83R16494 SLB-F
By: S. Davis of Harris H.B. No. 1782
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1782:
By: Kolkhorst C.S.H.B. No. 1782
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the requirement that certain health care providers who
provide services at a hospital wear photo identification.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 241, Health and Safety
Code, is amended by adding Section 241.009 to read as follows:
Sec. 241.009. PHOTO IDENTIFICATION BADGE REQUIRED. (a) In
this section, "health care provider" means a person who provides
health care services at a hospital:
(1) as a physician;
(2) as an employee of the hospital;
(3) under a contract with the hospital; or
(4) in the course of a training or educational program
at the hospital.
(b) A hospital shall adopt a policy requiring a health care
provider providing direct patient care to wear a photo
identification badge during all patient encounters unless
precluded by adopted isolation or sterilization protocols. The
badge must be of sufficient size, be worn in a manner to be visible,
and clearly state:
(1) at minimum the provider's first or last name;
(2) the department of the hospital with which the
provider is associated;
(3) the provider's title, as assigned by the hospital;
and
(4) if applicable, the provider's status as a student,
intern, trainee, or resident.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2014.