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1	1	83R16494 SLB-F
2	2	By: S. Davis of Harris H.B. No. 1782
3	3	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1782:
4	4	By: Kolkhorst C.S.H.B. No. 1782
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to the requirement that certain health care providers who
10	10	provide services at a hospital wear photo identification.
11	11	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	12	SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 241, Health and Safety
13	13	Code, is amended by adding Section 241.009 to read as follows:
14	14	Sec. 241.009. PHOTO IDENTIFICATION BADGE REQUIRED. (a) In
15	15	this section, "health care provider" means a person who provides
16	16	health care services at a hospital:
17	17	(1) as a physician;
18	18	(2) as an employee of the hospital;
19	19	(3) under a contract with the hospital; or
20	20	(4) in the course of a training or educational program
21	21	at the hospital.
22	22	(b) A hospital shall adopt a policy requiring a health care
23	23	provider providing direct patient care to wear a photo
24	24	identification badge during all patient encounters unless
25	25	precluded by adopted isolation or sterilization protocols. The
26	26	badge must be of sufficient size, be worn in a manner to be visible,
27	27	and clearly state:
28	28	(1) at minimum the provider's first or last name;
29	29	(2) the department of the hospital with which the
30	30	provider is associated;
31	31	(3) the provider's title, as assigned by the hospital;
32	32	and
33	33	(4) if applicable, the provider's status as a student,
34	34	intern, trainee, or resident.
35	35	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2014.