Bill > S1368

This bill aims to enhance patient identity and privacy protection in healthcare waiting rooms. It amends an existing law, Chapter 111 of the General Laws, to extend patient confidentiality requirements to a facility's common areas and waiting rooms. The bill mandates that healthcare providers develop and implement a system to protect the confidentiality of all patients, including prohibiting the announcement of patients' first and last names in common areas and waiting rooms. Instead, providers must implement alternative systems, such as patient numbering or the use of electronic pagers, to ensure patient anonymity.