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QUARANTINE ACT — 법갈피

QUARANTINE ACT

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CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to prevent the spread of infectious diseases within the Republic of Korea and overseas by providing for matters concerning the procedures for quarantining persons, all means of transportation and cargo, which enter or depart from the Republic of Korea and measures for preventing infectious diseases, thereby contributing to the maintenance and protection of the public health. <Amended on Mar. 4, 2020>

Article 2(Definitions) #

The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: <Amended on Jan. 18, 2010; Feb. 3, 2016; Dec. 19, 2017; Mar. 4, 2020; Aug. 11, 2020>

1. The term "quarantinable infectious disease" means any of the following diseases:

(a) Cholera;

(b) Pest;

(d) Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS);

(e) Animal influenza infection in humans;

(f) Novel influenza;

(g) Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS);

(h) Ebola virus disease;

(i) Infectious diseases deemed as requiring emergency quarantine measures and publicly notified by the Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, because they occurred in foreign countries and are likely to spread into the Republic of Korea or occurred in the Republic of Korea and are likely to spread into other countries, except as otherwise prescribed in items (a) through (h);

2. The term "means of transportation" means any ship, aircraft, train or motor vehicle;

2-2. The term "the head of a means of transportation" means a person who operates or runs a means of transportation, a person responsible for operating or running a means of transportation, or an owner of a means of transportation;

3. The term "patient of a quarantinable infectious disease" means a person infected with the pathogen of a quarantinable infectious disease to show symptoms and confirmed by a physician, a dentist, or an oriental medical doctor through diagnosis and laboratory test;

Article 6(Subject matters of quarantine inspection) #

(1) Any of the following persons, means of transportation and cargo (including containers, furnished supplies, consumable goods, and personal belongings carried by a means of transportation; hereinafter the same shall apply) shall undergo quarantine inspections under Article 12: <Amended on Jan. 18, 2010; Mar. 4, 2020; Aug. 11, 2020>

1. All persons, including passengers and crew members, (hereinafter referred to as "persons entering or departing from the Republic of Korea"), the means of transportation, and cargo prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Health and Welfare that enter or depart from the Republic of Korea;

2. Persons, means of transportation and cargo that have had contact with the means of transportation provided for in subparagraph 1 on the grounds prescribed by Presidential Decree while conducting duties to prevent or investigate crimes or arrest suspects.

(2) Means of transportation, persons, and cargo that have not undergone a quarantine inspection under paragraph (1) shall not enter or depart from the Republic of Korea before the quarantine procedure is completed.

(3) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), all or part of a quarantine inspection may be omitted for any of the following means of transportation without any patients of a quarantinable infectious disease, etc. or deceased case, as prescribed by Presidential Decree: <Amended on Jan. 18, 2010; Mar. 4, 2020; Aug. 11, 2020>

1. A means of transportation (including persons and cargo) departing from the Republic of Korea, which is deemed by the Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency as not likely to spread a quarantinable infectious disease that occurred within the Republic of Korea to overseas:

2. A means of transportation prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Health and Welfare among those that temporarily stay in the Republic of Korea to be supplied with fuel, materials, necessities, etc.;

3. A means of military transport, the head of which notifies that there is no patient of a quarantinable infectious disease, etc. and vector of any infectious disease therein;

4. A means of transportation requested by the Minister of Unification under Article 23 (2) of the Inter-Korean Exchange and Cooperation Act (in such cases, the quarantine inspection or some of quarantine inspection procedures can be omitted);

5. A means of transportation deemed by the Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, for which the head of the relevant central administrative agency requests the omission of a quarantine inspection.

