Patient means a person who is undergoing medical or other treatment as an in-patient in any hospital or similar institution;
Hospice patient s family" means a hospice patient's immediate family members, including a spouse, brother, sister, child, or parent, and any other relative or individual who has significant personal ties to the patient and who is designated as a member of the patient's family by mutual agreement of the patient, the relative or individual, and the patient's interdisciplinary team.
Autism spectrum disorders means any of the pervasive developmental disorders as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition, published by the American Psychiatric Association, including autistic disorder, Asperger's disorder and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified. [PL 2011, c. 420, Pt. A, §26 (RAL).]
Patients means both Public Patients and the Private Patients (referred by private doctors/private hospitals);
In-Patient means a person admitted to a hospital as a resident or bed- patient and who is provided at least one day's room and board by the hospital.