BILL ANALYSIS |
C.S.H.B. 2897 |
By: Davis, Sarah |
Public Health |
Committee Report (Substituted) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Recently enacted legislation aimed to help hospital patients understand the level of training for those providing direct patient care by requiring certain health care providers to wear a photo identification badge clearly stating the provider's name, department, and license type. C.S.H.B. 2897 seeks to further this goal.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
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RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
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ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 2897 amends the Health and Safety Code to prescribe the specific occupational designations required to be clearly stated on the photo identification badge of a health care provider who holds an applicable license or certificate and provides direct patient care at a hospital. The bill adds a temporary provision, set to expire September 1, 2018, establishing that a licensed hospital is not required to list the type of license held by a provider on a health care provider's photo identification badge until September 1, 2017.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2015.
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COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.H.B. 2897 may differ from the original in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following comparison is organized and formatted in a manner that indicates the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.
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