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Health Professions
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Licensure

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Licensure Portability

Funds state professional licensing boards to work with licensing boards in other states to develop and implement policies that reduce barriers to telemedicine and other practices that are limited by requirements that physicians be licensed in each state where he or she may provide telemedicine services on a regular basis. This is particularly a problem for physicians who are providing highly specialized services around the country for rare conditions (e.g., genetic counseling).

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Did You Know?
  • The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act includes $500 million for health workforce programs.
  • $200 million is directed to scholarships, loans and loan repayment and support for programs that expand and improve health professions training.
  • $300 million will enable the National Health Service Corps to double its field strength by September 30, 2010
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