Wyoming physician non-compete law
Physician non-competes are generally not enforceable in Wyoming.
If your contract is governed by Wyoming law, a physician non-compete is generally void — the state does not let an employer restrict where you practice after you leave. The clause may still appear in your contract; that alone does not make it enforceable. Confirm the restriction is tied to employment (not the sale of a practice or an ownership stake), and don't let an unenforceable clause talk you out of a move it cannot actually block.
- Posture
- Banned (physician practice non-competes void by statute)
- Last reviewed
- 2026-06-10
- Radius that tends to stand
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- Term that tends to stand
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Governing law: Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-23-108 (enacted by 2025 SF 107, 2025 Wyo. Sess. Laws / Enrolled Act No. 28, eff. July 1, 2025); "practice of medicine" per W.S. 33-26-102(a)(xi); trade-secret exception cross-references W.S. 6-3-501
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Effective July 1, 2025, Wyo. Stat. § 1-23-108 (2025 SF 107) voids two ways for physicians. First, the GENERAL ban voids any covenant not to compete that restricts a person's right to receive compensation for performance of skilled or unskilled labor — commentators agree this captures most physicians, including hospital-/corporate-employed physicians. Second, a PHYSICIAN-SPECIFIC provision separately voids any non-compete in an employment, partnership, or corporate agreement "between physicians" that restricts a physician's right to practice medicine upon termination, provided all other lawful provisions of the agreement remain enforceable. Note: the "between physicians" wording creates an open interpretive question (the bill sponsor's intent was to stop hospitals from restraining physicians), but even where that provision is read narrowly the general skilled-labor void independently reaches physician employment, so physician practice non-competes are effectively void. Terminated physicians (and their new employers) may notify rare-disorder patients (per the National Organization for Rare Disorders) of continued practice and new contact info without liability. The statute carries general exceptions (sale of business, trade secrets per W.S. 6-3-501, training/relocation/education cost recovery, and executive/management personnel & their professional staff); whether the executive/management exception can ever reach a physician is unsettled, but it does not change the banned bucket. Prospective only: applies to contracts entered on or after July 1, 2025; pre-July-1 contracts are unaffected. Statute is new (2025) — no construing case law yet.
Common questions
Are physician non-competes enforceable in Wyoming?
Physician non-competes are generally not enforceable in Wyoming. Governing law: Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-23-108 (enacted by 2025 SF 107, 2025 Wyo. Sess. Laws / Enrolled Act No. 28, eff. July 1, 2025); "practice of medicine" per W.S. 33-26-102(a)(xi); trade-secret exception cross-references W.S. 6-3-501.
My Wyoming contract still has a non-compete — does that matter?
A clause can appear in a contract without being enforceable. Under Wyoming law a physician employment non-compete is generally void, so confirm the restriction is not tied to a practice sale or ownership interest, and check your own contract's exact wording.
Other states
General legal information, not legal advice. Non-compete enforceability turns on the exact wording of your contract and your circumstances; this page describes the state's general posture as last reviewed 2026-06-10.