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Committee adopts identification, disclosure requirements for health practitioners; bill passes unanimously
Summary
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee voted to advance Senate Bill 152, requiring practitioners in certain clinical settings to display and verbally disclose occupational identification; the committee passed the bill as amended unanimously.
Senate Bill 152, often described in committee as the "Know Your Health Care Practitioner Act," passed the Senate Health and Human Services Committee after stakeholder negotiation and adoption of an amendment narrowing its scope.
Sponsor Senator Sandra Frizzell said the bill requires practitioners to communicate information about their state-issued credentials to patients and called the legislation "pro-consumer." She described three areas of focus: clear display of credentials, reducing deceptive advertising, and a verbal disclosure during initial…
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