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Health Act 1997
3AMeaning of hospital services
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3A Meaning of hospital services
[Section 3A Inserted by No. 23 of 2022, s. 18, Applied:24 Oct 2022]
(1) In this section –
hospital patient means –
(a) an admitted patient; or
(b) a non-admitted patient.
(2) For the purposes of this Act, hospital services means the provision of any one or more of the following services to a hospital patient:
(a) medical services;
(b) diagnostic services;
(c) nursing services;
(d) paramedical services;
(e) non-admitted patient services;
(f) dental services;
(g) accommodation.