Medical Professional Access Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7]
Introduced
Summary
Licensure portability for health care professionals. This bill would let licensed clinicians provide care anywhere in the U.S., its territories, or the District of Columbia while working under a Federal contract during a federally declared emergency.
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- Families and patients: Faster access to clinicians in disaster zones because federally contracted providers could cross state and territorial lines to deliver care under one federal contract.
- Health care professionals: Allows licensed, registered, or certified providers to serve under a federal contract across state boundaries so long as they stay within their authorized contract duties.
- Federal contractors and response teams: Makes it easier to deploy and reassign contract medical staff across states and territories during Stafford Act disasters, public health emergencies under Section 319 of the Public Health Service Act, or other national emergencies certified in the Federal Register.
- State governments: State licensure requirements would be preempted for activities performed under these federal contracts during covered emergencies, narrowing state control over practitioner authorization in those situations.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Emergency license portability for health workers
If enacted, this bill would let health care professionals who are licensed, registered, or certified work anywhere in any State or U.S. territory when they are providing services under a Federal contract during a federally declared emergency. These professionals would not be bound by State licensure laws while doing duties covered by the Federal contract. Federally declared emergencies include Stafford Act disaster declarations, HHS public health emergencies under section 319, or other national emergencies announced in the Federal Register. This portability would apply only for services within the scope of the federal contract and would take effect upon enactment.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7]
GA • R
Cosponsors
Donalds
FL • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large]
MP • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1]
MD • R
Sponsored 2/4/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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