Reid W H
University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, USA.
J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2000;28(4):433-7.
Forensic clinicians, including psychiatrists, are sometimes asked to perform solely forensic (e.g., court- or litigation-related) assessments or interviews outside states in which they are licensed. A short survey was sent to all U.S. state medical licensing agencies asking whether or not a psychiatrist licensed in another state must also be licensed in the surveyed state before performing a purely forensic interview or examination. Of the 45 states responding, 21 said that no additional "local" license would be required; 6 gave unclear responses; and 18 said a local license would generally be required. At least 7 of the 18 states that generally require a local license accept unlicensed out-of-state physicians when they are requested by or consulting to an in-state physician. The state's definition of "medical practice" figured heavily in many responses. No pattern of state size (area), population density, or geographic location was discerned. The materials received, comments by board staff and attorneys, and interpretations or assumptions by the author are not to be construed as "official" for any state.
法医临床医生，包括精神科医生，有时会被要求在其未获得执业许可的州以外单独进行法医（如与法庭或诉讼相关的）评估或面谈。向美国所有州医疗许可机构发送了一份简短的调查问卷，询问在另一个州获得许可的精神科医生在进行纯粹的法医面谈或检查之前是否也必须在被调查州获得许可。在回复的45个州中，21个州表示不需要额外的“本地”许可；6个州给出了不明确的回复；18个州表示通常需要本地许可。在通常要求本地许可的18个州中，至少有7个州在州内医生请求或咨询时会接受无本地许可的州外医生。许多回复中，该州对“医疗执业”的定义起着重要作用。未发现州面积、人口密度或地理位置的模式。所收到的材料、委员会工作人员和律师的评论以及作者的解释或假设，不应被视为任何州的“官方”意见。
