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29CFR541.304 - Practice of law or medicine.

• Section Number: 541.304
• Section Name: Practice of law or medicine.

    (a) The term ``employee employed in a bona fide professional 
capacity'' in section 13(a)(1) of the Act also shall mean:
    (1) Any employee who is the holder of a valid license or 
certificate permitting the practice of law or medicine or any of their 
branches and is actually engaged in the practice thereof; and
    (2) Any employee who is the holder of the requisite academic degree 
for the general practice of medicine and is engaged in an internship or 
resident program pursuant to the practice of the profession.
    (b) In the case of medicine, the exemption applies to physicians 
and other practitioners licensed and practicing in the field of medical 
science and healing or any of the medical specialties practiced by 
physicians or practitioners. The term ``physicians'' includes medical 
doctors including general practitioners and specialists, osteopathic 
physicians (doctors of osteopathy), podiatrists, dentists (doctors of 
dental medicine), and optometrists (doctors of optometry or bachelors 
of science in optometry).
    (c) Employees engaged in internship or resident programs, whether 
or not licensed to practice prior to commencement of the program, 
qualify as exempt professionals if they enter such internship or 
resident programs after the earning of the appropriate degree required 
for the general practice of their profession.
    (d) The requirements of Sec.  541.300 and subpart G (salary 
requirements) of this part do not apply to the employees described in 
this section.