. Introduction: workforce shortages and the expanding role of advanced non-physician health practitioners
II. Federal and state regulation impacting employment provisions
A. Stark and AKS
B. Scope of practice
C. Restrictive covenants
D. Other
III. Key employment provisions
A. Duties and responsibilities
B. Terms and termination
C. Licensing issues
D. Compensation and benefits
E. Incentive pitfalls to avoid
F. Restrictive covenants
G. Malpractice insurance and tail coverage
IV. Practitioner takeaways
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- How are regulators attempting to address the workforce shortages in the healthcare industry by expanding the roles of non-physician health professionals?
- How does this evolving regulatory environment impact employment agreement provisions including those related to scope of practice?
- How can restrictive covenants in employment agreements be structured to avoid being struck down as overly broad and unenforceable?
- What are the most disputed issues during contract negotiations, and what are some effective approaches for resolving them?
