Infectious Disease Prevention Act
Law No. 19715
This Law details powers and procedures for controlling infectious disease outbreaks. Article 42 gives quarantine and isolation powers to national (Commissioner of Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency), intermediate (Provincial Governors), and local (heads of cities, counties, and districts) levels of government.
| Applicable country | Republic of Korea | ||
| Topics | Quarantine and isolation | ||
| Subtopics | Authority to isolate Authority to quarantine Chickenpox (varicella) vaccination Childhood vaccination requirement Diphtheria vaccination Emergency vaccination authority Enforcement of childhood vaccination requirement Enforcement of emergency vaccination Exemption from childhood vaccination requirement Isolation enforcement mechanisms and penalties List of actionable diseases Measles vaccination Polio vaccination Quarantine and isolation policies Quarantine enforcement mechanisms and penalties Tuberculosis vaccination | ||
| Original publication | 14 Sep 2023 | ||
| Entered into force | 15 Dec 2023 | ||
| Latest update | 14 Sep 2023 | ||
| Relevant articles | Article 24 - Mandatory Childhood Vaccinations and Emergency Vaccination Article 31, Article 81 - Enforcement of Childhood (Social Exclusion, Criminalization) and Emergency Vaccination (Criminalization) Article 42 - Quarantine and Isolation | ||
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