(a) While an emergency declaration is in effect, a volunteer health practitioner registered with a registration system that complies with § 7-2361.04 and licensed and in good standing in the state upon which the practitioner’s registration is based may practice in the District to the extent authorized by this chapter as if the practitioner were licensed in the District.
(b) A volunteer health practitioner qualified under subsection (a) of this section is not entitled to the protections of this chapter if the practitioner is licensed in more than one state and any license of the practitioner is suspended, revoked, or subject to an agency order limiting or restricting practice privileges, or has been voluntarily terminated under threat of sanction.
(July 1, 2010, D.C. Law 18-184, § 6, 57 DCR 3655.)
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(b) of Preserve Our Healthcare Workforce Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24-245, Dec. 24, 2021, 68 DCR 013514).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(b) of Preserve Our Healthcare Workforce Emergency Amendment Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24-189, Sept. 22, 2021, 68 DCR 011343).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2 of Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Emergency Amendment Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24-166, Sept. 1, 2021, 68 DCR 009483).
For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(b) of Preserve Our Healthcare Workforce Temporary Amendment Act of 2021 (D.C. Law 24-59, Feb. 18, 2022, 68 DCR 013496).
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 6 of the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety
Chapter 23C - Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners
§ 7–2361.02. Applicability to volunteer health practitioners
§ 7–2361.03. Regulation of services during emergency
§ 7–2361.04. Volunteer health practitioner registration systems
§ 7–2361.05. Recognition of volunteer health practitioners licensed in other states
§ 7–2361.06. No effect on credentialing and privileging
§ 7–2361.07. Provision of volunteer health or veterinary services; unauthorized practice sanctions
§ 7–2361.08. Relation to other laws
§ 7–2361.09. Regulatory authority
§ 7–2361.10. Civil liability for volunteer health practitioners; vicarious liability