The following words and terms, when used in this chapter
and Chapters 17 and 18 (relating to State Board of Medicine-medical doctors;
and State Board of Medicine-practitioners other than medical doctors), have the
following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
ACCME-The Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education.
AMA-American Medical Association.
AMA PRA-American Medical Association
Physician's Recognition Award.
Accredited medical college-An
institution of higher learning accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical
Education to provide courses in the arts and sciences of medicine and related
subjects and empowered to grant professional and academic degrees in
medicine.
Act-The Medical Practice Act of 1985
(63
P.S. §§
422.1-422.53).
Approved activity-A continuing medical
education activity accepted for AMA PRA credit.
Board-The State Board of
Medicine.
Board-regulated practitioner-A medical
doctor, midwife, physician assistant, respiratory therapist, athletic trainer,
acupuncturist, practitioner of Oriental medicine, genetic counselor, behavior
specialist, perfusionist, prosthetist, orthotist, pedorthist, orthotic fitter,
naturo-pathic doctor or an applicant for a license, registration or certificate
that the Board may issue.
Category 1 activities-Continuing medical
education activities approved for AMA PRA Category 1 credit.
Category 2 activities-Continuing medical
education activities approved for AMA PRA Category 2 credit.
Conviction-A judgment of guilt, an
admission of guilt or a plea of nolo contendere.
ECFMG-The Educational Commission for
Foreign Medical Graduates.
FLEX-The Federation Licensing
Examination, which was used by the Board to test applicants for a license to
practice medicine and surgery without restriction. The examination was
comprised of two components-FLEX I and FLEX II. The last regular administration
of FLEX I and FLEX II was in December 1993.
Federation-The Federation of State
Medical Boards of the United States, Inc.
Treatment regimen-The provision of care
and practice of a component of the healing arts by a Board-regulated
practitioner.
Fifth pathway program-A program that
satisfies standards equivalent to those recommended for fifth pathway programs
by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association, and
which is recognized by the licensing authority in the state, territory or
possession of the United States in which the program is physically
located.
Graduate medical training-Training
accredited as graduate medical education by the Accreditation Council for
Graduate Medical Education or by another accrediting body recognized by the
Board for the purpose of accrediting graduate medical education, or training
provided by a hospital accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of
Hospitals which is acceptable to an American Board of a Medical Specialty
towards the training it requires for the certification it issues in a medical
specialty or subspecialty.
Immediate family member-A parent,
spouse, child or adult sibling residing in the same household.
MCARE Act-The Medical Care Availability
and Reduction of Error (MCARE) Act (40 P. S. §
§
1303.101-1303.910).
NBME-The National Board of Medical
Examiners of the United States, Inc.
National Boards-The examination of the
National Board of Medical Examiners of the United States, Inc. NBME Part I was
last administered in June 1992, NBME Part II was last administered in April
1992 and NBME Part III will be last administered in May 1994.
SPEX-Special purpose examination offered
by the Federation and NBME to assist the assessment of current competence
requisite for the practice of medicine and surgery by physicians who hold or
have held a license in the United States or another jurisdiction.
Sexual behavior-Any sexual conduct which
is nondiagnostic and nontherapeutic; it may be verbal or physical and may
include expressions of thoughts and feelings or gestures that are sexual in
nature or that reasonably may be construed by a patient as sexual in
nature.
Sexual exploitation-Any sexual behavior
that uses trust, knowledge, emotions or influence derived from the professional
relationship.
USMLE-The United States Medical
Licensing Examination, a single, uniform examination for medical licensure
consisting of three steps. The examination is provided by the Federation of
State Medical Boards (FSMB) and the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME)
and replaces the FLEX and the NBME National Boards Parts examination.
Unaccredited medical college-An
institution of higher learning which provides courses in the arts and sciences
of medicine and related subjects, is empowered to grant professional and
academic degrees in medicine, is listed by the World Health Organization or is
otherwise recognized as a medical college by the country in which it is
situated, and is not accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the
Board.
Notes
The
provisions of this § 16.1 amended April 8, 1994, effective
4/9/1994, 24 Pa.B. 1838; amended
January 3, 2004, effective 1/4/2004, 34 Pa.B. 40; amended August 27, 2004,
effective 8/28/2004, 34 Pa.B.
4686; amended April 13, 2007, effective 4/14/2007, 37 Pa.B. 1644; amended July 13,
2007, effective 7/14/2007, 37
Pa.B. 3230; amended August 24, 2012, effective 8/25/2012, 42 Pa.B. 5484; amended August 2,
2013, effective 8/3/2013, 43
Pa.B. 4329
Amended by
Pennsylvania
Bulletin, Vol 52, No. 13. March 26, 2022, effective
3/26/2022
Amended by
Pennsylvania
Bulletin, Vol 53, No. 01. January 7, 2023, effective
1/7/2023
Amended by
Pennsylvania
Bulletin, Vol 54, No. 20. May 18, 2024, effective
5/18/2024
The provisions of this § 16.1 amended under
sections 8, 13.3(c), 41(8) and 51.1(d) of the Medical Practice Act of 1985
(63
P.S. §§
422.8,
422.13c(c), 422.41(8) and
422.51a(d)); section 910 of the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of
Error (MCARE) Act (40 P.S. §
1303.910);
section 3 of the Acupuncture Licensure Act (63 P.S. §
1803); and
23 Pa.C.S. §
6383(b)(2).
This section cited in 49 Pa. Code §
18.309b (relating to approved
educational courses).
