---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 C.F.R. § 712.32"
title: "10"
number: "712.32"
heading: "Designated Physician."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/10/712.32"
---

# §712.32. Designated Physician.

- (a) The Designated Physician must be qualified to provide professional expertise in the area of occupational medicine as it relates to the HRP.
- (b) **The Designated Physician must—**
  - (1) Be a graduate of an accredited school of medicine or osteopathy;
  - (2) Have a valid, unrestricted state license to practice medicine in the state where HRP medical assessments occur;
  - (3) Have met the applicable HRP instruction requirements; and
  - (4) **Be eligible for the appropriate DOE access authorization.**
- (c) The Designated Physician is responsible for the medical assessments of HRP candidates and HRP-certified individuals, including determining which components of the medical assessments may be performed by other qualified personnel. Although a portion of the assessment may be performed by another physician, physician's assistant, or nurse practitioner, the Designated Physician remains responsible for:
  - (1) Supervising the evaluation process;
  - (2) Interpreting the results of evaluations;
  - (3) Documenting medical conditions or issues that may disqualify an individual from the HRP;
  - (4) Providing medical assessment information to the Designated Psychologist to assist in determining psychological fitness;
  - (5) Determining, in conjunction with DOE if appropriate, the location and date of the next required medical assessment; and
  - (6) Signing a recommendation about the medical fitness of an individual for certification or recertification.
- (d) The Designated Physician must immediately report to the SOMD any of the following about himself or herself:
  - (1) Initiation of an adverse action by any state medical licensing board or any other professional licensing board;
  - (2) Initiation of an adverse action by any Federal regulatory board since the last designation;
  - (3) The withdrawal of the privilege to practice by any institution;
  - (4) Being named a defendant in any criminal proceedings (felony or misdemeanor) since the last designation;
  - (5) Being evaluated or treated for alcohol use disorder or drug dependency or abuse since the last designation; or
  - (6) Occurrence, since the last designation, of a physical, mental/personality disorder, or health condition that might affect his or her ability to perform professional duties.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2165; 42 U.S.C. 2201; 42 U.S.C. 5814-5815; 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.; E.O. 10450, 3 CFR 1949-1953 Comp., p. 936, as amended; E.O. 10865, 3 CFR 1959-1963 Comp., p. 398, as amended; 3 CFR Chap. IV.

### Source

Source: 69 FR 3223, Jan. 23, 2004, unless otherwise noted.