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46 U.S.C. 7104: Certificates for medical doctors and nursesText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 46-SHIPPINGCHAPTER 71-LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRY

§7104. Certificates for medical doctors and nurses

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.

( 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.