AR HB2261

Creates the Transparency in Health Care Credentials Act requiring healthcare practitioners to clearly identify their type of license or degree in advertisements and patient interactions.

Healthcare practitioners must wear name tags or clothing displaying their name, professional license abbreviation, and descriptive title (e.g., "M.D. Physician"), or provide written documentation or post signage at reception with this information.

Applies to 18 categories of licensed healthcare professions including physicians, dentists, nurses, chiropractors, pharmacists, physical therapists, and others, with specific descriptive titles for each profession.

Prohibits deceptive or misleading advertisements that misstate practitioner credentials, education, board certification, or licensure; outdoor signage existing before August 1, 2013, is exempt until modified or replaced.

Effective January 1, 2015, with violations subject to disciplinary action by appropriate licensing boards; does not create private lawsuits or prohibit use of "doctor" title if permitted by applicable licensing law.