2. Interpretation
In this Act —
“appropriate Service Commission” means —
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(a) the Public Service Commission;
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(b) the Teaching Service Commission; or
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(c) the Judicial and Legal Services Commission;
(Inserted by Act 31 of 2019)
“Board” means the Millennium Heights Medical Complex Board referred to in section 3;
“Chief Executive Officer” means the person appointed under section 24;
“direction” means a direction in writing;
“Director of Administration” means the person appointed under section 27;
“Director of Finance and Budgeting” means the person appointed under section 25;
“fees” includes any charges prescribed to be paid by or in respect of patients accessing services from the medical complex whether in-patients or out-patients, including charges for treatment, nursing, accommodation, attendance, food, dressings, drugs, medicines or other supplies or services of whatever kind rendered to a patient by the medical complex, but does not include fees payable to members of the medical staff who are not officers of the Board;
“financial year” means the period of twelve months ending on 31 March in any year or such other period of twelve months as may be determined by the Board with the approval of the Minister;
“funds” includes monies, stocks, shares and other securities;
“medical complex” means the Millennium Heights Medical Complex established under section 3;
“medical practitioner” means a person registered under legislation in force in Saint Lucia as a General Practitioner, Specialist Practitioner or a Temporary Practitioner for the purpose of practising medicine in Saint Lucia;
“medical staff” includes a person who provides diagnosis or treatment as a professional —
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(a) health practitioner registered under the Health Practitioners Act;
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(b) nurse registered under the Registration of Nurses and Midwives Act; or
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(c) pharmacist registered under the Pharmacy Act;
and appointed under section 31 to practice in the medical complex;
“member” means a member of the Board;
“Minister” means the Minister responsible for health;
“National Mental Wellness Centre” means the hospital or psychiatric facility for the care and treatment of persons suffering from a mental health disorder;
“officer of the medical complex” means a person employed by the Board under Part 2;
“Owen King EU Hospital” means the Victoria Hospital preserved and continued under section 57;
“premises” includes messuages, buildings, lands, easements and hereditaments of any tenure;
“prescribed” means prescribed by Regulations;
“regulations” means Regulations made under section 54;
“rules” means rules made by the Board under section 53;
“Secretary” means the Secretary appointed under section 18(1);
“Turning Point Rehabilitation Centre” means the drug and alcohol detoxification and rehabilitation centre which provides in-patient detoxification and rehabilitation services.