BILL · 2025–26 SESSION
HB 2261: Health care credentials
Ensuring transparency in credentials and communications between patients and health care professionals.
Summary
- Requires health care providers who provide health care services to wear an identification badge with their name, credential, and educational information during patient encounters.
- Prohibits persons from representing themselves as either an "osteopathic physician surgeon" or a "physician surgeon" unless they have met specific requirements related to licensure, completion of a surgical residency or fellowship, board certification, and continuing education.
From the House Bill Analysis 2026 (HB 2261), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 12, 2026
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Matt Marshall (R-2)
- Introduced
- January 12, 2026 in the House
- Last action
- January 12, 2026
- Companion bill
- SB 6166
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to ensuring transparency in credentials and communications between patients and health care professionals;
Sponsors
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.
- Prefiled for introduction.
HB 2261 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 2261 (2023–24) Employee student loans/tax
- HB 2261 (2019–20) County auditors/marriage
- HB 2261 (2017–18) Housing authorities
- HB 2261 (2015–16) Utility customer backbilling
- HB 2261 (2013–14) Science use/agency actions
- HB 2261 (2011–12) Eye glasses/donations
- HB 2261 (2009–10) State's education system
- HB 2261 (2007–08) Wood smoke reduction