Communicable Disease Control Act Article 5

The authority and responsibilities of the central competent authority, municipal competent authorities, and county (city) competent authorities (hereinafter the “local competent authorities”) in the implementation of the matters stipulated herein shall be as follows:1. The central competent authority:1) Formulate policies and plans for communicable disease prevention and control including immunization, communicable disease prevention, epidemiological surveillance, case reporting, investigations, laboratory testing, management, quarantine, drills, mobilization by level, training, and stockpiling of pharmaceuticals, devices, and protective equipment.2) Supervise, command, guide and assess local competent authorities in the execution of matters concerning communicable disease prevention and control.3) Establish funds for compensating vaccine victims and related activities.4) Conduct quarantines of international and specifically designated ports.5) Organize international collaborative projects and exchanges on matters concerning communicable disease prevention and control.6) Other matters deemed necessary by the central competent authority for disease control.2. Local competent authorities:1) Develop implementation plans and implement the plans according to the communicable disease control policies and plans formulated by the central competent authority, and locality-specific disease control practices, and report to the central competent authority for reference.2) Implement various communicable disease control measures in the locality including public service matters such as immunization, prevention of communicable diseases, epidemiological surveillance, case reporting, investigations, laboratory testing, management, drills, mobilization by level, training, pharmaceutical, device and protective equipment stockpile, and house-isolation.3) Conduct quarantine of ports in the locality and ports other than those mentioned in item 4 of the preceding Subparagraph.4) Implement matters instructed or commissioned by the central competent authority.5) Other matters that shall be implemented by local competent authorities.In implementing the matters mentioned in Subparagraph 2 of the preceding Paragraph, local competent authorities, when necessary, may request support from the central competent authority.For the implementation of matters concerning the quarantine of ports, competent authorities at various levels may commission other organizations (institutions) or groups to perform such implementation.
中文原文 傳染病防治法第5條
中央主管機關及直轄市、縣(市)主管機關(以下簡稱地方主管機關)執行本法所定事項權責劃分如下:
一、中央主管機關:
(一)訂定傳染病防治政策及計畫,包括預防接種、傳染病預防、流行疫情監視、通報、調查、檢驗、處理、檢疫、演習、分級動員、訓練及儲備防疫藥品、器材、防護裝備等措施。
(二)監督、指揮、輔導及考核地方主管機關執行傳染病防治工作有關事項。
(三)設立預防接種受害救濟基金等有關事項。
(四)執行國際及指定特殊港埠之檢疫事項。
(五)辦理傳染病防治有關之國際合作及交流事項。
(六)其他中央主管機關認有防疫必要之事項。
二、地方主管機關:
(一)依據中央主管機關訂定之傳染病防治政策、計畫及轄區特殊防疫需要,擬定執行計畫付諸實施,並報中央主管機關備查。
(二)執行轄區各項傳染病防治工作,包括預防接種、傳染病預防、流行疫情監視、通報、調查、檢驗、處理、演習、分級動員、訓練、防疫藥品、器材、防護裝備之儲備及居家隔離民眾之服務等事項。
(三)執行轄區及前款第四目以外港埠之檢疫事項。
(四)辦理中央主管機關指示或委辦事項。
(五)其他應由地方主管機關辦理事項。
地方主管機關辦理前項第二款事項,必要時,得報請中央主管機關支援。
各級主管機關執行港埠之檢疫工作,得委託其他機關(構)或團體辦理之。

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