Definitions
2.  In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —
“applicable service” means an emergency ambulance service or a medical transport service, as the case may be;
“approved emergency ambulance” means an emergency ambulance that is approved under the Act to be used for the provision of an emergency ambulance service by an emergency ambulance service licensee;
[S 397/2023 wef 26/06/2023]
“approved medical transport” means a medical transport that is approved under the Act to be used for the provision of a medical transport service by a medical transport service licensee;
[S 397/2023 wef 26/06/2023]
“certification”, in relation to an individual, means a certification issued by a body recognised by the Director-General, certifying the individual’s competency in relation to a specified matter;
[S 397/2023 wef 26/06/2023]
“Clinical Governance Officer” means a Clinical Governance Officer appointed by a licensee under section 24(2) of the Act;
“emergency ambulance” and “emergency ambulance service” have the meanings given by paragraph 2 of the First Schedule to the Act;
[S 397/2023 wef 26/06/2023]
“emergency ambulance service licensee” means a person who holds a licence to provide an emergency ambulance service;
“emergency patient” has the meaning given by paragraph 2 of the First Schedule to the Act;
“enrolled nurse” and “registered nurse” have the meanings given by section 2 of the Nurses and Midwives Act 1999;
“fully registered medical practitioner” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Medical Registration Act 1997;
“General Regulations” means the Healthcare Services (General) Regulations 2021 (G.N. No. S 1035/2021);
“licence” means a licence under the Act authorising the licensee to provide an applicable service;
“licensee” means an emergency ambulance licensee or a medical transport service licensee;
“medical transport” and “medical transport service” have the meanings given by paragraph 2 of the First Schedule to the Act;
[S 397/2023 wef 26/06/2023]
“medical transport service licensee” means a person who holds a licence to provide a medical transport service;
“relevant hospital” means any of the following healthcare institutions:
(a)Changi General Hospital;
(b)Khoo Teck Puat Hospital;
(c)KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital;
(d)National University Hospital;
(e)Ng Teng Fong General Hospital;
(f)Sengkang General Hospital;
(g)Singapore General Hospital;
(h)Tan Tock Seng Hospital;
“service crew”, in relation to an approved emergency ambulance or approved medical transport, means a group of 2 or more service crew members deployed to the approved emergency ambulance or approved medical transport, as the case may be;
[S 397/2023 wef 26/06/2023]
“service crew member”, in relation to a licensee, means an individual employed or engaged by the licensee and deployed to a service crew.