leased employees

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A large doctors group carved out >100 employees who were sold to a hospital group. These employees continue to work in the same capacity for the doctors group, and the hospital pays the doctors group to manage them. The hospital group offers full benefits, including a 403b plan - we don't have knowledge yet of whether or not the hospital group matches deferrals at this point.

The doctors group has @ 80 remaining employees - all upper level management and doctors. They would like to max out the plan between Safe Harbor NEC and cross-tested profit sharing allocation (entity is a partnership).

If the hospital does not offer an employer contribution, will the doctors group have to fund safe harbor and profit sharing for the group that is being leased back?