State Act

The Nagaland Health Care Estts. Act, 1997

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) “Act” means the Nagaland Health Care Establishments Act, 1997 (b) “Health Authority” means State Health Authority constituted under Section 4 (c) “Prescribed” means prescribed by rules; (d) “Rules” means rules made under this Act; (e) “Section” means a section of the Act; (f) “State Government” means the Government of State of Nagaland. (g) “Medical Practitioner” means a person who possess medical qualification as prescribed in the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956, Indian Medicine & Central Council Act, 1970 and the Homoeopathic Central Council Act, 1973 and who has been registered as a medical practitioner in the Register as provided in the aforementioned Acts; (h) “Midwife” means a midwife registered under the law of the time being in force for registration of the midwife; (i) “Nurse” means a nurse registered under any law for the time being in force for the registration of the nurse.