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In this Act, 1 nless the context otherwise requires- (a) "Clinical Laborn.t' ry" meaPs an establish- ment where tests are carried out for biological, pathological, microbiological biochemical, radiological or any othe; method analo-zm s to anv tests carried out fo diagnosis ._of disease ' and health con- dition. THE ASSAM GAZETTE. EXTRAORDINARY. DEC. 24, 1993 1119 ----------·--· - - -- .,. ·.i; Central Act' J tl2 of 1956, Central Act, 48 Of 1970 Central Act, 59 of 1973, (b) "nursing home" or "hospital'' or HRe- searc!1 Institute'' means any premises or est2blishmcnt used or intended to be used for t l· e reception and admission of persons suffering from illness, injury or infirmity of body (.: d providing of , treatment and nursing fo.,rthem and includes a maternity home or psy hiatcic oare; (c) ''health establishment" means a nursing home a research-institGte, a hospital, a ma-i:.,rnity 1:.ome, a- physical therapy estab 1ishrr ent, a clinical Laboratory, or an establis11rr:ent analogou$1 to any of them; · , ( ') "Hralth Ai.~thcrity" means State Health Authority constitute . under section 4; (c) "Licensing Authority" mea s S~ate Health Author'ty or otrcr Authority authorised by the Srnte Goverrtrpent for issue · 'Of licence; -' >.' · (f) •'Maternity Homt" mer ns an establish ... ment or premises wher e . women'.~ ·are usually received or accommodated, or both for provid,ng ante-natal' er pdst- natai mtd1cal or health care services in coanectioQ. withpregnancy and child oirth; (g) "Physicai theiapy Es1ablishment< ~ means an esia 1lishment where physical 'therapy electro thuapy., hyd10 therapy, remedial gymnastic, or sm ilar work is usually earned on for the purpose of treatment of .::.i:)ease or infirm·ty for improvement of health or for the purpose of relaxation or, for any . oth,'*f• 1p :rpose whatsoever, whether or not analogous to the pur- po&e l.c-.rc-in-before mentioned in this clause ; (h) "Medical practitioner" means a person who po3s es~es Medical Qualificaticns as prescri- bed in the lndfa.n Med:ic_al Council Act, 1956, Indian Medicine :md Central Council Act, 1970 and the Homoeopathic. Central Council Act, 1973 and who has b~en Registered as a medical practitioner in the Register as provjded in th~ aforenientioned_Acts 2 1180 U:Ut ASSA.l\4 GAZli::T'l'E. £ TJ:lA{JRDINARY. DEC. 24. 1993 ------ - (i) ''midwife " means a midwife registered under the law for the time being in force, for the registration of midwife ; dJ " nurse" means a nurse registered under any law for the time being in force, for the registration of nurse ; (k) "rules'' means rules made under this Act ; (1) ''prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act ; (m) "Government" means •the Government of Assam. · H!alth esta-