AL SB151

Requires health care practitioners to identify the type of license held in all advertisements for health care services and ensure advertisements are free from deceptive or misleading information.

Mandates practitioners wear identification name tags during patient encounters displaying their name and license type in a conspicuous manner, with exceptions for mental health settings, operating rooms, and sterile environments.

Requires health care practices and facilities to display a notice in the reception area and on their website listing each employed practitioner's name and license type in characters at least one inch in size on a minimum 93 square inch notice.

Allows existing identification badges two years from the act's effective date to be replaced with compliant badges.

Directs state licensing boards, departments, and agencies to adopt rules for implementation and enforcement, including a schedule of penalties for violations.