Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:- (a) "Clinical establishment" means- (i) a hospital, maternity home, nursing home, dispensary, clinic, sanatorium or an institution by whatever name called that offers services, facilities requiring diagnosis, treatment or care for illness, injury, deformity, abnormality or pregnancy in any recognized system of medicine established and administered or maintained by any person or body of persons, whether incorporated or not, and or (ii) a place established as an independent entity or part of an establishment referred to in sub-clause (i), in connection with the diagnosis or treatment of diseases where pathological, bacteriological, genetic, radiological, chemical, biological investigations or other diagnostic or investigative services with the aid of laboratory or other medical equipment, are usually carried on, established and administered or maintained by any person or body of persons, whether incorporated or not, and shall also include an establishment, established, administered or maintained by- (a) the Government or a department of the Government, (b) a trust, whether Public or private, (c) a corporation (including a society) registered under a Central, Provincial or State Act, whether or not owned by the Government, (d) a local authority; and (e) a practicing doctor, but does not include the clinical establishments owned, controlled or managed by the Armed Forces. Explanation.-For the purpose of this clause "Armed Forces" means the forces constituted under the Army Act, 1950 (46 of 1950), the Air Force Act, 1950 (45 of 1950) and the Navy Act, 1957 (62 of 1957) or any other law for the time being in force; (b) "Clinical laboratory" means an establishment where — i. Biological, pathological, bacteriological, radiological, virological- chemical or other tests, examinations or analysis, or ii. The preparation of cultures, vaccines serums or other biological or bacteriological products, In connection with the diagnosis or treatment of diseases, are or is usually carried on; (c) "Maternity home" means an establishment where women are usually received or accommodated or both for the purpose of confinement and antenatal and post-natal care in connections with child- birth; (d) "Nursing home" means an establishment where persons suffering from illness injury or infirmity whether of body or mind are usually received or accommodated or both for the purpose of nursing and treatment and includes a maternity home; (e) "Collection centre" means an establishment where biological samples are usually collected or stored for analysis from other laboratory or its own laboratory in another area. (f) "Physical therapy establishment" means an establishment where persons are usually treated by physical means such as message, electrotherapy; hydrotherapy; remedial gymnastics or the like; (g) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (h) "Qualified medical practitioner" means a medical practitioner registered in Tripura Medical Council or MCI under a law for the registration of medical practitioner; (i) "Qualified midwife" means a midwife registered in an state in India under a law for the registration of midwives; (j) "Qualified nurse" means a nurse registered in a state in India under a law for the registration of nurse. (k) "Qualified pathologist" means a medical practitioner with required qualification in pathology registered in any state in India under a law for the registration of medical practitioner. (l) "Qualified radiologist" means a medical practitioner with required qualification in Radiologist register in a State in India under a law for the registration of medical practitioner. (m) "Qualified Microbiologist" means a medical practitioner with required qualification in Microbiology register in a State in India under a law for the registration of medical practitioner. (n) "Qualified Biochemist" means a medical practitioner with required qualification in Biochemistry register in a State in India under a law for the registration of medical practitioner. (o) "Register" means to register under section 8 of this Act and the expression "registered" and "registration" construed accordingly; (p) "Rules" means rules made under this Act; (q) "Supervising authority" means the person or authority appointed by the state Government by notification in the Official Gazette, to all or some of the functions of supervising authority of this Act; (r) "Practicing Doctor" in any system of Medicine.