14 U.S.C. § 508: Coast Guard health-care…

Summary

Lets certain Coast Guard health workers provide care anywhere in the United States, even if state licenses would normally matter, as long as the care is part of their official federal duties. It applies to Coast Guard members, Coast Guard civilian employees, Public Health Service members assigned to the Coast Guard, and other health workers the Secretary names at a federal medical site. To use this rule, the person must have a current license to practice (for example, medicine, dentistry, or another health job) and must be doing authorized Coast Guard work. The words “license” and “health-care professional” are defined in title 10, section 1094(e).

Title 14, §508

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(a)In General.—

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.

(b)Described Individuals.—

A health-care professional described in this subsection is an individual—

(1)who is—

(A)a member of the Coast Guard;

(B)a civilian employee of the Coast Guard;

(C)a member of the Public Health Service who is assigned to the Coast Guard; or

(D)any other health-care professional credentialed and privileged at a Federal health-care institution or location specially designated by the Secretary; and

(2)who—

(A)has a current license to practice medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, or another health profession; and

(B)is performing authorized duties for the Coast Guard.

(c)Definitions.—

In this section, the terms “license” and “health-care professional” have the meanings given those terms in section 1094(e) of title 10.

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Prior Provisions

A prior section 508 was renumbered section 2711 of this title.

§508 Coast Guard Health-care Professionals; Licensure Portability

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Title 14, §508

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