2In this Regulation
“beneficiary” means
(bénéficiaire)
(a)
a person in need, other than a dependent of a beneficiary, to whom a valid health services card has been issued under the
Family Income Security Act and regulations,
(b)
a child or youth under the Minister’s care as defined in the
Child and Youth Well-Being Act and regulations to whom a valid health services card has been issued,
(c)
a person who is blind or disabled as defined in the
Family Income Security Act and regulations to whom a valid health services card has been issued, or
(d)
a person in need who is a resident of a licenced nursing home, a community residence or a special care home and to whom the Minister of Social Development has issued a valid health services card;
“cosmetic drug” Repealed: 92-40
“dental practitioner” means a dental practitioner duly registered and licensed in the jurisdiction in which entitled services were provided;(dentiste)
“denturist” means a denturist duly registered and licensed in the jurisdiction in which entitled services were provided;(prothésiste dentaire)
“dependent” means
(personne à charge)
(a)
a spouse of a beneficiary or a dependent child under eighteen years who is not self supporting, or
(b)
a person eighteen years or older who is solely dependent on a beneficiary;
“diagnostic services” means the following services performed by a dental practitioner:
(service de diagnostic)
(b)
single periapical or bitewing film,
(c)
each additional film, and
“Director” means the person designated by the Minister to perform the duties, functions, tasks and to assume the responsibilities allocated to the Director by this Regulation;(Directeur)
“dispensing physician” means a medical practitioner who dispenses drugs as designated from time to time;(médecin pro-pharmacien)
“emergency services” means the following services performed by a dental practitioner:
(services d’urgence)
(a)
extractions as a result of pain,
(b)
temporary treatment of abscesses, acute necrotic ulcerative gingivitis and post-extraction complications including hemorrhage or dry socket,
(c)
temporary treatment for teeth fractured as the result of an accidental injury including light cured and acid etched restorations,
(d)
palliative treatment for conditions causing pain including temporary restorations, and
“entitled services” means and includes
(services assurés)
(a)
those goods or services for which a rate of payment is set out in Schedule II of this Regulation, and
(b)
such other goods and services as the Minister may in sole discretion deem advisable to include within the health services plan,
but excludes those goods and services which by virtue of the
Health Services Act and this Regulation and Schedule I hereto are specified as not being entitled services;
“hospital facility” means a hospital facility that is licensed or approved to provide in-patient or out-patient treatment services by the governmental licensing authority in whose jurisdiction the hospital facility is situated;(établissement hospitalier)
“medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner duly registered and licensed in the jurisdiction in which entitled services were provided;(médecin)
“nursing service” means the Victorian Order of Nurses or the Red Cross nursing service or any other nursing service which in the opinion of the Director provides a similar service;(service infirmier)
“optician” means an optician duly registered and licensed in the jurisdiction in which services were provided;(opticien)
“optometrist” means an optometrist duly registered and licensed in the jurisdiction in which entitled services were provided;(optométriste)
“pharmacist” means a pharmacist duly registered and licensed in the jurisdiction in which entitled services were provided;(pharmacien)
“prosthetic services” means the following services performed by a dental practitioner or denturist:
(services de prothèse)
(b)
removable partial dentures, and
(c)
denture repairs and relines;
“special educational facility” means an institution which in the opinion of the Director provides training and rehabilitation facilities not otherwise available in New Brunswick;(établissement de rééduction spéciale)
“suppliers of prostheses” means retail or wholesale suppliers of prosthetic appliances;(fournisseurs de prothèses)
“wholesale optical company” means a wholesale supplier of vision goods and services.(grossiste en produits optiques)
84-235; 85-61; 87-27; 89-18; 92-40; 93-26; 96-23; 2000, c.26, s.152; 2008, c.6, s.25; 2016, c.37, s.84; 2019, c.2, s.68; 2023-19; 2023, c.36, s.15