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§ 3528. Compensation and professional standards for certain medical officers
(a) Office of Medical Services
(b) Compensation
(c) Clinical practice qualifications
A medical officer meets the qualifications under this subsection if the officer provides direct care services to patients in connection with the official duties of the officer and—
(1) maintains current, active, full, and unrestricted licensure or registration as a physician from a State, the District of Columbia, or a commonwealth or territory of the United States;
(2) holds active board certification and maintains accreditation in an American Board of Medical Specialties direct care clinical specialty; and
(3) except as provided in subsection (d), maintains a minimum of 96 hours per year of clinical practice in an accredited clinic or hospital facility that is not affiliated with the Central Intelligence Agency.
(d) Exception for overseas service
(e) Clinical practice hours
(June 20, 1949, ch. 227, § 27, as added Pub. L. 117–103, div. X, title VI, § 601, Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 991.)