[Title Amended on Mar. 4, 2020]

Article 9(Notification of quarantine) #

(1) Where a means of transportation subject to quarantine inspection under Article 6 approaches a place for quarantine, the head of the means of transportation shall notify the director of the quarantine station having jurisdiction over the place for quarantine of the matters prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, including whether there is a patient of a quarantinable infectious disease, etc. and the sanitary state, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Health and Welfare; provided, where a means of transportation inevitably arrives at any place other than a place for quarantine in order to escape imminent danger, the head of the means of transportation shall notify the director of the quarantine station having jurisdiction over the quarantine location nearest to the place of arrival of such matters. <Amended on Jan. 18, 2010; Mar. 4, 2020>

(2) The director of the quarantine station being notified under the proviso of paragraph (1) may give the head of a means of transportation instructions to take necessary measures, such as measures for a patient of a quarantinable infectious disease, etc. and the head of the means of transportation given the instructions shall follow such instructions. <Added on Mar. 4, 2020>

(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), if a means of transportation approaches for such reasons as seizure, surrender or distress, the head of an investigation agency may give notification to the director of the competent quarantine station. <Added on Mar. 4, 2020>

(4) If there is any change to the matters notified under paragraph (1) or (3), the head of the means of transportation or the head of the investigation agency shall immediately notify the head of the quarantine station of such change. <Added on Mar. 4, 2020>

(5) Methods and procedures for notification under paragraphs (1) through (4) and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. <Added on Mar. 4, 2020>

Article 12(Quarantine inspection) #

(1) The director of the quarantine station shall conduct a quarantine inspection on the following matters; provided, in cases of a motor vehicle, the matters, other than those provided for in subparagraph 2, may be omitted: <Amended on Mar. 4, 2020>

1. Progress and current status of health and sanitary conditions of a means of transportation and cargo;

2. Whether persons entering or departing from the Republic of Korea are infected with any quarantinable infectious disease and have any risk factors of quarantinable infectious diseases, and prevention and control thereof;

3. The storage status of food in a means of transportation;

4. Whether vectors for infectious diseases inhabit and the state of their breeding.

(2) Persons entering or departing from the Republic of Korea through land routes shall undergo a quarantine inspection at a quarantine area or a place designated by Decree of the Ministry of Health and Welfare before entering or departing from the Republic of Korea. <Amended on Jan. 18, 2010; Jul. 30, 2013; Mar. 4, 2020>

(3) The director of a quarantine station may, for the purpose of conducting a quarantine inspection under paragraph (1), require persons entering or departing the Republic of Korea and the head of a means of transportation to submit or present necessary documents (including submission of documents through the quarantine information system under Article 29-2), and may ask questions or conduct inspections or investigations as necessary. <Amended on Mar. 4, 2020; Jan. 23, 2024>

(4) The directors of quarantine stations may utilize such equipment as IT devices, image processing devices and electronic-sensing devices in order to perform quarantine duties promptly and accurately. <Added on Mar. 4, 2020>

(5) Matters necessary for methods of and procedures for a quarantine inspection referred to in paragraphs (1) through (4) shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. <Amended on Jan. 18, 2010; Mar. 4, 2020>

Article 12-2(Duty to report and measures) #

(1) Any of the following persons shall report his or her health conditions and other relevant matters to the director of the quarantine station, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, if the maximum incubation period for a quarantinable infectious disease under Article 17 (3) has not expired since his or her departure from a quarantine inspection required area or strict quarantine inspection required area:

1. A person who has any suspected symptom of a quarantinable infectious disease among those who enter the Republic of Korea after staying in or via the quarantine inspection required area;

2. A person who enters the Republic of Korea after staying in or via the strict quarantine inspection required area.

(2) The Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency shall establish an overseas infectious disease report center at the places prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, such as arrivals halls at the airports, ports, and land routes, so that persons falling under any of the subparagraphs of paragraph (1) can report his or her health conditions, etc. <Amended on Aug. 11, 2020; Dec. 21, 2021>

(3) If the director of the quarantine station determines that a quarantinable infectious disease is likely to spread, the director may take the following measures in relation to a person who reports under paragraph (1):

1. Requesting information about the area and duration of his or her travel;

2. Requesting information about his or her health conditions in relation to the quarantinable infectious disease;

3. Requesting a document certifying that he or she is vaccinated;

4. Testing and examining the person to check if he or she is infected with the quarantinable infectious disease;

5. Other measures prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Health and Welfare as necessary to prevent the spread of the quarantinable infectious disease.

