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Public Health Act 2005
sec.148Meaning of declared health service
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### sec.148 Meaning of declared health service
A declared health service means a service provided to a person that—
is intended to maintain, improve or restore the person’s health; and
involves the performance of an invasive procedure or an activity that exposes the person or another person to blood or another bodily fluid.
Without limiting subsection (1) , a declared health service includes a declared health service provided to a person at the following—
a public sector hospital;
a medical practice;
a dental practice;
an acupuncture clinic;
a midwifery service;
an ambulance service;
a blood bank.
(sec.148-ssec.1) A declared health service means a service provided to a person that— is intended to maintain, improve or restore the person’s health; and involves the performance of an invasive procedure or an activity that exposes the person or another person to blood or another bodily fluid.
(sec.148-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , a declared health service includes a declared health service provided to a person at the following— a public sector hospital; a medical practice; a dental practice; an acupuncture clinic; a midwifery service; an ambulance service; a blood bank.
- (a) is intended to maintain, improve or restore the person’s health; and
- (b) involves the performance of an invasive procedure or an activity that exposes the person or another person to blood or another bodily fluid.
- (a) a public sector hospital;
- (b) a medical practice;
- (c) a dental practice;
- (d) an acupuncture clinic;
- (e) a midwifery service;
- (f) an ambulance service;
- (g) a blood bank.