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14 U.S.C. § 508

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  1. (a)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.
  2. (b)A health-care professional described in this subsection is an individual—
    1. (1)who is—
      1. (A)a member of the Coast Guard;
      2. (B)a civilian employee of the Coast Guard;
      3. (C)a member of the Public Health Service who is assigned to the Coast Guard; or
      4. (D)any other health-care professional credentialed and privileged at a Federal health-care institution or location specially designated by the Secretary; and
    2. (2)who—
      1. (A)has a current license to practice medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, or another health profession; and
      2. (B)is performing authorized duties for the Coast Guard.
  3. (c)In this section, the terms “license” and “health-care professional” have the meanings given those terms in section 1094(e) of title 10.