3Interpretation

3 Interpretation

In these regulations –

Act means the Ambulance Service Act 1982 ;

acute, in relation to a person's medical needs, means that –

(a) the medical needs, or the symptoms of those medical needs, are a result of a severe injury, an episode of illness, or a medical condition; and

(b) the medical needs, or symptoms, require active but short-term medical treatment or care;

approved means approved by the Secretary;

carer escort, in relation to a patient, means a family member, friend or carer of the patient who is willing to travel with the patient while the patient is being provided with non-emergency patient transport services;

clinical escort means a person who –

(a) is registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Tasmania) as one or more of the following:

(i) enrolled nurse;

(ii) registered nurse;

(iii) paramedic;

(iv) medical practitioner; and

(b) is able to provide supervision, clinical observation and clinical care under his or her registration; and

(c) is engaged by a licensee to provide non-emergency patient transport services in respect of the NEPT Service of the licensee;

clinical observation means visually observing a patient, and any clinical equipment attached to the patient, to monitor any changes to the condition of the patient;

complaint has the same meaning as in the Health Complaints Act 1995 ;

, in relation to an NEPT Service, means one of the following persons: