§ 3710. Definitions. As used in this article:

Terms Used In N.Y. Public Health Law 3710

  • hospital: means an institution or facility possessing a valid operating certificate issued pursuant to article twenty-eight of this chapter and authorized to employ specialist assistants in accordance with rules and regulations of the public health and health planning council. See N.Y. Public Health Law 3710
  • physician: means a practitioner of medicine licensed to practice medicine pursuant to Article one hundred thirty-one of the education law. See N.Y. Public Health Law 3710
  • specialist assistant: means a person who is registered pursuant to § 6548 of the education law as a specialist assistant for a particular medical speciality as defined by regulations promulgated by the commissioner pursuant to section thirty-seven hundred eleven of this article. See N.Y. Public Health Law 3710

1. Specialist assistant. The term "specialist assistant" means a person who is registered pursuant to § 6548 of the education law as a specialist assistant for a particular medical speciality as defined by regulations promulgated by the commissioner pursuant to section thirty-seven hundred eleven of this article.

2. Physician. The term "physician" means a practitioner of medicine licensed to practice medicine pursuant to Article one hundred thirty-one of the education law.

3. Hospital. The term "hospital" means an institution or facility possessing a valid operating certificate issued pursuant to article twenty-eight of this chapter and authorized to employ specialist assistants in accordance with rules and regulations of the public health and health planning council.

4. Approved program. The term "approved program" means a program for the education of specialist assistants which has been formally approved by the education department.