This Communicable Disease Control Act is enacted to arrest the occurrence, infection and spread of communicable diseases. The communicable diseases in this Act mean the diseases categorized by the central competent authority according to degrees of risks and hazards such as case fatality rate, incidence rate, and transmission speed: 1.Category 1 communicable diseases: smallpox, plague, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), etc. 2.Category 2 communicable diseases: diphtheria, typhoid fever, dengue fever, etc. 3.Category 3 communicable diseases: pertussis, tetanus, Japanese encephalitis, etc. 4. Category 4 communicable diseases: known communicable diseases or syndromes other than those mentioned in the preceding three Subparagraphs that are considered by the central competent authority to require monitoring of their occurrence or implementation of preventive and control measures 5.Category 5 communicable diseases: emerging communicable diseases or syndromes other than those mentioned in the preceding four Subparagraphs that are considered by the central competent authority to cause a substantial impact on the health of the population through their transmission, and to require formulation of preventive and control measures or preparedness plans in accordance with this Act. Competent authorities shall conduct various investigations and implement effective preventive measures to control the occurrence of communicable diseases; when there are outbreaks or epidemics of communicable diseases, control them promptly to prevent further transmission. When communicable diseases occur or are expected to occur, local competent authorities may impose restrictions, prohibitions or other adequate measures on farming, husbandry, swimming or drinking water of certain area under their jurisdiction; when necessary, they may request various central enterprise competent authorities for assistance. The Act further makes provisions for: quarantine measures, offences and penalties, etc.
Province chinoise de Taïwan · 1994-12-06