Temporary Out-of-State Licensure for Physicians Amid COVID-19/Coronavirus Pandemic

***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

• CA Request for Temporary Recognition of Out-of-State Medical Personnel during a State of Emergency

Colorado

• CO Executive Order – No application for temporary licensure is necessary.

Delaware

• DE Temporary License Application

Florida

• FL Executive Order, FL Department of Health Order – No application for temporary licensure is necessary.

Georgia

• GA Request for an Emergency Practice Permit/Temporary License

Illinois

• IL Health Care Temporary Practice Application

Maryland

• MD Executive O­­rder – No application for temporary licensure is necessary.

Minnesota

• No out-of-state temporary licensure guidance/updates.

Nevada

• NV MD Emergency License Application

New Jersey 

• NJ Temporary Emergency License for Out-of-State Practitioners

New York

• NY Executive Order – No application for temporary licensure is necessary.

North Carolina

• NC Limited Emergency License for Disasters and Emergencies

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

• PA Temporary License Application

South Carolina

• SC Application to Practice Medicine 90-Day Temporary Emergency License

Texas

• TX Emergency Visiting Practitioner Temporary Permit

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

• WA Emergency Volunteer Application Instructions

Washington, DC

• DC Executive Order – No application for temporary licensure is necessary.

West Virginia

• WV Out-of-State Licensed Medical Doctor Registration

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.