General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5045
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 51
Referred to Committee on Public Health
Introduced by:
REP. COOK, 65th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5045
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 51
Referred to Committee on Public Health
Introduced by:
REP. COOK, 65th Dist.
AN ACT REQUIRING HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO DISPLAY PHOTOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION BADGES DURING WORKING HOURS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That chapter 368v of the general statutes be amended to require a health care provider who (1) is employed by or acting on behalf of a health care facility or institution, and (2) provides direct patient care to wear a photographic identification badge in plain view during working hours.
Statement of Purpose:
To allow patients to quickly identify those health care providers who are involved in their direct care.