reg 5

Definitions

In force

In these Regulations—

Aboriginal person means a person who—

(a)

is descended from an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander; and

(b)

identifies as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander; and

(c)

is accepted as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander by an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island community;

admission means the recording in writing of a person's admission as a patient to a health service establishment under the care of—

(a)

a registered medical practitioner; or

(b)

a registered dental practitioner; or

(c)

a registered medical radiation practitioner; or

(d)

a registered podiatrist;

anaesthesia—

(a)

means any of the following—

(i)

general anaesthesia;

(ii)

a major regional anaesthetic block;

(iii)

intravenous sedation;

(iv)

a high dose of local anaesthetic that has the potential to cause systemic toxicity; and

(b)

does not include a dental nerve block;

bed includes any of the following—

(a)

an emergency bed;

(b)

an intensive care unit bed;

(c)

an in-patient overnight or day bed;

(d)

an in-patient overnight or day cot;

(e)

a stage 1 recovery bed;

(f)

a stage 2 recovery bed;

(g)

an oncology chair;

(h)

a renal treatment chair;

emergency medicine means the medical or surgical treatment of patients as a matter of urgency for the purpose of—

(a)

saving life; or

(b)

preventing further serious damage to health; or

(c)

preventing suffering or the continuation of suffering of significant pain or distress;

emergency stabilisation treatment means treatment of a patient to stabilise and manage a serious or life-threatening condition or to manage significant pain while waiting to transport the patient to an appropriate health service establishment;

enrolled nurse means a person registered in Division 2 of the Register of Nurses under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the nursing and midwifery profession (other than as a student);

medical health service means a health service (other than emergency stabilisation treatment) that—

(a)

is provided to a patient by a registered medical practitioner; and

(b)

involves diagnosis and treatment that requires—

(i)

nursing supervision and care; or

(ii)

the use of anaesthesia;

registered dental practitioner means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the dental profession (other than as a student);

registered health practitioner means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in a health profession (other than as a student);

registered medical radiation practitioner means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the medical radiation profession (other than as a student); and

registered midwife means a person registered in the Register of Midwives under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the nursing and midwifery profession (other than as a nurse or student);

registered nurse means a person registered in Division 1 of the Register of Nurses under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the nursing and midwifery profession (other than as a midwife or student);

registered podiatrist means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the podiatry profession (other than as a student);

renal dialysis means (haemodialysis) treatment that uses a dialyzer machine to remove waste and excess water from the blood;

sentinel event means an unexpected and adverse event that occurs infrequently in a health service establishment and results in the death of, or serious physical or psychological injury to, a patient as a result of system and process deficiencies at the health service establishment;

speciality health service means a health service (other than emergency stabilisation treatment) that—

(a)

is ordinarily undertaken by, or under the supervision of, a registered medical practitioner, a registered dental practitioner, a registered medical radiation practitioner or a registered podiatrist; and

(b)

requires one or both of the following—

(i)

specialist equipment;

(ii)

an area that is specifically fitted out for the kind of service provided;

surgical health service means a health service (other than emergency stabilisation treatment) that—

(a)

is ordinarily provided by a registered medical practitioner, a registered dental practitioner, a registered medical radiation practitioner or a registered podiatrist; and

(b)

involves the use of surgical instruments and an operating theatre, procedure room or treatment room; and

(c)

uses or requires one or more of the following—

(i)

anaesthesia;

(ii)

the attendance of at least one other registered health practitioner;

(iii)

post-operative observation of the patient by nursing staff;

the Act means the Health Services Act 1988;

unit record number means an identifying number unique to a patient that is allocated under regulation 23.

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