---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 21.21"
title: "42"
number: "21.21"
heading: "Meaning of terms."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/21.21"
---

# §21.21. Meaning of terms.


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

## Notes

### Amendments

[24 FR 1790, Mar. 12, 1959]

### Authority

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

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

### Amendments

[24 FR 1790, Mar. 12, 1959]