[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR21.21]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
    CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 21--COMMISSIONED OFFICERS--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart B--Appointment
 
Sec. 21.21  Meaning of terms.

    Authority: Sec. 215, 58 Stat. 690, as amended; 42 U.S.C. 216; sec. 
208, 58 Stat. 685, as amended; 42 U.S.C. 209.

    Source: 21 FR 9806, Dec. 12, 1956, unless otherwise noted.

         Provisions Applicable Both to Regular and Reserve Corps


    The terms approved school, approved college, approved postgraduate 
school, or

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approved training course means, except as otherwise provided by law:
    (a) A school, college, postgraduate school, or training course which 
has been accredited or approved by a professional body or bodies 
recognized by the Surgeon General for such purpose, or which, in the 
absence of such a body, meets generally accepted professional standards 
as determined by the Surgeon General, or
    (b) In the case of a candidate who is applying for appointment as a 
medical officer, any non-approved medical school provided that the 
candidate has passed examinations given by a professional body or bodies 
recognized by the Surgeon General for such purpose.

[24 FR 1790, Mar. 12, 1959]