§ 6547. Definitions. As used in this article:\n 1. Specialist assistant. The term "specialist assistant" means a\nperson who is registered pursuant to this article as a specialist\nassistant for a particular medical specialty as defined by regulations\npromulgated by the commissioner of health pursuant to section\nthirty-seven hundred eleven of the public health law.\n 2. Physician. The term "physician" means a practitioner of medicine\nlicensed to practice medicine pursuant to article one hundred thirty-one\nof this chapter.\n 3. Approved program. The term "approved program" means a program for\nthe education of specialist assistants which has been approved by the\ndepartment.\n 4. Hospital. The term "hospital" means an institution or facility\npossessing a valid operating certificate issued pursuant to article\ntwenty-eight of the public health law and authorized to employ\nspecialist assistants in accordance with rules and regulations of the\npublic health and health planning council.\n
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