Ensuring transparency in credentials and communications between patients and health care professionals.
First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.
Summary
The bill forces licensed health‑care professionals who see patients to wear a visible badge that includes their name, license and degree initials. It also obligates any advertisement that names a provider to state the provider’s exact credential. The goal is to stop patients from mistaking non‑physician staff for doctors and to boost trust in the health‑care system.
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