4699.1 When used in this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed:

Applicant - a person applying for a license to practice medicine under this chapter.

Board - the Board of Medicine, established by § 203(a) of the Act, D.C. Code § 2-3302.3 (1987 Supp.).

Category I - structured activities receiving an American Medical Association Physicians Recognition Award (AMA/PRA) that are designated by an organization approved by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).

Chronic pain - a pain state that is persistent.

Licensed physician - a physician licensed under the Act.

Pain - an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage.

Physician - a person holding a degree in medicine or osteopathy.

Postgraduate physician - a person who holds a degree in medicine or osteopathy who is enrolled in a postgraduate clinical training program prior to licensure in any jurisdiction in the United States.

Substance abuse - the use of any substance for non-therapeutic purposes or use of medication for purposes other than those for which it is prescribed.

4699.2 The definitions in § 4099 of chapter 40 of this title are incorporated by reference into and are applicable to this title.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 5999, 6012 (August 5, 1988); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 837 (February 10, 2006); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 4796, 4798 (June 16, 2006).