Regulations Governing the Implementation of the Epidemiological Surveillance and Advance-Alert System for Communicable Diseases Article 4

Matters to be implemented by the communicable disease surveillance and advance-alert system shall be:1. Upon detection of communicable diseases or suspected communicable diseases, physicians shall report to the local competent authorities by the regulated deadline.2. Upon detection of communicable diseases or suspected communicable diseases in the examination of human remains, forensic physicians shall report to the local competent authorities by the regulated deadline.3. Medical personnel other than physicians, upon detection of communicable diseases or suspected communicable diseases, shall, by the regulated deadline, report to physicians or report to the local competent authorities.4. When reporting to the local competent authorities in accordance with the preceding three subparagraphs, a Communicable and Emerging Infectious Disease Report Form shall be filled out or keyed into the information system designated by the central competent authority.5. The local competent authorities, upon receipt of the reports mentioned in subparagraph 1 through subparagraph 3 shall immediately transfer the reports and epidemiological investigation information to the central competent authority via computer networks.6. Medical institutions shall establish a nosocomial infection control unit or designate a full-time person to assist the reporting by physicians. Physicians, upon reporting to the local competent authorities, shall also inform the nosocomial infection unit or the full-time person.