115.987: Healthcare Provider Representation and Patient Protection
MSSNY endorses the enactment of legislation that would establish requirements for all licensed health care providers who deliver direct care in an Article 28 licensed hospital, ambulatory surgical center, diagnostic and treatment center, or private physician’s office that is accredited (OB), to wear identification badges that in addition to current State Education Department identification requirements, also contain large bold lettering indicating the practitioner’s licensure (i.e. PHYSICIAN, RN, NP, PA, etc.). (HOD 2013-113; Reaffirmed HOD 2023 in lieu of Resolution 60; Reaffirmed HOD 2024 in lieu of resolution 54; Reaffirmed HOD 2024)
