2025—Subsec. (e)(1)(A). Pub. L. 119–60, § 716(1), substituted “, or the official agency of the government of a partner country; and” for “; and”.
Subsec. (e)(3). Pub. L. 119–60, § 716(2), added par. (3).
2024—Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 118–159, § 714(a)(1), substituted “paragraph (2), (3), or (4)” for “paragraph (2) or (3)”.
Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 118–159, § 713, inserted “an examination or assessment under section 10206 of this title or” after “section 1091 of this title who is providing” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (d)(4). Pub. L. 118–159, § 714(a)(2), added par. (4).
2022—Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 117–263 inserted “contractor not covered under section 1091 of this title who is providing medical treatment as part of a mission relating to emergency, humanitarian, or refugee assistance,” after “section 1091 of this title,” in introductory provisions.
2011—Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 112–81, § 713(a)(1), inserted “at any location” before “in any State” and substituted “regardless of where such health-care professional or the patient are located, so long as the practice is within the scope of the authorized Federal duties.” for “regardless of whether the practice occurs in a health care facility of the Department of Defense, a civilian facility affiliated with the Department of Defense, or any other location authorized by the Secretary of Defense.”
Pub. L. 111–383, § 713(1), inserted “or (3)” after “paragraph (2)”.
Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 112–81, § 713(a)(2), substituted “member of the armed forces, civilian employee of the Department of Defense, personal services contractor under section 1091 of this title, or other health-care professional credentialed and privileged at a Federal health care institution or location specially designated by the Secretary for this purpose” for “member of the armed forces”.
Pub. L. 111–383, § 713(2), inserted “as being described in this paragraph” after “paragraph (1)” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 111–383, § 713(3), added par. (3).
2004—Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 108–375 inserted “marriage and family therapist certified as such by a certification recognized by the Secretary of Defense,” after “psychologist,”.
1998—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 105–261 inserted at end “In the case of a physician, the physician may not provide health care as a physician under this chapter unless the current license is an unrestricted license that is not subject to limitation on the scope of practice ordinarily granted to other physicians for a similar specialty by the jurisdiction that granted the license.”
1997—Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 105–85 added subsec. (d) and redesignated former subsec. (d) as (e).
1989—Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 101–189, § 653(e)(1), substituted “subsections (c) and (e) through (h)” for “subsections (b) and (d) through (g)”.
Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 101–189, § 1622(e)(3)(A), substituted “The term ‘license” for “ ‘License” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 101–189, § 1622(e)(3)(B), substituted “The term ‘health-care” for “ ‘Health-care”.
1986—Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 99–661 realigned margin of par. (2) to conform to margin of par. (1).
Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title VII, § 734(c)(1),
Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, § 653(b),
Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title VII, § 714(b),
Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title VII, § 713(b),
Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title VII, § 720, “(a) “(1) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [“(2) In carrying out section 1094(b) of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary shall establish a centralized credential system that allows the commanding officer of a health care facility of the Department to verify the licensure of a health care professional, regardless of the location of the facility or the Armed Force in which the health care professional serves. The Secretary shall ensure that not less than 90 percent of such verifications are completed within seven days of the date on which the commanding officer requests such verification if the request does not relate to a health-care professional with an adverse record.“(b) Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing the following:“(1) The findings of the review required under subsection (a).“(2) A detailed plan outlining steps the Secretary has taken or will take pursuant to such review, including a timeline for completion of such steps.“(c) In this section, the term ‘covered applicant’ means an applicant for a position as a health-care professional (as defined in section 1094 of title 10, United States Code) who—“(1) is required to go through a credentialing and privileging process; and“(2) provides care—“(A) at a health care facility of the Department of Defense; or“(B) through the civilian network of the TRICARE program (as defined in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code).”