SB293 Summary

• Requires health care practitioners to identify the type of license held in all advertisements for health care services, which must be free from deceptive or misleading information.

• Mandates practitioners provide conspicuous identification to patients through either wearing a name tag or embroidered clothing displaying the practitioner's name and license type, or displaying a posted notice in the reception area and website listing all practitioners and their license types.

• Exempts identification requirements in mental health settings where it would impede the therapeutic relationship, operating rooms, and other sterile environments.

• Requires licensing boards to adopt rules for implementation and enforcement of the act, including a schedule of penalties for violations.

• Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.