(4) If a quarantinable infectious disease that has broken out in the Republic of Korea is likely to spread overseas, a person having a suspected symptom of the quarantinable infectious disease among those who go abroad shall report his or her health conditions and other relevant matters to the overseas infectious disease reporting center established under paragraph (2). In such cases, the director of the quarantine station may take the measures provided in paragraph (3) in relation to the person who reports his or her health conditions and other relevant matters.

(5) Procedures and methods for reporting under paragraphs (1) and (4), the establishment and operations of the overseas infectious disease reporting centers under paragraph (2), and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Health and Welfare.

[This Article Added on Mar. 4, 2020]

Article 12-4(Ship quarantine inspection) #

(1) The head of a means of transportation who intends to undergo a ship quarantine inspection shall submit documents necessary for such quarantine inspection to the director of the quarantine station, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. In such cases, the head of the means of transportation shall fly a yellow flag or turn on a yellow headlight to indicate a state of quarantine after arriving at the place for quarantine.

(2) In requesting the head of a means of transportation to submit documents under Article 12 (3), the director of the quarantine station may require the representative of a shipping agency registered under Article 33 of the Marine Transportation Act to submit or present the relevant documents before the arrival of the means of transportation.

(3) If the director of the quarantine station determines that a quarantinable infectious disease is unlikely to spread in the Republic of Korea by reviewing the documents submitted under paragraph (1), the director may conduct a quarantine inspection through document review; provided, the director shall conduct a quarantine inspection onboard the ship if there is a high risk of the spread of a quarantinable infectious disease or in cases prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Health and Welfare.

(4) Submittal of documents under paragraph (1) and quarantine inspections through document review under the main clause of paragraph (3) may be done using an electronic system.

(5) The director of the quarantine station may select a ship and conduct a health and sanitation inspection after a quarantine inspection, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, in order to verify whether the information contained in the documents submitted under paragraph (1) is accurate and for health and sanitation control.

(6) If any information contained in the documents submitted under paragraph (1) is found to be false, necessary measures including re-quarantine shall be taken, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Health and Welfare.

[This Article Added on Mar. 4, 2020]

Article 15(Quarantine measures) #

(1) In order to block the introduction and spread of quarantinable infectious diseases, the Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency may take all or part of the following measures for a confirmed or suspected case of a quarantinable infectious disease, or a means of transportation or cargo contaminated or suspected of being contaminated with the pathogen of a quarantinable infectious disease or suspected of being inhabited by vectors of a quarantinable infectious disease: <Amended on Feb. 3, 2016; Mar. 4, 2020; Aug. 11, 2020>

1. Monitoring or isolating a patient of a quarantinable infectious disease, etc.;

2. Monitoring or quarantining a contact of a quarantinable infectious disease or a person exposed to a risk factor of a quarantinable infectious disease prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Health and Welfare (hereinafter referred to as "person exposed to a risk factor of a quarantinable infectious disease");

3. Disinfecting, destructing, or prohibiting the transfer of cargo contaminated with or suspected of being contaminated with the pathogen of a quarantinable infectious disease;

4. Disinfecting any place contaminated or suspected of being contaminated with the pathogen of a quarantinable infectious disease, and prohibiting or restricting the use of such place;

4-2. Inspecting a means of transportation or cargo, if it is deemed necessary to confirm whether such means of transportation or cargo is contaminated with the pathogen of a quarantinable infectious disease;

5. Deleted; <Mar. 4, 2020>

6. Ordering the head of a means of transportation or the owner or manager of cargo to disinfect the means of transportation or the cargo in which vectors of a quarantinable infectious disease live or are suspected of living, and to eradicate the vectors of a quarantinable infectious disease;

7. Medically examining or testing persons if it is deemed necessary to confirm whether they are infected with a quarantinable infectious disease;

