Regulations on Preparedness for and Response to Emergent Public Health Hazards

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Updated: 2014-06-18

Article 39 Medical and health institutions shall render medical rescues and field aid to those who contract diseases because of the emergent hazard, and shall admit and treat the persons who come to seek medical advice, and make detailed and complete medical records. If any patients need to be transferred, such patients and copies of their medical records shall be transferred as required to the medical institutions admitting and treating them or to the designated medical institutions. Medical and health institutions shall take health protection measures, so as to protect against cross-infection and pollution. Medical and health institutions shall take medical observation measures over the persons who are in close contact with the patients of infectious diseases, and such persons shall offer cooperation. In case of admission for treatment of any patients or suspected patients of infectious diseases, medical institutions shall make reports to local institutions for disease prevention and control according to law. The institutions which have received the reports shall conduct immediate investigations into those who are likely to be affected and take necessary control measures based on the need.

Article 40 In case of the outbreak and epidemic of any infectious disease, subdistrict offices, people’s governments of towns (townships), residents’ committees and villagers’ committees shall, by following the principles of solidarity and cooperation and of community-based disease prevention and control, organize their strength to assist the competent health administrative departments, other relevant departments and medical and health institutions in collecting and reporting the information of epidemic situations, evacuating and isolating persons, and implementing public health measures, and popularize the knowledge on the prevention and control of infectious diseases among residents or villagers.

Article 41 With regard to the floating population in areas where an infectious disease breaks out or prevails, local people’s governments at or above the county level in places where the emergent hazard breaks out shall accomplish the work of prevention and carry out relevant public health control measures. Measures for on-the-spot isolation, observation and treatment shall be taken over the patients and suspected patients of the infectious disease. For those who need to be treated or transferred, the matter shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 1, Article 39 of these Regulations.

Article 42 Relevant departments and medical and health institutions must conduct early detection, early reporting, early isolation and early treatment with respect to infectious diseases, and cut off the transmission route so as to prevent the dissemination of infectious diseases.