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Committee hears split testimony on bill requiring provider badges and title limits
Summary
A bill requiring healthcare provider identification badges, advertising disclosures and a statutory 'physician surgeon' designation drew support from physician groups and patient-safety advocates and opposition from nursing groups and adult-family-home providers concerned about compliance burdens and unintended consequences.
Representative Marshall, the prime sponsor, told the House Health Care and Wellness Committee the goal of House Bill 2261 is transparency so patients can understand who is providing their care and what credentials those providers hold.
The bill would require credentialed healthcare providers to wear identification badges during patient encounters listing the provider’s name, the type of credential and healthcare-related degree initials, and would require advertisements naming a healthcare provider to include the same credential information. It would also create a statutory designation of "physician surgeon" limited to physicians who meet surgical residency/fellowship and specified board certification criteria.
Physician groups and patient-safety advocates largely supported the…
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