WA HB2261

Health care providers must wear visible identification badges displaying their name, credential, and any health care-related degree initials during all patient encounters, with exemptions for staff in non-patient care settings

All advertisements naming a health care provider must identify their credential type and degree initials, including business cards, websites, email, brochures, and audio/video content

Only physicians licensed under the medical or osteopathic medicine chapters who have completed approved surgical residencies and are board-certified or eligible may use the title "physician surgeon"

Hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, adult family homes, and ambulatory surgical facilities must issue compliant identification badges by January 1, 2030, or earlier when hiring new staff, updating photos, or upon credential changes

Violations constitute unprofessional conduct under the Uniform Disciplinary Act and may result in disciplinary action by licensing authorities