Industry carve-outs

Non-compete enforceability in Indiana

No general ban. Primary-care physician non-competes void since 2023; July 2025 amendment voids ALL physician-hospital non-competes.

What this means for you

Indiana has no general statutory ban, but specific industries (most commonly healthcare) have their own carve-outs. Outside those, enforceability turns on the common-law reasonableness test.

Primary statute

Ind. Code § 25-22.5-5.5

Primary verified

https://law.justia.com/codes/indiana/title-25/article-22-5/chapter-5-5/

Effective: 2023-07-01
Last amended: 2025-07-01
Research verified: 2026-05-08

Doctrine

Blue-pencil. Courts strike specific over-broad terms (duration, geography, scope) while preserving the enforceable core.

Industry-specific rules

healthcare
2023: voids primary-care physician non-competes. 2025 amendment: voids ALL physician non-competes between hospitals and physicians.
Ind. Code § 25-22.5-5.5Primary verified

Federal context

The FTC's 2024 federal non-compete ban was vacated nationwide in Ryan v. FTC and removed from the Code of Federal Regulations in February 2026. There is no federal ban in force — so Indiana's state law controls. Read the federal status.

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