{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-21.26","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 21.26","heading":"Eligibility; assistant grade.","body":"(a) Requirements; all candidates. Except as otherwise provided in this section every candidate for examination for appointment in the grade of assistant:\n(1) Shall meet the requirements for eligibility for examination for appointment in the grade of junior assistant;\n(2) Shall be at least 21 years of age; and\n(3) Shall have had at least 7 years of educational and professional training or experience subsequent to high school, except that a candidate who applies for examination for appointment in the Reserve Corps to serve as a medical or dental intern may be examined for such appointment upon the completion of 6 years of such education, training, or experience.\n(b) Additional requirements; dietitians. Every candidate for examination for appointment as a dietitian shall have successfully completed an approved training course for dietetic interns.","path":["Title 42—Public Health","CHAPTER I—PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER B—PERSONNEL","PART 21—COMMISSIONED OFFICERS","Subpart B—Appointment"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-42.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:11Z","sha256":"ffed87dbbad700ece1706799fb5a1cced49a70da036e807601915152b1b2805b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-21.25","next":"us/42-cfr-21.27"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}