Law on the Protection of the Population from Infectious Diseases
This law outlines the rules for the control of infectious diseases in Croatia and includes specific provisions on mandatory vaccination, quarantine and isolation. Part VII states the various penal provisions for failing to comply with specific articles.
| Applicable country | Croatia | ||
| Topics | Quarantine and isolation | ||
| Subtopics | Authority to isolate Authority to quarantine Diphtheria vaccination Emergency vaccination authority Enforcement of childhood vaccination requirement Exemption from childhood vaccination requirement Isolation enforcement mechanisms and penalties List of actionable diseases Measles vaccination Quarantine and isolation policies Quarantine enforcement mechanisms and penalties Polio vaccination Childhood vaccination requirement Tuberculosis vaccination Enforcement of emergency vaccination | ||
| Original publication | 13 Jul 2007 | ||
| Entered into force | 21 Jul 2007 | ||
| Latest update | 13 Jul 2007 | ||
| Relevant articles | Articles 2,16, and 20: Outlines notifiable and actionable diseases Article 22: Gives the Minister the power to isolate Article 40: Outlines the mandatory routine childhood vaccines, the entry/exit vaccinations and includes provisions for the emergency vaccination of the population in the event of epidemiological indication. Article 41: Provisions for the medical exemption of individuals from vaccination. Article 77: States that parents of minors that do not fulfill the requirements for mandatory vaccination will be fined HRK 2,000. | ||
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