(a) Each health care provider and facility in Alabama which employs or contracts for the employment of one or more registered nurses shall require each registered nurse to wear a name tag, badge, or pin with the letters "R.N." printed on the name tag, badge, or pin while the nurse is providing direct patient care.
(b) Each health care provider and facility in Alabama which employs or contracts for the employment of one or more licensed practical nurses shall require each licensed practical nurse to wear a name tag, badge, or pin with the letters "L.P.N." printed on the name tag, badge, or pin while the nurse is providing direct patient care.
(c) A health care provider or facility may suspend the requirements in subsections (a) and (b) above for legitimate health care purposes, such as for employees who work in departments where metal adornments cannot safely be worn.
(d) No health care provider or facility may allow employees not licensed as registered nurses or licensed practical nurses to wear name tags, badges, or pins which have the word "nurse" or "nursing" thereon.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.
Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.
Chapter 21 - Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities Generally.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 22-21-1 - Establishment of Hospitals by Local Authorities.
Section 22-21-2 - Appropriations for Indigent Persons in Hospitals.
Section 22-21-3 - Scholarships for Professional and Technical Personnel at Public Hospitals.
Section 22-21-4 - Annual Audit of Books and Records of Publicly Owned Medical Institutions.
Section 22-21-5 - Incorporation of Public Bodies Created Under Chapter; Powers of Same.
Section 22-21-8 - Confidentiality of Accreditation, Quality Assurance Credentialling Materials, Etc.
Section 22-21-9 - Name Tags, etc., Required for Nurses.
Section 22-21-11 - Mandatory Reporting of Any Injury Resulting From Gunshot; Liability.