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ORDINANCE XLIV OF 2001 ORDINANCE XLIV OF 2001 BALOCHISTAN HOSPITAL REGULATORY AUTHORITY ORDINANCE, 2001 An Ordinance to provide for Regulation of Hospital based health services in the Province of Balochistan [Gazette of Balochistan, Extraordinary, 3rd November, 2001] No.Legis.2‑92/Law/98, dated 3‑11‑2001.‑‑The following Ordinance made by the Governor of Balochistan on 27th October, 2001, is hereby published for general information:‑‑ Definitions. ‑‑‑In this Ordinance, the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the meaning hereby respectively assigned to them that is to say:‑‑ (a) "Accreditation means the process of officially recognizing, registering, categorizing, and licensing a hospital; (b) "Accredited Hospital" means a hospital officially recognized and licensed to provide clinical services in the province, guaranteed to provide a certain level of professional quality according to. its recognized (c) "Authority" means the Balochistan Hospital Regulatory Authority; (d) "Hospital" means a place of health care delivery where a. person can be admitted and kept for any duration of more than 20 hours, with the intention of therapeutic intervention, or, as determined by the Authority. (e) "Licensee" means a Hospital duly issued a Licence to operate by the Authority in the Province: (f) "Province" means the Province of Balochistan; (g) "Physician" means a medical graduate holding M.B.B.S or equivalent qualification recognized by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council. The term also includes a qualified Dental Graduate holding B.D.S. or equivalent qualification recognized by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council. The term also includes postgraduate doctors in any discipline recognized for practice of medical science by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council; (h) "Rules" means rules made under this Ordinance; (i) "Regulations" means regulations made under this Ordinance.