Law of the peoples Republic of China on Prevention and Treatment of Infections Diseases 中华人民共和国传染病防治

nd medical agencies shall not divulge any information or materials relating t personal privacy.

　　Where health administration departments and other relevant departments， or disease prevention and control institutions and medical agencies infringe upon the lawful rights and interests of any units or individuals when exercising administrative control or taking preventive and control measures in violation of law， the units or individuals concerned may apply for administrative reconsideration or initiate legal proceedings according to law.

　　Chapter Ⅱ

　　Prevention of Infectious Diseases

　　Article 13 people's governments at all levels shall arrange for mass health activities， conduct health education regarding prevention of infectious diseases， promote a civilized and healthy way of life， enhance the awareness of the public in the importance of prevention and treatment of infectious diseases and their ability of coping with such diseases， improve environmental sanitation and eliminate the hazards of rodents and vector organisms such as mosquitoes and flies.

　　Administrative departments for agriculture， water conservancy and forestry under the people's governments at all levels shall， in accordance with the division of their duties， take charge of directing and coordinating efforts to eliminate the hazards of rodents and schistosomiasis from the farmlands， lake regions， rivers， livestock farms and forest regions as well as the hazards of other animals and vector organisms that transmit infectious diseases.

　　Administrative departments for railways， communications and civil aviation shall take charge of coordinating efforts to eliminate the hazards of rodents and vector organisms such as mosquitoes and flies from the means of transport and relevant places.

　　Article 14 Local people's governments at all levels shall establish or reconstruct public sanitary facilities in a planned way， improve the sanitary condition of drinking water， and take measures for the innocent treatment of sewage， wasted and feces.

　　Article 15 The State practices a planned prophylactic vaccination system.

The health administration department under the State Council and such departments under the people's governments of provinces， autonomous regions， and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall， in accordance with the requirements of prevention and control of infectious diseases， draw up plans for prophylactic vaccination against infectious diseases and coordinate efforts for their implementation. Vaccines used for prophylactic vaccination shall conform to the quality standards of the State.

　　The State practices a system by which certificates are issued to children who have received prophylactic vaccination. The prophylactic vaccination. The prophylactic vaccination under the item of the State immune program shall be free of charge Medical agencies， disease prevention and control institutions and guardians to children shall cooperate with each other t ensure that children receive prophylactic vaccination in time， The measures in this regard shall be formulated by the State Council.

　　Article 16 The State and the community shall show concern about and help the infectious disease patients， pathogen carriers and suspected infectious disease patients and make it possible for them to receive timely medical treatment. No units or individuals shall discriminate against infectious disease patients， pathogen carriers and suspected infectious disease patients.

　　The infectious disease pathogen carriers and suspected infectious disease patients shall， before they are cured or cleared of suspicion， be barred from jobs which laws of administrative regulations or the health administration department under the State Council prohibit them from doing because of the likelihood of causing the spread of infectious diseases.

　　Article 17 The state establishes the system for monitoring infectious diseases.

　　The health administration department under the State Council shall draw up plans and schemes of the State for monitoring infectious diseases. The health administration departments under the people's governments of provinces， autonomous regions， and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall， in accordance with the said plans and schemes， draw up plans and work schemes for monitoring infectious diseases in their own administrative areas.

　　Disease prevention and control institutions at different levels shall monitor the outbreak an prevalence of infectious diseases as well as the factors affecting their outbreak and prevalence； and they shall monitor the infectious diseases which have broken out abroad but have not yet broken at home or have newly broken out at home.

　　Article 18 Disease prevention and control institutions at all levels shall， in the work of prevention an control of infections diseases， perform the following duties：

　　（1）to carry out the programs， plans and schemes for prevention and control of infectious diseases；

　　（2）to collect， analyse and report monitored information about infectious diseases and to forecast the outbreak and epidemic trend of infectious diseases；

　　（3）to conduct epidemiological investigation on the epidemic situation of infectious diseases and on public sanitation emergencies as well as on-the-spot treatment， and to assess the effects；

　　（4）to conduct laboratory testing of infectious diseases and to make diagnosis and etiological appraisal；

　　（5）to carry out immunization programs and to be responsible for control of the use of preventive biological products；

　　（6）to conduct education and provide consultancy on health and to disseminate knowledge about prevention and treatment of infectious diseases；

　　（7）to direct and train disease prevention and control institutions at lower levels and their staff members in respect of the monitoring of infectious diseases； and

　　（8）to conduct application research in prevention and treatment of infectious diseases and make

health assessment， and to provide technical consultancy.

　　Disease prevention and control institutions at the central and provincial levels shall take charge of monitoring the outbreak， prevalence and geographical distribution of infectious diseases， forecasting the epidemic trend of deadly infectious diseases， putting forth preventive and control measures， participating in and directing the investigation on and handing of the epidemic situation that arises ， making etiological appraisal of the infectious diseases， establishing a testing system for quality control， and conducting application research and making sanitation assessment.

　　Disease prevention and control institutions of cities divided into districts and of counties shall take charge of the implementation of the programs and schemes for prevening and controlling infectious diseases， coordinating efforts in immunization and disinfection as well as the control of hazards of vector organisms， disseminating the knowledge about prevention and treatment of infectious diseases， monitoring and reporting the epidemic situation and the outbreak of public sanitation emergencies in their own areas， and conducting epidemiological investigation and testing of common pathogenic microorganisms.

　　Article 19 The State establishes an early warning system for infectious diseases.

　　The health administration department under the State Council and the people's governments of provinces， autonomous regions， and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall， on the basis of the forecast of the outbreak and epidemic trend of infectious diseases， issue early warning of infectious diseases in a timely manner， and make an announcement， depending on the circumstances.

　　Article 20 Local people's governments at or above the county level shall make preliminary plans for prevention for control of infections diseases and report to the people's governments at the next higher level for the record .

　　A preliminary plan for prevention and control of infection diseases shall include the following main points；

　　（1）composition of the headquarters for prevention and control of infectious diseases， and the duties of relevant departments；

　　（2）systems of monitoring， collecting of information about， analyzing， reporting and circulating of a notice of infectious diseases.

　　（3）tasks to duties of disease prevention and control institutions and medical agencies in case of the occurrence of the epidemic situation of infectious diseases；

　　（4）classification of the outbreak and prevalence of infectious diseases and the necessary emergency work plan； and

　　（5）prevention of infections diseases and on-the-spot control over epidemic-stricken places or areas， emergency facilities， equipment， medicines for medical treatment， medical apparatus and instruments as well as the storage and transfer of other materials and technologies.

　　After receiving early warning of infectious diseases issued by the health administration department under the State Council or the people's governments of provinces. Autonomous regions or municipalities directly under the Central Government， local people's governments and disease prevention and control institutions shall， in accordance with their preliminary plans for prevention and control of infectious diseases， take necessary preventive and control measures.

　　Article 21 Medical agencies shall strictly adhere to the control system and operation procedures laid down by the health administration department under the State Council t prevent iatrogenic and hospital infection o

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