2016 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen
Part E - Merchant Seamen Licenses, Certificates, and Documents
Chapter 71 - Licenses and Certificates of Registry
Sec. 7104 - Certificates for medical doctors and nurses

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Citation 46 U.S.C. § 7104 (2016)
Section Name §7104. Certificates for medical doctors and nurses
Section Text

A certificate of registry as a medical doctor or professional nurse may be issued only to an applicant who has a license as a medical doctor or registered nurse, respectively, issued by a State.

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(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 540.)

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7104 46:243

Section 7104 requires an applicant for a certificate of registry as a medical doctor or professional nurse to have, as a prerequisite, a license as a medical doctor or registered nurse issued by a State.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 46 - SHIPPING
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 46 - SHIPPING
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen
Part E - Merchant Seamen Licenses, Certificates, and Documents
CHAPTER 71 - LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRY
Sec. 7104 - Certificates for medical doctors and nurses
Contains section 7104
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large Reference 97 Stat. 540
Public Law References Public Law 98-89
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