In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) "Medicare Service Institution" means an institution, providing medicare service to people either in Medicare Service Institution or through Mobile Medicare Unit or by arranging medical check up camps, under the control of the State Government or the Central Government, or a local body including any private hospital having facilities for treatment of the sick and used for their reception or stay in any private maternity home, where women are usually received and accommodated for the purpose of confinement and ante-natal and post-natal care in connection with the child birth or anything connected therewith and any private nursing home used or intended to be used for the reception and accommodation of person suffering from any sickness, injury or infirmity, whether of body or mind, and providing of treatment or nursing or both of them and includes convalescent home ;
(b) "Medicare Service Personbqts, in relation to Medicare Service Institution, shall include,-
(i) Registered Medical Practitioner, Practitioner or Registered Practitioner (including a person having provisional registration) working in a Medicare Service Institution other than the public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860);
(ii) Registered Nurse, registered under the Maharashtra Nurses Act, 1966 (Mah. XL of 1966), other than the public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860);
(iii) Medical Student;
(iv) Nursing Student; and
(v) Para-Medical Worker and other member staff or worker directly or indirectly employed by a Medicare Service Institution for providing required services other than the public servant, within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).
Explanation.- For the purpose of this Act, the expression Registered Medical Practitioner, Practitioner or Registered Practitioner, Nurse, shall have the same meanings, as assigned to them in the Maharashtra Medical Practitioners' Act, 1961 (Mah. XXVIII of 1961), the Maharashtra Medical Council Act, 1965 (Mah. XLVI of 1965), The Homoeopathic Practitioners Act, 1959 (Bom. XII of 1960) and the Maharashtra Nurses Act, 1966 (Mah. XL of 1966);
(c) "Medical Student" means a student, who is undergoing training or studies in medical profession ;
(d) "Mobile Medical Unit" means an ambulance equipped with medical equipment, used for providing medicare services ;
(e) "Nursing Student" means a student, who is undergoing training or studies in nursing profession ;
(f) "Offender" means any person, who either by himself or as a member or leader of a group of persons or organization commits or attempts to commit or abets or incites the commission of violence under this Act;
(g) "Para-Medical Worker" means a person, who assists the Medicare Service Person providing medicare services ;
(h) "Property" means any property, movable or immovable or medical equipment or medical machinery owned by or in possession of, or under the control of any Medicare Service Person or Medicare Service Institution;
(i) "Violence" means an act, which causes or may cause any harm, injury or endangering the life of, or intimidation, obstruction or hindrance to, any Medicare Service Person in discharging his duty in a Medicare Service Institution or causing damage or loss to the property in a Medicare Service Institution.