((a)) ** .—** Notwithstanding any other provision of law regarding the licensure of health-care providers, a health-care professional described in subsection (b) may practice the health profession or professions of the health-care professional at any location in any State, the District of Columbia, or a Commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, regardless of where such health-care professional or the patient is located, if the practice is within the scope of the authorized Federal duties of such health-care professional.

((b)) ** .—** A health-care professional described in this subsection is an individual—

((1)) who is—

((A)) a member of the Coast Guard;

((B)) a civilian employee of the Coast Guard;

((C)) a member of the Public Health Service who is assigned to the Coast Guard; or

((D)) any other health-care professional credentialed and privileged at a Federal health-care institution or location specially designated by the Secretary; and

((2)) who—

((A)) has a current license to practice medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, or another health profession; and

((B)) is performing authorized duties for the Coast Guard.

((c)) ** .—** In this section, the terms “license” and “health-care professional” have the meanings given those terms in .