Temporary Licensure

Temporary Licensure

In response to the COVID-19 public health emergency, states have taken measures to alleviate the occupational licensure policy burdens that impede state response efforts and which are counterintuitive to social distancing practices. The following information presents a collection of policy actions states have implemented to temporarily license practitioners.

COVID-19 has caused significant pressures on state healthcare workforces. States have therefore sought to allow previously unlicensed individuals the option to assist response efforts when they may have training and experience that is not currently recognized by the state through a license. These individuals have been identified in four primary groups, including:

    • In-Training/Student Practitioners
    • Out-of-State Practitioners (may include those trained/licensed in another country)
    • Retired or Inactive Practitioners
    • Volunteers

Click to view each state’s actions

Alabama

Out-of-state Practitioner Temporary License
Retired or Inactive Practitioners

Alaska

Out-of-state Practitioner Temporary License

Colorado

In-training/Student Practitioners

Connecticut

In-training/Student Practitioners
Out-of-state Practitioner Temporary License

Delaware

Out-of-state Practitioner Temporary License
Retired or Inactive Practitioners
VolunteerS

Florida

Out-of-state Practitioner Temporary License

Georgia

In-training/Student Practitioners
Out-of-state Practitioner Temporary License
Retired or Inactive Practitioners

Hawaii

Out-of-state Practitioner Temporary License
Retired or Inactive Practitioners

Idaho

In-training/Student Practitioners
Retired or Inactive Practitioners

Illinois

Out-of-state Practitioner Temporary License
Retired or Inactive Practitioners

 Indiana

In-training/Student Practitioners
Out-of-state Practitioner Temporary License
Retired or Inactive Practitioners

Iowa

In-training/Student Practitioners
Out-of-state Practitioner Temporary License
Retired or Inactive Practitioners

Kansas

In-training/Student Practitioners
Out-of-state Practitioner Temporary License
Retired or Inactive Practitioners
VolunteerS

Kentucky

Out-of-state Practitioner Temporary License
Retired or Inactive Practitioners

Louisiana

In-training/Student Practitioners
Out-of-state Practitioner Temporary License
Retired or Inactive Practitioners
VolunteerS

Maine

Out-of-state Practitioner Temporary License
Retired or Inactive Practitioners

Maryland

Out-of-state Practitioner Temporary License
Retired or Inactive Practitioners

Massachusetts

In-training/Student Practitioners
Out-of-state Practitioner Temporary License
Retired or Inactive Practitioners

 Michigan

In-training/Student Practitioners
Out-of-state Practitioner Temporary License
VolunteerS

Minnesota

Out-of-state Practitioner Temporary License

Mississippi

Out-of-state Practitioner Temporary License

Missouri

Out-of-state Practitioner Temporary License
Retired or Inactive Practitioners

Montana

Out-of-state Practitioner Temporary License
Retired or Inactive Practitioners

Nebraska

In-training/Student Practitioners
Out-of-state Practitioner Temporary License
Retired or Inactive Practitioners

Nevada

In-training/Student Practitioners
Out-of-state Practitioner Temporary License
Retired or Inactive Practitioners

New Hampshire

Out-of-state Practitioner Temporary License
Retired or Inactive Practitioners

New Jersey

Out-of-state Practitioner Temporary License
Retired or Inactive Practitioners

New Mexico

Out-of-state Practitioner Temporary License

New York

In-training/Student Practitioners
Out-of-state Practitioner Temporary License

North Carolina

In-training/Student Practitioners
Out-of-state Practitioner Temporary License
VolunteerS

North Dakota

Out-of-state Practitioner Temporary License

Oklahoma

In-training/Student Practitioners
Out-of-state Practitioner Temporary License
Retired or Inactive Practitioners

Oregon

Out-of-state Practitioner Temporary License
Retired or Inactive Practitioners

Pennsylvania

In-training/Student Practitioners
Out-of-state Practitioner Temporary License
Retired or Inactive Practitioners

Rhode Island

Retired or Inactive Practitioners

South Carolina

In-training/Student Practitioners
Out-of-state Practitioner Temporary License
Retired or Inactive Practitioners

South Dakota

In-training/Student Practitioners

Tennessee

In-training/Student Practitioners
Out-of-state Practitioner Temporary License

Texas

In-training/Student Practitioners
Out-of-state Practitioner Temporary License
Retired or Inactive Practitioners
VolunteerS

Utah

Out-of-state Practitioner Temporary License
Retired or Inactive Practitioners

Vermont

In-training/Student Practitioners
Out-of-state Practitioner Temporary License
Retired or Inactive Practitioners

Virginia

In-training/Student Practitioners
Out-of-state Practitioner Temporary License
Retired or Inactive Practitioners

Washington

In-training/Student Practitioners
Out-of-state Practitioner Temporary License
Retired or Inactive Practitioners
VolunteerS

West Virginia

In-training/Student Practitioners
Out-of-state Practitioner Temporary License
Retired or Inactive Practitioners

Wisconsin

In-training/Student Practitioners
Out-of-state Practitioner Temporary License
Retired or Inactive Practitioners

MODIFICATION OF LICENSING REQUIREMENTS

TEMPORARY LICENSURE

TELEHEALTH

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All Actions

The executive orders, administrative orders and legislation included in this web resource represent a sample of the actions states have enacted in response to COVID-19. Therefore, this resource is not intended to be represented as an exhaustive list of state actions, but rather used to review the variances in strategies states have implemented through occupational licensing policy to effectuate response efforts. The descriptions of the policy actions have been summarized to include relevant detail but should be viewed in full for their entire context. CSG will continue to update the list of policy actions throughout the duration of the state public health emergency response and recovery efforts.