Section 3Sec./Art. 3

Definition of Terms.- For purposes of this Act, the following terms are defined as follows:

(a)Advanced Comprehensive Specialty Center (ACSC)refers to a specialty center that serves a full range of specialty and subspecialty clinical services at the subnational level, and has the capacity to conduct and provide specialty and subspecialty clinical, public health, and operations research, and training;

(b)Basic Comprehensive Special Center (BCSC)refers to a specialty center that serves a full range of specialty clinical services at the regional level, and has the capacity to conduct and provide specialty clinical, operational, and public health research, and training;

(c)DOH Hospitalsrefer to hospitals under the direct supervision and control of the Department of Health (DOH);

(d)Government -Owned or -Controlled Corporation (GOCC) Specialty Hospitalsrefer to hospitals that specialize in a particular organ or group of organs, or type of patients, as mandated under their respective charters, and are attached to the DOH, specifically pertaining, but not limited, to the Philippine Heart Center, the National Kidney and Transplant Institute, the Lung Center of the Philippines, and the Philippine Children's Medical Center;

(e)National Specialty Center (NSC)refers to a specialty center with the highest level of expertise in clinical services, teaching, training, and research. The term shall also refer to the designation by the DOH to specialty centers, DOH hospitals mandated by law to provide specialized care in a certain specialty, and GOCC Specialty Hospitals; and

(f)Specialty Centerrefers to a unit or department in a hospital that offers specialized care addressing particular conditions and providing specific procedures and management of cases requiring specialized training and equipment on a specific specialty.