SB 942 - Under this act, any advertisement for the services of a health care practitioner shall use certain titles set forth in the act. Any such advertisement shall also include the practitioner's full name and title, and shall not include any fraudulent misrepresentation. If such advertisement refers to a health care practitioner as "board certified", the advertisement shall include the entire name of the board that issued the certification. It shall be considered fraudulent misrepresentation for any health care practitioner to advertise himself or herself as "board certified" when the practitioner is not currently board certified.
A health care practitioner is required, under this act, to display a copy of such practitioner's license in a prominent place in an office area visible to current and prospective patients, and, when seeing patients on a face-to-face basis, wear a name badge or some other form of identification that clearly discloses the practitioner's name, the type of license, registration, or certification such practitioner holds, and the health care practitioner's medical staff position, if applicable.
(Section 324.044)
This act prohibits any person not now a registered physician within the meaning of the law to use or imply the use of certain words or terms set forth in the act.
(Section 334.010)
Under this act, any person who holds a license or recognition to practice advanced practice nursing in this state may only use the title "advanced practice registered nurse", and the abbreviation "APRN, and any title designations set forth in the act, including certified advanced practice registered nurse, advance practice nurse, nurse anesthetist, certified registered nurse anesthetist, nurse midwife, certified nurse midwife, nurse practitioner, certified nurse practitioner, certified nurse specialist, doctor of nursing practice, or certified clinical nurse specialist.
(Section 335.076)
This act is similar to HB 2382 (2020).
JOSIE BUTLER