# Tex. Health and Safety Code § 241.009: PHOTO IDENTIFICATION BADGE REQUIRED > Texas · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C241_S241.009 ## Section - **Citation:** Tex. Health and Safety Code § 241.009 - **Heading:** PHOTO IDENTIFICATION BADGE REQUIRED - **Jurisdiction:** Texas - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 241 / Section 241.009 ## Text (a) In this section, "health care provider" means a person who provides health care services at a hospital as a physician, as an employee of the hospital, under a contract with the hospital, or in the course of a training or educational program at the hospital. (b) A hospital licensed under this chapter shall adopt a policy requiring a health care provider providing direct patient care at the hospital to wear a photo identification badge during all patient encounters, unless precluded by adopted isolation or sterilization protocols. The badge must be of sufficient size and worn in a manner to be visible and must clearly state: (1) at minimum the provider's first or last name; (2) the department of the hospital with which the provider is associated; (3) the type of license held by the provider, if the provider holds a license under Title 3, Occupations Code; and (4) if applicable, the provider's status as a student, intern, trainee, or resident. (c) For purposes of Subsection (b)(3), the identification badge of a health care provider licensed under Title 3, Occupations Code, must clearly state: (1) "physician," if the provider holds a license under Subtitle B of that title; (2) "chiropractor," "podiatrist," "midwife," "physician assistant," "acupuncturist," or "surgical assistant," as applicable, if the provider holds a license under Subtitle C of that title; (3) "dentist" or "dental hygienist," as applicable, if the provider holds a license under Subtitle D of that title; (4) "licensed vocational nurse," "registered nurse," "nurse practitioner," "nurse midwife," "nurse anesthetist," or "clinical nurse specialist," as applicable, if the provider holds a license under Subtitle E of that title; (5) "optometrist," or "therapeutic optometrist," as applicable, if the provider holds a license under Subtitle F of that title; (6) "speech-language pathologist" or "audiologist," as applicable, if the provider holds a license under Subtitle G of that title; (7) "physical therapist," "occupational therapist," or "massage therapist," as applicable, if the provider holds a license under Subtitle H of that title; (8) "medical radiologic technologist," "medical physicist," "perfusionist," "respiratory care practitioner," "orthotist," or "prosthetist," as applicable, if the provider holds a license or certificate, as appropriate, under Subtitle K of that title; and (9) "dietitian," if the provider holds a license under Subtitle M of that title. ## Nearby sections - [Tex. 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Health and Safety Code § 241.021 § 241.021. LICENSE REQUIRED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C241_S241.021.md) - [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 241.022 § 241.022. LICENSE APPLICATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C241_S241.022.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C241_S241.009. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.