2005 Idaho Code - 54-1803 — DEFINITIONS

                                  TITLE  54
                    PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES
                                  CHAPTER 18
                           PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS
    54-1803.  DEFINITIONS. (1) The "practice of medicine" means:
    (a)  To investigate, diagnose, treat, correct, or prescribe for any human
    disease, ailment, injury, infirmity, deformity, or other condition,
    physical or mental, by any means or instrumentality, or
    (b)  To apply principles or techniques of medical science in the
    prevention of any of the conditions listed in subsection (a) of this
    section, or
    (c)  To offer, undertake, attempt to do or hold oneself out as able to do
    any of the acts described in subsections (a) and (b) of this section.
    (2)  The word "board" means the state board of medicine.
    (3)  The term "physician" means any person who holds a license to practice
medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or osteopathic
medicine, provided further, that others authorized by law to practice any of
the healing arts shall not be considered physicians for the purposes of this
chapter.
    (4)  A "license to practice medicine and surgery" means a license issued
by the board to a person who was graduated from an acceptable school of
medicine and who has fulfilled the licensing requirements of this chapter.
    (5)  A "license to practice osteopathic medicine and surgery" means a
license issued by the board to a person who either graduated from an
acceptable osteopathic school of medicine subsequent to January 1, 1963, or
who has been licensed by endorsement of a license issued by another state
where a composite examining board exists and where physicians licensed to
practice medicine and surgery and osteopathic physicians take the same
examination and hold equal licenses, and who has fulfilled the licensing
requirements of this chapter.
    (6)  A "license to practice osteopathic medicine" means a license issued
by the state board of medicine to a person who graduated from an acceptable
osteopathic school of medicine and who prior to January 1, 1963 has fulfilled
the licensing requirements of this chapter.
    (7)  The word "person," the word "he" and the word "his" means a natural
person.
    (8)  An "acceptable school of medicine" means any school of medicine or
school of osteopathic medicine which meets the standards or requirements of a
national medical school accrediting organization acceptable to the board.
    (9)  The word "extern" means a bona fide student enrolled in an acceptable
school of medicine who has not received his degree.
    (10) The word "intern" or "resident" means any person who has completed a
course of study at an acceptable school of medicine and who is enrolled in a
post-graduate medical training program.
    (11) The term "physician assistant" means any person who is a graduate of
an acceptable training program and who is qualified by general education,
training, experience and personal character to render patient services under
the direction of a physician. Nothing in this act shall be construed to
authorize physician assistants to perform those specific functions and duties
specifically delegated by law to those persons licensed as pharmacists under
chapter 17, title 54, Idaho Code, as dentists or dental hygienists under
chapter 9, title 54, Idaho Code, or as optometrists under chapter 15, title
54, Idaho Code.