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This bill, known as the "Know Your Health-Care Practitioner Act," aims to increase transparency and patient understanding in healthcare settings by establishing new identification and disclosure requirements for health-care practitioners. Starting June 1, 2026, the bill mandates that healthcare advertisements must clearly identify a practitioner's state-issued license, certificate, or registration, and cannot include deceptive or misleading information. Practitioners in certain medical facilities like hospitals, urgent care centers, and emergency departments will be required to wear visible identification name tags during patient encounters. When first meeting a patient, practitioners must verbally communicate their professional credentials, unless emergent circumstances prevent this. The bill provides exceptions for practitioner safety and situations where identification might be clinically impractical. While violations can result in fines up to $500, the bill explicitly states that these violations do not create a private right of action. The legislative declaration emphasizes that these requirements are intended to foster transparency, build trust in patient-practitioner relationships, and help patients make informed decisions about their healthcare by clearly understanding the qualifications of their healthcare providers.

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https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb25-152