# 14 U.S.C. § 508: Coast Guard health-care professionals; licensure portability

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t14_s508

## Section

- **Citation:** 14 U.S.C. § 508
- **Heading:** Coast Guard health-care professionals; licensure portability
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** March 26, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 14—COAST GUARD > SUBTITLE I—ESTABLISHMENT, POWERS, DUTIES, AND ADMINISTRATION > CHAPTER 5—FUNCTIONS AND POWERS > SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL POWERS

## 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.

(Added Pub. L. 115–282, title III, § 305(a) , Dec. 4, 2018 , 132 Stat. 4245 .)

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