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ID H0176

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/17/2011

Primary Sponsor

Unknown

Origin

House of Representatives

2011 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates the Health Care Professional Transparency Act as a new chapter in Idaho Code to address the widespread differences in training and qualifications among health care practitioners who use the title "doctor"

  • Requires all advertisements for health care services to identify the type of license held by the practitioner and prohibits deceptive or misleading information about the practitioner's profession, education, board certification, or licensure

  • Mandates that health care practitioners wear identification badges displaying their name and license type in a visible manner and display a written notice in their office clearly identifying their license type

  • Exempts health care practitioners working in nonpatient care settings with no direct patient interactions from the identification badge and office display requirements

  • Establishes violations as unprofessional conduct subject to disciplinary action by the applicable licensing board and authorizes professional licensing boards to seek injunctions against violators; effective January 1, 2012

Legislative Description

Adds to existing law relating to the Health Care Professional Transparency Act to provide a short title, to provide legislative intent, to define terms, to provide health care practitioner transparency requirements and to provide for violations and enforcement.

HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL TRANSPARENCY ACT

Last Action

to Com/HuRes

2/18/2011

Committee Referrals

Commerce and Human Resources2/18/2011

Full Bill Text

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