California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 13 - Medical Board of California
Chapter 1 - Licensing
Article 1 - General Provisions
Section 1300.4 - Definitions
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
Unless the context otherwise requires, for the purpose of the regulations contained in this chapter:
(a) "Academic year" means a period of education consisting of 45 quarter units, 30 semester units, or a duration deemed equivalent by the board.
(b) "Board" means the Medical Board of California.
(c) "Code" means the Business and Professions Code.
(d) "Curriculum" means an organized set of courses or discrete modules of learning that are a prerequisite to the award of a degree or diploma.
(e) "Division" means the Medical Board of California.
(f) "Institution" means any medical school located outside the United States or Canada that offers a resident course of instruction leading to an M.D. degree.
(g) "License" means license, certificate, or registration.
(h) "Quarter unit" means at least 10 hours of college or university level instruction during a 10-week or longer quarter plus a reasonable amount of time outside of instruction that the student must devote to preparation for the course.
(i) "Semester unit" means at least 15 hours of college or university level instruction during a 15-week or longer semester plus a reasonable period of time outside of instruction that the student must devote to preparation for the course.
1. New NOTE
filed 8-5-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81, No.
32).
2. Amendment filed 9-21-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter
(Register 83, No. 39).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending
subsection (a) filed 9-9-91 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 91, No. 51).
4. Repealer and new section and
NOTE filed 11-13-2003; operative 12-13-2003 (Register 2003, No.
46).
5. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (e)
filed 10-25-2018 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2018, No. 43).
6. New subsection (g),
subsection relettering and amendment of NOTE filed 1-21-2021; operative
1-21-2021 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4(b)(3)
(Register 2021, No. 4). (Filing deadline specified in Government Code section
11349.3(a)
extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional
60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order
N-71-20.)
Note: Authority cited: Section 2018, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 23.7, 2018, 2089 and 2089.5, Business and Professions Code.