Credentialing and typing
In general
Distribution
In general
Not later than 1 year after
each Federal agency that has responsibilities under the National Response Plan to aid that agency with credentialing and typing incident management personnel, emergency response providers, and other personnel (including temporary personnel) and resources likely needed to respond to a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster; and
State, local, and tribal governments, to aid such governments with credentialing and typing of State, local, and tribal incident management personnel, emergency response providers, and other personnel (including temporary personnel) and resources likely needed to respond to a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster.
Assistance
Credentialing and typing of personnel
Consultation on health care standards
Source
(Pub. L. 107–296, title V, § 510, as added Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 611(13),Notes
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Prior Provisions
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Change of Name
Scope of Practice in Public Health Emergency
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 Commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, or any location designated by the Secretary, regardless of where such health-care professional or the patient is located, so long as the practice is within the scope of the authorized Federal duties of such health-care professional.
Definition.—
As used in this section, the term ‘health-care professional’ means an individual (other than a member of the Coast Guard, a civilian employee of the Coast Guard, member of the Public Health Service who is assigned to the Coast Guard, or an individual with whom the Secretary, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1091, has entered into a personal services contract to carry out health care responsibilities of the Secretary at a medical treatment facility of the Coast Guard) who—
is—
an employee of the Department of Homeland Security,
a detailee to the Department from another Federal agency,
a personal services contractor of the Department, or
hired under a Contract for Services;
performs health care services as part of duties of the individual in that capacity;
has a current, valid, and unrestricted equivalent license certification that is—
issued by a State, the District of Columbia, or a Commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States; and
for the practice of medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, nursing, emergency medical services, or another health profession; and
is not affirmatively excluded from practice in the licensing or certifying jurisdiction or in any other jurisdiction.
Subsection (a) shall apply during the incident period of the emergency declared by the President on