[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

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]