S.L. 528.3 ст. 2Interpretation.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -

"Commission" means the European Commission;

"cross-border healthcare" means healthcare provided or prescribed in a Member State other than the Member State of affiliation; "Government Formulary List" shall have the same meaning as is assigned to it in regulation 5 of the Availability of Medicinal Products within the Government Health Services Regulations;

"healthcare" means health services provided by health professionals to patients to assess, maintain or restore their state of health, including the prescription, dispensation and provision of medicinal products and medical devices; "healthcare provider" means any natural or legal person or any other entity legally providing healthcare on the territory of a Member State;

"insured person" means an insured person under the Social Security Act, as well as their dependent member of the family as defined under the Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems, residing with the insured person, as well as, any person entitled to a pension under the Social Security Act, and where applicable, survivors as provided for under the Social Security Act, residing with the insured person immediately preceding the death of the insured person; "local private healthcare provider" means any healthcare provider established under whatsoever form on the Maltese territory; "medical device" means a medical device as defined in the Medical Devices Regulations;

*see regulation 1(3) of these Regulations, as originally promulgated. "medicinal product" means a medicinal product as defined in the Medicines Act; "Member State of affiliation" means the Member State that is competent to grant to the insured person a prior authorisation to receive appropriate treatment in another Member State;

"Member State of treatment" means the Member State on whose territory healthcare is actually provided to the patient. In the case of telemedicine, healthcare is considered to be provided in the Member State where the healthcare provider is established; "Minister" means the Minister responsible for health; "national contact point" means the national contact point for cross-border healthcare established by regulation 4; "patient" means any natural person who seeks to receive or receives healthcare in a Member State; "prescription" means a prescription for a medicinal product or for a medical device issued by a member of a regulated health profession; "Register" means the register established by article 25 of the Health Act.