Medical Professional Access Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6211 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6211

 To amend title 41, United States Code, to expand license portability 
    for health care professionals providing health care services in 
response to a Federal emergency declaration pursuant to a contract with 
            the Federal Government, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 20, 2025

     Mr. McCormick (for himself, Mr. Donalds, and Mrs. King-Hinds) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                    Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 41, United States Code, to expand license portability 
    for health care professionals providing health care services in 
response to a Federal emergency declaration pursuant to a contract with 
            the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medical Professional Access Act''.

SEC. 2. PORTABILITY OF LICENSURE OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS SERVING 
              PURSUANT TO A FEDERAL CONTRACT.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle IV of title 41, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

  ``CHAPTER 89--PORTABILITY OF LICENSURE OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS 
                 SERVING PURSUANT TO A FEDERAL CONTRACT

``Sec.
``8901. Licensure of health care professionals serving pursuant to a 
                            Federal contract.
``Sec. 8901. Licensure of health care professionals serving pursuant to 
              a Federal contract
    ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any State law regarding the 
licensure of health care professionals, a health care professional may 
provide health care services pursuant to a contract or subcontract with 
the Federal Government at any location in any State, the District of 
Columbia, or a commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United 
States, so long as such services are--
            ``(1) in response to a federally declared emergency; and
            ``(2) within the scope of the authorized duties under such 
        contract.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `federally declared emergency' includes--
                    ``(A) an emergency or major disaster declared by 
                the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
                Relief and Emergency Assistance Act;
                    ``(B) a public health emergency declared by the 
                Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 
                319 of the Public Health Service Act; and
                    ``(C) any other national emergency or crisis 
                requiring a Federal response, as certified in a written 
                notice published in the Federal Register by the head of 
                an Executive Department (as specified in section 101 of 
                title 5).
            ``(2) The term `health care professional' means an 
        individual licensed, registered, or certified under Federal or 
        State laws or regulations to provide health care services.''.
    (b) Table of Chapters Amendment.--The table of chapters at the 
beginning of subtitle IV of title 41, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:

``89. Licensure of health care professionals serving            8901''.
                            pursuant to a Federal contract.
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