Today, Vice President Mike Pence announced that the Department of Health and Human Services is considering a national emergency order that would allow doctors throughout the country to practice across state lines. This would be a good move, and luckily, many states are already ahead of the federal government on implementing such measures.
For example, Massachusetts Governor Baker ordered the state’s Board of Registration in Nursing to implement an emergency procedure last week that would grant temporary licenses, within one day, to nurses holding out‐of‐state licenses who wish to come to Massachusetts and staff health care facilities. This move was undertaken out of concern that the COVID-19 outbreak may leave health care facilities overwhelmed with patients and understaffed by health care professionals.
For the same reason, earlier this week, the Governors of South Carolina, Texas, and Maryland ordered their state’s Boards of Medicine and Nursing to issue temporary licenses to doctors and nurses holding out‐of‐state licenses. These are good moves, and hopefully more governors will follow the example.
Read more at https://www.cato.org/blog/states-lead-way-coronavirus-crisis-emergency-removal-occupational-licensing-obstacles-why-not
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