14 U.S.C. § 508 — Coast Guard health-care professionals; licensure portability
submitted 8 years ago by Pub. L. 115-282 to r/title-14-COAST-GUARD · 202 words · no verdicts yet
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law regarding the licensure of health-care providers, a health-care professional described in subsection (b) may practice the health profession or professions of the health-care professional at any location in any State, the District of Columbia, or a Commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, regardless of where such health-care professional or the patient is located, if the practice is within the scope of the authorized Federal duties of such health-care professional.
A health-care professional described in this subsection is an individual—
who is—
a member of the Coast Guard;
a civilian employee of the Coast Guard;
a member of the Public Health Service who is assigned to the Coast Guard; or
any other health-care professional credentialed and privileged at a Federal health-care institution or location specially designated by the Secretary*; and
who—
has a current license to practice medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, or another health profession; and
is performing authorized duties for the Coast Guard.
In this section, the terms “license” and “health-care professional” have the meanings given those terms in section 1094(e) of title 10.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 115–282, title III, § 305(a), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4245.)
- 2018Enacted · Pub. L. 115-282 · 132 Stat. 4245
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 115-282 on 2018-12-04.
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