Is it normal in home health to be required by your employer to show your drivers ID to patients at each visit? Seems unsafe 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan 13 by caliotter3 3 Followers; 37,063 Posts; 98,483 Profile Views That is what your employee ID was designed for. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan 13 by JKL33 12 Followers; 3,807 Posts; 28,688 Profile Views Does the company not have employee badges or what is the possible rationale for this? 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan 13 by caliotter3 3 Followers; 37,063 Posts; 98,483 Profile Views So the employer wants you to divulge your address to the clients? The perfect way to put you in more harm's way than is required for the job. If you can forge an employee ID, you can forge a driver's license. So there is no valid reason to use it. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan 14 by Elaine M 341 Posts; 1,852 Profile Views Yeah, that's a big "hell no!" from me. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan 14 by VivaLasViejas, ASN, RN VivaLasViejas has 20 years experience as a ASN, RN and specializes in LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych. 8 Followers; 142 Articles; 9,734 Posts; 249,918 Profile Views Nope, nope, nope. So much nope. I would insist on using name badges only. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan 14 by Daisy4RN Daisy4RN has 20 years experience and specializes in Travel, Home Health, Med-Surg. 1 Follower; 1 Article; 1,038 Posts; 6,880 Profile Views I cant imagine whos bright idea this was. There is no way i would show my DL to any patients. Most of the pts I saw I didnt even want to show my badge. Nope, wouldn't do it. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan 14 by juniper222 juniper222 specializes in Pre Nursing. 137 Posts; 406 Profile Views Your employer should review. It is not legal to ask you to present your driver's license to patients. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan 14 by MunoRN, RN MunoRN has 10 years experience as a RN and specializes in Critical Care. 1 Follower; 6,437 Posts; 66,314 Profile Views Patients have a legal right to your full legal name, and with that your address is not hard to get, so I'm not really sure what the issue is. I would agree that offering up your drivers license without being asked for any ID is a bit silly, but if a patient wants your name and address then this is information they can get either fairly easily either way. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan 14 by NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN NRSKarenRN has 40 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Vents, Telemetry, Home Care, Home infusion. 5 Followers; 10 Articles; 14,657 Posts; 161,685 Profile Views Check your states department of health (or agency who licenses home health agency) + board of nursing regulations. In 2013, PA state passed the Health Care Practitioner Photo Identification Badge law requiring EMPLOYER to issue photo ID with "recent picture", specific font size + practitioner type listed for all direct care staff: PHYSICIAN, REGISTERED NURSE, LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE, etc. Law enacted as public has the right to know name of professional staff caring for them. In 35yrs in homecare, never showed drivers license nor would I. https://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions/Documents/SN - HCP Photo ID Badge.pdf 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan 14 by JKL33 12 Followers; 3,807 Posts; 28,688 Profile Views 3 hours ago, MunoRN said: Patients have a legal right to your full legal name, and with that your address is not hard to get, so I'm not really sure what the issue is. I would agree that offering up your drivers license without being asked for any ID is a bit silly, but if a patient wants your name and address then this is information they can get either fairly easily either way. There are a lot of things that are fairly easy and yet people don't do them because of the fairly part. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan 14 by Silverdragon102, BSN Silverdragon102 has 32 years experience as a BSN and specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC. 7 Followers; 1 Article; 39,039 Posts; 143,901 Profile Views Moved to the Home Health forum 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
