6033-S AMH HC H5242.2

SSB 6033 - H COMM AMD

By Committee on Health Care

    Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

    "NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 70.54 RCW to read as follows:

    (1) All persons employed by, working for, volunteering with, contracting with, leasing space from, or otherwise providing services in person directly to a patient at a health care facility, a city or county jail as defined in RCW 70.48.020, a psychiatric hospital licensed under chapter 71.12 RCW, or a correctional facility under chapter 72.10 RCW shall wear an identification badge.  The badge must be worn on the person's clothing so that it is visible and readable.

    (2) At health care facilities, the badge must include at least, but is not limited to, the person's first name, last initial, title of health profession regulated under Title 18 RCW where applicable, and job title at the health care facility.

    (3) At facilities other than health care facilities, the badge must include no more than the person's first name, last initial, title of health profession regulated under Title 18 RCW where applicable, and job title, unless the person specifically requests or agrees otherwise.  This subsection does not preclude use of information on the identification badge intended to preserve confidentiality of the person's identity for security reasons, such as use of pseudonyms or numerical identifiers in place of the person's first name and last initial.

    (4) The health care facility owner or the administrator of a facility other than a health care facility, or the owner or administrator's designee, is responsible for assuring that all persons comply with this section.

    (5) For the purposes of this section:

    (a) "Health care facility" means a facility that provides health related services including, but not limited to, a hospital, clinic, pharmacy, health care provider's office, diagnostic or treatment center, neuropsychiatric or mental health facility, long-term care facility required to be licensed under chapter 18.20, 18.51, 72.36, or 70.128 RCW, home health, hospice, or home care agency licensed under chapter 70.127 RCW, public health department or district under chapter 70.05, 70.08, or 70.46 RCW, community residential program for the developmentally disabled pursuant to chapter 71A.12 RCW, or contracted assisted living services pursuant to RCW 74.39A.010.

    (b) "Person" includes but is not limited to health care provider, staff member, and all other employees, both professional and nonprofessional, as well as volunteers."

SSB 6033 - H COMM AMD

By Committee on Health Care

    On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "identification;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "and adding a new section to chapter 70.54 RCW."

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