Queensland Consolidated Acts

HOSPITAL AND HEALTH BOARDS ACT 2011 - SECT 15

15 Meaning of health service

(1) A
"health service" is a service for maintaining, improving, restoring or managing people’s health and wellbeing.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1) , a health service includes—

(a) a service mentioned in subsection (1) that is provided to a person at a hospital, residential care facility, community health facility or other place; and

(b) a service dealing with public health, including a program or activity for—

(i) the prevention and control of disease or sickness; or

(ii) the prevention of injury; or

(iii) the protection and promotion of health.

Example of health service mentioned in paragraph (b)—

a cancer screening program

(3) In addition, a health service includes a support service for a service mentioned in subsection (1) .