Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 19-308.4
Personal identification tags for hospital or nursing facility employees
Effective Oct 1, 2020Added by Acts 1998, c. 127, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1998. Amended by Acts 2020, c. 182, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.State of Maryland
(a) Each hospital or nursing facility in the State shall ensure that its employees and any other individuals who provide a health care service within or on the premises of the hospital or nursing facility wear a personal identification tag, except where inappropriate for medical reasons, that indicates in readable text:
- (1) The first name, nickname, last name, or full name of the individual that is commonly used in the hospital or nursing facility; and
- (2) The professional or other title of the individual.
- (b) The Secretary may impose a fine not to exceed $25 per violation of this section.
Added by Acts 1998, c. 127, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1998. Amended by Acts 2020, c. 182, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.