§ 57.2902 - Definitions.

Act means the Public Health Service Act, as amended.

Full-time student means a student enrolled in a school and pursuing a course of study which constitutes a full-time academic workload, as determined by the school, leading to a degree from a school of medicine, school of osteopathic medicine, or school of dentistry, as specified in section 799(1)(A) of the Act.

National of the United States means—

(1) A citizen of the United States; or

(2) A person who, though not a citizen of the United States, owes permanent allegiance to the United States, as defined in the Immigration and Nationality Act, at 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22).

School means a public or private nonprofit school of medicine, osteopathic medicine, or dentistry, as defined in section 799(1)(A) of the Act.

School year means the traditional approximately 9-month September to June annual session. For the purpose of computing school year equivalents for students who, during a 12-month period, attend for a longer period than the traditional school year, the school year will be considered to be 9 months in length.

Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services and any other officer or employee of the Department to whom the authority involved has been delegated.

State means, in addition to the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia.