Six states rewrote healthcare noncompete rules in 12 months. What PMHNPs should check, negotiate, and refuse in a 2026 job contract before they sign it. In this Deep Dive episode, two hosts walk through “PMHNP Noncompete Clauses: 2026 State Law Guide” from the Psych NP Fellowship blog by Lindsay Hill, DNP, PMHNP-BC. Key takeaways: • Between August 2025 and July 2026, six states changed their rules on healthcare noncompetes: Colorado, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Tennessee and Maine. • Colorado, Utah and Virginia now void most new noncompetes for nurse practitioners. Maine bans them unless the clinician owns part of the practice. Texas still allows them but caps them at one year, a 5-mile radius and a required buyout. • Tennessee moved the other way for almost every PMHNP: a noncompete of two years or less is now presumed reasonable for anyone earning $7 ...