Action | Amendment to name tag requirement |
Stage | NOIRA |
Comment Period | Ended on 2/22/2017 |
I fully support this amendment. As a former ER nurse in North Carolina, our ID badge was our first name and last initial, due to the high number of behavioral health patients seen in our facility. Social media has made it very easy to locate just about anyone. We must be vigilant about protecting our identity for our safety. Just recently, the website familytreenow.com was brought to our attention after a patient showed up at the home of one of our doctors after this site gave his current address and names of close relatives. The only information needed to obtain this information was first and last name and the state. And the site is free.