8(1)The following definitions apply in this section.
“apology” means an expression of sympathy or regret, a statement that one is sorry or any other words or actions indicating contrition or commiseration, whether or not the words or actions admit or imply an admission of fault in connection with the incident to which the words or actions relate.(excuses)
“dental practitioner” means a person lawfully entitled to practise dentistry in the Province.(dentiste)
“medical practitioner” means a person lawfully entitled to practise medicine in the Province.(médecin)
“medical staff” means medical practitioners, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, dental practitioners and midwives who are appointed by a board of directors to the medical staff of a regional health authority and given privileges.(personnel médical)
“midwife” means a midwife as defined in the Midwifery Act.(sage-femme)
“oral and maxillofacial surgeon” means a dental practitioner whose name is entered in the specialists register and who is the holder of a specialist’s licence in oral and maxillofacial surgery issued under the New Brunswick Dental Act, 1985.(chirurgien buccal et maxillo-facial)