Chapter 112 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section 2D and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
Section 2D. (a) No contract or agreement which creates or establishes a partnership, employment, affiliation, grant of privileges or any other form of professional relationship with a physician for the purpose of the physician engaging in medical practice or providing medical services may include terms that:
(i) prohibit a physician from providing testimony in an administrative or judicial hearing, including cases of medical malpractice; or
(ii) prohibit a physician from providing patients with information about other locations where the physician currently engages in medical practice or will be engaging in medical practice in the future.
(b) Inclusion of such terms in any contract or agreement shall be deemed to constitute an unfair method of competition and unfair or deceptive act or practice and subject to all remedies set forth in chapter 93A.
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