"medical facilities have a special protected status under international law"

• (of a threatened species or area) covered by legislation controlling hunting, collection, or development

  "bears are a protected species in Michigan and cannot be shot unless they pose an immediate threat"

• denoting a tenancy agreement that gives the tenant specific protection against eviction or any rent rises that fall outside certain strict guidelines

  "the flat is occupied by an elderly resident under a protected tenancy"

• denoting sexual activity performed using a condom or other form of protection against sexually transmitted infection
• (of a group or attribute) covered by legal safeguards designed to prohibit discriminatory or detrimental treatment and to promote equality of opportunity, especially for culturally marginalized people and groups

  "older people are a protected class"