46 USC § 7104 - Certificates for medical doctors and nurses
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identifier: "/us/usc/t46/s7104"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "46 USC § 7104 - Certificates for medical doctors and nurses"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "7104"
section_name: "Certificates for medical doctors and nurses"
chapter_number: 71
chapter_name: "LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRY"
part_number: "E"
part_name: "Merchant Seamen Licenses, Certificates, and Documents"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 540.)"
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# § 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.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 540.)
| Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
| --- | --- |
| 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.