DEFINITIONS

“Age categories”

Premature Baby -2,500 grams or less at birth 

Newborn or Neonate -from birth up to, and including, 27 days of age 

Infant -from 28 days up to, and including, 12 months of age 

Child -from 1 year up to, and including, 15 years of age

Note: for pediatric specialists – up to and including 19 years of age

“Antenatal visit”

Pregnancy-related visits from the time of confirmation of pregnancy to delivery Same as prenatal

“CPSBC” 

College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia

“Emergency department physician”

Either a medical practitioner who is a specialist in emergency medicine or a medical practitioner who is physically and continuously present in the Emergency Department or its environs for a scheduled, designated period of time

“General practitioner”

A medical practitioner who is registered with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia as a General Practitioner

“Health care practitioner”

Any of the following persons entitled to practice under an enactment:

a) a chiropractor 

b) a dentist 

c) an optometrist 

d) a podiatrist 

e) a midwife 

f) a nurse practitioner 

g) a physical therapist 

h) a massage therapist 

i) a naturopathic physician or 

j) an acupuncturist

“Hospital”

An institution designated as a hospital under Section 1 of the BC Hospital Act - except in Parts 2 and 2.1, means a non-profit institution that has been designated as a hospital by the minister and is operated primarily for the reception and treatment of persons: 

a) suffering from the acute phase of illness or disability,

b) convalescing from or being rehabilitated after acute illness or injury, or 

c) requiring extended care at a higher level than that generally provided in a private hospital licensed under Part 2.

“Medical practitioner”

 A medical practitioner as entitled to practice under the Medical Practitioners Regulations to the Health Professions Act;

“MSP” Medical Services Plan