{"identifier":"/us/usc/t14/s508","title":14,"num":"\u00a7\u202f508.","heading":"Coast Guard health-care professionals; licensure portability","text":"\u00a7\u202f508.\nCoast Guard health-care professionals; licensure portability\n(a)\nIn General.\u2014\nNotwithstanding 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.\n(b)\nDescribed Individuals.\u2014\nA health-care professional described in this subsection is an individual\u2014\n(1) who is\u2014\n(A) a member of the Coast Guard;\n(B) a civilian employee of the Coast Guard;\n(C) a member of the Public Health Service who is assigned to the Coast Guard; or\n(D) any other health-care professional credentialed and privileged at a Federal health-care institution or location specially designated by the Secretary; and\n(2) who\u2014\n(A) has a current license to practice medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, or another health profession; and\n(B) is performing authorized duties for the Coast Guard.\n(c)\nDefinitions.\u2014\nIn this section, the terms \u201clicense\u201d and \u201chealth-care professional\u201d have the meanings given those terms in\nsection 1094(e) of title 10","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t14/s508.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t14/s508","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f508."},{"t":"heading","text":"Coast Guard health-care professionals; licensure portability"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t14/s508/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"In General.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"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.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t14/s508/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Described Individuals.\u2014"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"A health-care professional described in this subsection is an individual\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t14/s508/b/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"chapeau","text":" who is\u2014"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t14/s508/b/1/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" a member of the Coast Guard;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t14/s508/b/1/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"content","text":" a civilian employee of the Coast Guard;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t14/s508/b/1/C","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(C)"},{"t":"content","text":" a member of the Public Health Service who is assigned to the Coast Guard; or","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t14/s508/b/1/D","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(D)"},{"t":"content","text":" any other health-care professional credentialed and privileged at a Federal health-care institution or location specially designated by the Secretary; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t14/s508/b/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"chapeau","text":" who\u2014"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t14/s508/b/2/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" has a current license to practice medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, or another health profession; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t14/s508/b/2/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"content","text":" is performing authorized duties for the Coast Guard.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t14/s508/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Definitions.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"In this section, the terms \u201clicense\u201d and \u201chealth-care professional\u201d have the meanings given those terms in ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 1094(e) of title 10","href":"/us/usc/t10/s1094/e","tail":"."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}