Bill > HB247

This bill establishes the Health Care Practitioner Transparency Act, which aims to provide clarity and prevent consumer confusion in healthcare settings by creating strict guidelines for how healthcare practitioners can advertise and identify themselves. The bill defines a wide range of healthcare practitioners and establishes specific rules for advertisements and personal identification. Healthcare practitioners must now include their name and license type in advertisements, avoid using misleading or deceptive terms, and are prohibited from using medical titles unless they are licensed physicians. In clinical settings, practitioners must wear identifiers displaying their name, license type, and educational degree, with exceptions for settings like operating rooms or mental health environments where such identification might be inappropriate. Advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants with doctorate degrees must clarify that their "doctor" title does not mean they are medical doctors. The bill also requires healthcare facilities to have clear signage about the types of practitioners working there and patients' rights to inquire about practitioner licensing. Importantly, the bill explicitly states that it does not create a private right to sue for violations and does not prevent practitioners from using statutorily authorized titles.

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