Question

A nurse wants to become part of a Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) but is concerned about maintaining licensure in several different states. What statement by the nursing supervisor best addresses these concerns?

Answer 1

Answer: a. "Deployed DMAT providers are federal employees, so their licenses are good in all 50 states."

Explanation:

Disaster Medical Assistance Teams are teams consisting of professionals and para-professionals in the medical profession who are called upon during matters of National Emergency when medical personnel are needed to respond rapidly to save lives. They therefore deal with events such as terrorist attacks, natural or man-made disasters, disease outbreaks and the like.

They fall under the National Disaster Medical System which operates at a Federal level. As such, DMAT teams are by extension, Federal employees who are licensed to provide help in every state of the Republic so the nurse does not to be concerned about maintaining licensure in several different states.