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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the identification requirements of certain health care |
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providers associated with a hospital. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 241, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 241.009 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 241.009. PHOTO IDENTIFICATION BADGE REQUIRED. (a) In |
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this section: |
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(1) "Health care provider" means a person who provides |
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health care services at a hospital as a physician, as an employee of |
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the hospital, under a contract with the hospital, or in the course |
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of a training or educational program at the hospital. |
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(2) "Hospital" means a hospital licensed under this |
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chapter. |
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(b) A hospital shall adopt a policy requiring a health care |
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provider providing direct patient care at the hospital to wear a |
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photo identification badge during all patient encounters, unless |
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precluded by adopted isolation or sterilization protocols. The |
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badge must be of sufficient size and worn in a manner to be visible |
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and must clearly state: |
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(1) at minimum the provider's first or last name; |
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(2) the department of the hospital with which the |
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provider is associated; |
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(3) the provider's title, as assigned by the hospital; |
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and |
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(4) if applicable, the provider's status as a student, |
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intern, trainee, or resident. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2014. |