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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 147.162 HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
1 2 IDENTIFICATION BADGES.
1 3 1. As used in this section:
1 4 a. "Health care provider" means individuals licensed or
1 5 certified as identified in section 135.61, subsection 10, and
1 6 in addition students, instructors, and volunteers having
1 7 contact with patients or clients in a health care setting.
1 8 b. "Health care setting" means an institutional health
1 9 facility as defined in section 135.61, subsection 14, and in
1 10 addition any health-related establishment or service,
1 11 including physician clinics and office and in-home care
1 12 services, involving contact with patients or clients.
1 13 2. All health care providers, when having contact with
1 14 patients or clients, shall identify themselves through the use
1 15 of clearly visible name tags or badges. Each tag or badge
1 16 shall display identifying information concerning the identity
1 17 of the health care provider, including the provider's name,
1 18 profession, and title. Failure to wear an identification tag
1 19 or badge when having contact with patients or clients in a
1 20 health care setting constitutes unprofessional conduct subject
1 21 to a penalty as established by rule of the health care
1 22 provider's examining board.
1 23 3. The department shall establish a prototype tag or badge
1 24 for use as an example where health care providers have not
1 25 previously developed an identification tag or badge containing
1 26 substantially the same information as that required by this
1 27 section. The cost of developing an identification tag or
1 28 badge, and the determination of the particular form and style,
1 29 shall be the responsibility of the individual health care
1 30 provider and their employer or professional society or
1 31 organization.
1 32 4. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter
1 33 17A to administer this section.
1 34 EXPLANATION
1 35 This bill requires that health care providers in contact
2 1 with patients or clients wear identification tags or badges
2 2 containing information concerning the health care provider's
2 3 name, profession, and title. Failure to wear the
2 4 identification tag or badge while providing health care
2 5 services involving patient or client contact constitutes
2 6 unprofessional conduct subject to penalty as established by
2 7 rule. The department of public health shall develop a
2 8 prototype tag or badge, but the responsibility for developing
2 9 and financing the cost of the actual tags or badges, and their
2 10 form and style where similar tags or badges are not already in
2 11 existence, rests with the health care provider's employer or
2 12 professional society or organization.
2 13 LSB 3557HH 76
2 14 rn/cf/24
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