60. Minimum blood supply

Terms defined in this Act

• premises

  premises

  Defined · s 2

  “premises” means any place, building or vehicle, whether permanent or temporary;

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• private healthcare facility

  private healthcare facility

  Defined · s 2

  “private healthcare facility” means any premises, other than a Government healthcare facility, used or intended to be used for the provision of healthcare services or health-related services, such as a private hospital, hospice, ambulatory care centre, nursing home, maternity home, psychiatric hospital, psychiatric nursing home, community mental health centre, haemodialysis centre, medical clinic, dental clinic and such other healthcare or health-related premises as the Minister may from time to time, by notification in the Gazette, specify;

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• private hospital

  private hospital

  Defined · s 2

  “private hospital” means any premises, other than a Government hospital or institution, used or intended to be used for the reception, lodging, treatment and care of persons who require medical treatment or suffer from any disease or who require dental treatment that requires hospitalization;

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• private maternity home

  private maternity home

  Defined · s 2

  “private maternity home” means any premises, other than a Government maternity home, used or intended to be used for the reception of, and the provision of nursing care and midwifery care for, women in labour or of women immediately after childbirth;

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• supply

  supply

  Defined · s 54

  “supply” means supply by way of sale, exchange or gift and includes receiving, keeping or storing for the purpose of supply. Private Healthcare Facilities and Services 49 Prohibition on supply of natural human blood and blood product

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