8. Vaccinating persons for the prevention of a quarantinable infectious disease.

(2) Deleted. <Mar. 4, 2020>

(3) The head of a means of transportation or the owner or manager of cargo who has received an order referred to in paragraph (1) 6 shall outsource disinfection, etc. to any other person qualified as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Health and Welfare and shall submit the results of such disinfection to the director of the quarantine station for confirmation. <Amended on Jan. 18, 2010; Mar. 4, 2020>

(4) Where the Commissioner of Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency cannot take proper measures under paragraph (1), the Commissioner may notify the head of a means of transportation of the grounds therefor and give instructions to return or move to a place designated by the Commissioner. In such cases, the head of the relevant means of transportation shall comply with such instruction. <Amended on Mar. 4, 2020; Dec. 21, 2021>

(5) When taking quarantine measures under paragraph (1), the Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency may, if necessary, request cooperation from relevant agencies as prescribed by Presidential Decree, and the head of a relevant agency so requested shall cooperate unless there is an unavoidable reason not to do so. In such cases, the Commissioner may request such cooperation through the quarantine information system under Article 29-2. <Amended on Mar. 4, 2020; Aug. 11, 2020; Jan. 23, 2024>

Article 16(Isolation of patients of quarantinable infectious disease) #

(1) The Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency shall isolate patients of a quarantinable infectious disease, etc. in any of the following facilities under Article 15 (1) 1; provided, the Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency may exclude such patients, etc. from isolation, if the possibility of person-to-person transmission is low or in cases prescribed by the Commissioner of Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency: <Amended on Jan. 18, 2010; Dec. 19, 2017; Mar. 4, 2020; Aug. 11, 2020; Dec. 21, 2021>

1. Isolation facilities managed by a quarantine station and designated by the Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency;

2. Infectious disease control agencies, places of isolation, sanatoriums or clinics provided for in Article 36 or 37 of the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act;

3. At home;

4. Infectious disease specialty hospitals under Article 8-2 of the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act;

5. A facility or place designated by the Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency if the patients, etc. have no residence in the Republic of Korea.

(2) Where the isolation facilities, infectious disease control agencies, etc. under paragraph (1) are deficient due to the high occurrence of patients of a quarantinable infectious disease, etc., the Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency may install and operate temporary isolation facilities, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. <Amended on Jan. 18, 2010; Mar. 4, 2020; Aug. 11, 2020>

(3) Where it is deemed necessary for taking isolation measures (including transfer) referred to in paragraph (1), the Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency may request cooperation from the Special Metropolitan City Mayor, a Metropolitan City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Do Governor, or a Special Self-Governing Province Governor (hereinafter referred to as "Mayor/Do Governor"), or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu (the head of a Gu refers to the head of an autonomous Gu; hereinafter the same shall apply). In such cases, the Mayor/Do Governor or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall cooperate with such request unless there is a compelling reason not to do so. <Amended on Mar. 4, 2020; Aug. 11, 2020>

(4) The isolation period of a patient of a quarantinable infectious disease, etc. shall be until the time such patient, etc. is completely free from infectivity, and such patient, etc. shall be released from isolation immediately upon the expiration of the isolation period. <Amended on Mar. 4, 2020>

(5) Any person isolated during the period referred to in paragraph (4) shall be prohibited from having contact with any other person without permission from the director of the quarantine station.

(6) Where the director of the quarantine station isolates a patient of a quarantinable infectious disease, etc., the director shall notify the isolated person or his or her family member or guardian or a person designated by the isolated person of such fact, as prescribed by Ministerial Decree of Health and Wealth. <Amended on Jan. 18, 2010; Mar. 4, 2020>

Article 25(Bringing-in and inspection of dead body) #

(1) Any person who intends to bring a dead body into the Republic of Korea shall submit or present necessary documents as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Health and Welfare to confirm whether the dead person has been infected with a quarantinable infectious disease. <Amended on Jan. 18, 2010>

(2) If the corpse, bones, or remains of a person who died of a quarantinable infectious disease fail to be treated by preservation and sealed in the impenetrable coffin or fail to be cremated, the director of the quarantine station shall not grant a permit to bring them into the Republic of Korea.

