3Interpretation

3 Interpretation

(1)  In these regulations –

Act means the Health Service Establishments Act 2006 ;

ANZCA means the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists;

approved means approved by the Secretary, either generally or in any particular case or class of cases;

child means a person who has not attained the age of 14 years;

Commission means the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care established by section 8 of the National Health Reform Act 2011 of the Commonwealth;

conscious sedation has the same meaning as in PS09 Guideline on sedation and/or analgesia for diagnostic and interventional medical, dental or surgical procedures as published by the ANZCA;

dentist means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Tasmania) in the dentists division of the dental profession;

intrapartum means the period commencing from the onset of true labour until the delivery of the baby and placenta during childbirth;

maternity services includes –

(a) antenatal care related to childbirth; and

(b) intrapartum care involved in childbirth; and

(c) surgical intervention in achieving childbirth; and

(d) care of a mother admitted with a baby immediately following childbirth; and

(e) postnatal care for mothers who are readmitted for treatment or management of breastfeeding or maternal complications; and

(f) postnatal care for babies who are readmitted for treatment or management of neonatal complications.