New York Consolidated Laws, Education Law - EDN § 6540. Definitions

As used in this article:  1. Physician assistant.  The term “physician assistant” means a person who is licensed as a physician assistant pursuant to this article.

2. Physician.  The term “physician” means a practitioner of medicine licensed to practice medicine pursuant to article one hundred thirty-one of this chapter.

3. Approved program.  The term “approved program” means a program for the education of physician assistants which has been formerly approved by the department.

4. Hospital.  The term “hospital” means an institution or facility possessing a valid operating certificate issued pursuant to article twenty-eight of the public health law and authorized to employ physician assistants in accordance with rules and regulations of the public health and health planning council.

5. Renumbered 4 by L.2012, c. 48, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.