(3) Dead bodies during the operation of a means of transportation shall undergo a quarantine inspection, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. <Amended on Jan. 18, 2010; Mar. 4, 2020>

(4) If the cause of death of a person is unidentifiable or a dead person is suspected of having been infected with a quarantinable infectious disease as a result of a quarantine inspection conducted under paragraph (1) or (3), the director of a quarantine station may order an autopsy on the dead person for tests and, if necessary, may request cooperation from relevant agencies. In such cases, Article 20 of the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to methods and procedures for autopsy, and the "Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency" shall be construed as the "director of a quarantine station". <Added on Mar. 4, 2020; Aug. 11, 2020>

(5) If a patient of a quarantinable infectious disease, etc. died or a dead person is confirmed to have had the pathogen of a quarantinable infectious disease, the director of a quarantine station may impose restrictions on the funeral handling methods, etc. of the dead person to the extent necessary to block, and prevent the spread of, the quarantinable infectious disease. In such cases, Article 20-2 of the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to funeral handling methods, procedures, etc., and the "Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency" shall be construed as the "director of a quarantine station". <Added on Mar. 4, 2020; Aug. 11, 2020>

Article 27(Issuance of ship sanitation certificates) #

(1) Where the captain or owner of a ship requests the issuance of a ship sanitation certificate, the director of the quarantine station shall conduct an investigation as to whether the ship is contaminated with the pathogen of a quarantinable infectious disease or carries vectors of an infectious disease and shall issue a ship sanitation control exemption certificate valid for six months if the ship is found to have not been contaminated with the pathogen of any quarantinable infectious disease and free from vectors of an infectious disease by such investigation. <Amended on Jan. 18, 2010; Mar. 4, 2020>

(2) Where the director of the quarantine station determines that a ship is suspected of being contaminated with the pathogen of a quarantinable infectious disease and vectors of an infectious disease inhibit in a ship by an investigation as provided in paragraph (1), the director shall issue a ship sanitation certificate valid for six months after requiring a person who has the qualifications prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Health and Welfare to disinfect the ship or eradicate vectors of an infectious disease. <Amended on Mar. 4, 2020>

(3) Where the captain or the owner of a ship disinfects the ship or eradicates vectors of an infectious disease as provided for in Article 15 (3) upon an order referred to in Article 15 (1) 6 requests the issuance of a certificate of compliance of the order, the director of the quarantine station shall issue a ship sanitation certificate valid for six months.

(4) Where a ship returns to the place of shipment or there is a compelling reason for not performing a quarantine inspection and taking quarantine measures under Article 12 and 15, the director of a quarantine station may extend the term of validity of the ship sanitation control exemption certificate issued under paragraph (1) and the ship sanitation certificate under paragraphs (2) and (3) by up to one month. <Amended on Mar. 4, 2020; Dec. 21, 2021>

(5) The director of the quarantine station shall conduct a quarantine inspection referred to in Article 12 for a ship with an expired certificate under paragraphs (1) through (3), a ship without a certificate or a ship with a certificate in which the necessity of reinspection is specified.

(6) Details of investigations under paragraph (1), the procedure for application for and issuance of ship sanitation certificates and ship sanitation control exemption certificates and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Ministerial Decree of Health and Wealth. <Amended Jan. 18, 2010; Mar. 4, 2020>

[Title Amended on Mar. 4, 2020]

Article 28(Issuance of other certificates) #

(1) Upon request of the head of a means of transportation, the director of the quarantine station shall issue a certificate of deratting and disinsection after verifying whether the head of the means of transportation has eradicated vectors of infectious diseases therein, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. <Amended on Jan. 18, 2010; Mar. 4, 2020>

(2) Upon request of a person who intends to export goods, the director of the quarantine station shall issue a certificate falling under any of the following after taking preventive measures against quarantinable infectious diseases or verifying whether the person has taken such preventive measures, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Health and Welfare: <Amended on Jan. 18, 2010; Mar. 4, 2020>

1. A certificate of disinfection of the goods: Inspection on whether the goods are infected with quarantinable infectious diseases, disinfection and eradication of vectors of infectious diseases;

2. A certificate of bacteriological test on the goods: Bacteriological tests on whether the goods carry pathogens of quarantinable infectious diseases.

