51 USC § 40505 - Establishment of emergency medical service telemedicine capability

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title: "51 USC § 40505 - Establishment of emergency medical service telemedicine capability"
title_number: 51
title_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS"
section_number: "40505"
section_name: "Establishment of emergency medical service telemedicine capability"
chapter_number: 405
chapter_name: "BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH IN SPACE"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3389.)"
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# § 40505. Establishment of emergency medical service telemedicine capability

The Administrator, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Director of the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, and the Surgeon General of the United States shall jointly create and maintain an international telemedicine satellite consultation capability to support emergency medical services in disaster-stricken areas.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3389.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 40505 | 42 U.S.C. 2487f. | Pub. L. 102–588, title VI, § 607, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5131; Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 612(c), Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1410. |

The words “Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance” are substituted for “Office of Foreign Disaster” to correct an error in the law.