After section 3 of the Principal Act , the following section is inserted:

3A.     Meaning of hospital services

(1)  In this section –

hospital patient means –

(a) an admitted patient; or

(b) a non-admitted patient.

(2)  For the purposes of this Act, hospital services means the provision of any one or more of the following services to a hospital patient:

(a) medical services;

(b) diagnostic services;

(c) nursing services;

(d) paramedical services;

(e) non-admitted patient services;

(f) dental services;

(g) accommodation.