Rhode Island General Laws 23-17-47. Identification badges
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A health care facility shall require all persons, including students, who examine, observe, or treat a patient or resident of the facility to wear a photo identification badge which states, in a reasonably legible manner: (1) the first name, (2) licensure registration status, if any, (3) fluency in sign language other than English, if any, and (4) staff position of that person.
History of Section.
P.L. 1997, ch. 306, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 88, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 253, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-17-47
- Health care facility: means a hospital or a nursing facility. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-17-59
- Person: means any individual, trust or estate, partnership, corporation (including associations, joint stock companies, and insurance companies), state, or political subdivision or instrumentality of a state. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-17-2