Sec. 1015. Licensure requirements for Department of Defense veterinary professionals: emergencies and disasters
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Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1094a the following new section: Notwithstanding any provision of law regarding the licensure of veterinary care and service providers, a veterinary professional described in subsection
(b)may practice the veterinary profession of the veterinary professional at any location in any State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United States, without regard to where such veterinary professional or the patient animal is located, if such practice is within the scope of the authorized Federal duties of such veterinary professional. A veterinary professional described in this subsection is a person who is— certified as a veterinary professional by a certification recognized by the Secretary of Defense; currently licensed by a State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United States to practice veterinary care and services; and a member of the armed forces, a civilian employee of the Department of Defense, or otherwise credentialed and privileged at a Federal veterinary institution or location designated by the Secretary for purposes of this section and is performing authorized duties for the Department of Defense for the purposes described in subsection (c); or a member of the National Guard who is performing authorized veterinary care or services for the Department of Defense in a duty status pursuant to section 502(f) of title 32 for the purposes described in subsection (c). The purposes described in this subsection are veterinary practice related to— a national emergency declared by the President pursuant to the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.); a major disaster or emergency (as those terms are defined in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5122 )); a public health emergency, as determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d ); or an extraordinary emergency, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture under section 10407 of the Animal Health Protection Act ( 7 U.S.C. 8306 ). . The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 55 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1094a the following new item: 1094b. Licensure requirement for veterinary professionals: emergencies and disasters. .
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