10 CFR § 71.13 - Exemption of physicians.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s71.13"
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title: "10 CFR § 71.13 - Exemption of physicians."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "71.13"
section_name: "Exemption of physicians."
chapter_name: "NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION"
part_number: "71"
part_name: "PACKAGING AND TRANSPORTATION OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 53, 57, 62, 63, 81, 161, 182, 183, 223, 234, 1701 (42 U.S.C. 2073, 2077, 2092, 2093, 2111, 2201, 2232, 2233, 2273, 2282, 2297f); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 202, 206, 211 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842, 5846, 5851); Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, sec. 180 (42 U.S.C. 10175); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note."
regulatory_source: "60 FR 50264, Sept. 28, 1995, unless otherwise noted."
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# 71.13 Exemption of physicians.

Any physician licensed by a State to dispense drugs in the practice of medicine is exempt from § 71.5 with respect to transport by the physician of licensed material for use in the practice of medicine. However, any physician operating under this exemption must be licensed under 10 CFR part 35 or the equivalent Agreement State regulations.