In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “Act” means the Goa Medical Practitioners Act, 2004 (Goa Act 9 of 2004);
(b) “clinic” means a place where one or more Medical Practitioners provide medical treatment to the Out-patients;
(c) “Director” means the Director of Health Services, Goa;
(d) “Form” means a form appended to these rules;
(e) “hospital” means a place where patients are admitted as In-patients and where treatment is available for a number of ailments;
(f) “license” means a license granted under the provisions of the Act and these rules;
(g) “Medical Superintendent” means a person, by whatever name and designation he/she is called, who is a medical practitioner and is in-charge of, or is entrusted with the running of, a clinic, Hospital or Nursing Home;
(h) “nursing home” means a place where the patients are admitted and where they can avail of specific specialty medical services;
(i) “Schedule” means a Schedule appended to these rules;
Words and expressions used herein but not defined shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Act.
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