***UPDATE: To reflect pertinent and helpful material for our clients in various states throughout the country, this post has been updated with further information.
Over the last few weeks, State Governors and Governmental Authorities (including State Boards of Medicine) have issued orders and guidance permitting temporary out-of-state licensure for physicians in light of the COVID-19/Coronavirus pandemic.
Note that physicians operating under and/or intending to obtain temporary licensure in another state should secure appropriate malpractice insurance in that state.
Links to temporary licensure applications and/or guidance for states applicable to Fox Rothschild clients can be found below:
California
Colorado
- CO Executive Order – No application for temporary licensure is necessary.
Delaware
Florida
- FL Executive Order, FL Department of Health Order – No application for temporary licensure is necessary.
Georgia
Illinois
Maryland
- MD Executive Order – No application for temporary licensure is necessary.
Minnesota
- No out-of-state temporary licensure guidance/updates.
Nevada
New Jersey
New York
- NY Executive Order – No application for temporary licensure is necessary.
North Carolina
Ohio
- OH Board of Medicine Action on Emergency Licensure – Note that as of April 9, 2020, this Order is the current authority in Ohio on temporary licensure for out-of-state physicians. The Order’s language with regard to emergency licensure for physicians is vague and does not establish an application for out-of-state applicant’s emergency licensure. Additional guidance may be forthcoming.
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Texas
Virginia
- VA Executive Order – No application for temporary licensure is necessary, provided such health care practitioner is engaged by a hospital, licensed nursing facility, or dialysis facility in the Commonwealth for the purpose of assisting that facility with public health and medical disaster response operations.
Washington
Washington, DC
- DC Executive Order – No application for temporary licensure is necessary.
West Virginia
In addition, the Federation of State Medical Boards is maintaining a list of states declaring emergency declarations and details on temporary out-of-state licensure. The list can be accessed from the Federation of State Medical Board Website.
If you have any questions regarding obtaining temporary out-of-state physician licensure during the COVID-19/Coronavirus pandemic, please do not hesitate to contact us.