# Health - General (GHG)

## Title 19. Health Care Facilities

### Subtitle 3. Hospitals and Related Institutions

#### Section 19-308.4

(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.

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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)