Regulation 2

“collaborative prescribing practitioner” has the meaning given by regulation 2 of the Healthcare Services (Collaborative Prescribing Service) Regulations 2023 (G.N. No. S 398/2023);

“duly qualified allied health professional” has the meaning given by section 3 of the Allied Health Professions Act 2011;

“enrolled nurse” means a person who is an enrolled nurse within the meaning of the Nurses and Midwives Act 1999 and holds a valid practising certificate under that Act;

“essential life‑saving measure” means any basic emergency procedure that may be carried out on a person for the purpose of resuscitating the person;

“expiry date” has the meaning given by regulation 2 of the General Regulations;

“General Regulations” means the Healthcare Services (General) Regulations 2021 (G.N. No. S 1035/2021);

“haemodialysis” has the meaning given by paragraph 2 of the First Schedule to the Act;

“healthcare professional” has the meaning given by regulation 2 of the General Regulations;

“health product” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Health Products Act 2007;

“licensee” means a person who holds a licence to provide an outpatient renal dialysis service;

“medicinal product” has the meaning given by section 3 of the Medicines Act 1975;

“nursing personnel” means a registered nurse, an enrolled nurse or any other person who assists a registered nurse or an enrolled nurse in providing nursing care to patients;

“nursing service” means the provision of nursing care to a patient to assist the patient in attaining, maintaining or recovering his or her health;

“outpatient renal dialysis service” has the meaning given by paragraph 2 of the First Schedule to the Act;

“peritoneal dialysis” has the meaning given by paragraph 2 of the First Schedule to the Act;

“peritoneal dialysis support” has the meaning given by paragraph 2 of the First Schedule to the Act;

“personnel”, in relation to a licensee, means any individual employed or engaged by the licensee to assist the licensee in providing the outpatient renal dialysis service;

“registered nurse” means a person who is a registered nurse within the meaning of the Nurses and Midwives Act 1999 and holds a valid practising certificate under that Act;

“simple in vitro diagnostic test” has the meaning given by paragraph 2 of the First Schedule to the Act;

“specified infectious disease” means any of the following infections:

“specimen” has the meaning given by regulation 2 of the General Regulations;

“supervising nurse”, in relation to an outpatient renal dialysis service, means the person appointed under regulation 9(1) as the supervising nurse for the outpatient renal dialysis service;

“temporary premises” means any premises other than permanent premises;

“testing material” means any test kit, material, device, equipment, instrument or other article that is used to conduct a simple in vitro diagnostic test.