{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-6540","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Education Law § 6540","heading":"Definitions","body":"§ 6540. Definitions. As used in this article: 1. Physician assistant.\nThe term \"physician assistant\" means a person who is licensed as a\nphysician assistant pursuant to this article.\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 physician assistants which has been formerly approved\nby the department.\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 physician\nassistants in accordance with rules and regulations of the public health\nand health planning council.","path":["Education Law","Title 8. The Professions","Article 131-B. Physician Assistants"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/EDN/6540","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"43359dd5403243e5c2b3b48766d3b3cbec0a179097e194f658836424e3415882","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-6532","next":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-6541"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}