A nurse wants to become part of a Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) but is concerned about maintaining licensure in several different states. What statement by the nursing supervisor best addresses these concerns?
a. "Deployed DMAT providers are federal employees, so their licenses are good in all 50 states."
b. "The government has a program for quick licensure activation wherever you are deployed."
c. "During a time of crisis, licensure issues would not be the government's priority concern."
d. "If you are deployed, you will be issued a temporary license in the state in which you are working."
A
When deployed, DMAT health care providers are acting as agents of the government, and so are considered federal employees. Thus their licenses are valid in all 50 states. Licensure is an issue that the government would be concerned with, but no programs for temporary licensure or rapid activation are available.
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