(3) Upon request of a person who intends to travel overseas, such as a passenger or crew member, the director of the quarantine station shall issue a pathogen test certificate after conducting a test to check whether the person is infected with any quarantinable infectious disease and has pathogens of quarantinable infectious diseases as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Health and Welfare: <Amended on Jan. 18, 2010; Mar. 4, 2020>

1. Deleted; <Mar. 4, 2020>

2. Deleted. <Mar. 4, 2020>

(4) Matters necessary for the issuance of a certificate, other than certificates referred to in paragraphs (1) through (3), the details of preventative measures and the procedure for issuance of certificates shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. <Amended on Jan. 18, 2010>

(5) Disinfection and eradication of vectors of infectious diseases as required under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be conducted by a person qualified as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. <Amended on Jan. 18, 2010>

Article 29-2(Establishment and operation of quarantine information system) #

(1) The Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency may establish and operate a quarantine information system to electronically process information on persons, etc. subject to quarantine, in order to efficiently perform quarantine work, including early detection of persons who are infected with or suspected of being infected with a quarantinable infectious disease and means of transportation suspected of being contaminated. <Amended on Mar. 4, 2020; Aug. 11, 2020>

(2) In order to perform quarantine duties, the Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency may request quarantine-related information from the heads of relevant agencies via the following information systems. In such cases, the heads of the relevant agencies shall comply with such request unless there is good cause: <Added on Mar. 4, 2020; Aug. 11, 2020>

1. The information system for safe use of drugs (DUR, Drug Utilization Review) established under Article 23-3 (1) of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act;

2. The Passport Information Comprehensive Administration System established under Article 8 (2) of the Passport Act;

3. The information system processing immigration information under the Immigration Act;

4. The Comprehensive Customs Duties Information Network of Korea (UNI-PASS) established under Article 327 of the Customs Act;

5. Other information systems prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Health and Welfare.

(3) The Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency may electronically link and utilize the system under paragraph (1) with the following information systems for quarantine duties, including the prevention of the spread of quarantinable infectious diseases. In such cases, the types of information that may be collected or provided through such linkage, including information on entry into the Republic of Korea and health status, shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree: <Added on Feb. 20, 2024>

1. The integrated vaccination management system under Article 33-4 of the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act;

2. An integrated infectious disease control information system under Article 40-5 of the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act;

3. Other information systems prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Health and Welfare.

(4) The Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency shall not use information operated through the system under paragraph (1) for any purpose other than the efficient performance of quarantine duties, and shall manage such information in a manner that does not infringe on the privacy of individuals. <Amended on Mar. 4, 2020; Aug. 11, 2020; Feb. 20, 2024>

(5) Except as provided in this Act, the protection and management of the information referred to in paragraphs (1) through (3) shall be governed by the Personal Information Protection Act. <Added on Mar. 4, 2020; Feb. 20, 2024>

(6) Matters necessary for the establishment, operation, etc. of the system under paragraphs (1) through (3) shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. <Amended on Mar. 4, 2020; Feb 20, 2024>

[This Article Added on Feb. 3, 2016]

QUARANTINE ACT

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Definitions) #

Article 3(Responsibilities of the State) #

Article 3-2(Rights and obligations of citizens) #

Article 4(Relationship to other statutes) #

Article 4-2(Establishment and implementation of quarantine control master plans) #

Article 5(Designation and cancellation of quarantine inspection required area or similar area) #

Article 5-2 #

Article 6(Subject matters of quarantine inspection) #

Article 7 #

Article 8 #

Article 9(Notification of quarantine) #

Article 10(Place for quarantine) #

Article 11(Quarantine time) #

Article 12(Quarantine inspection) #

Article 12-2(Duty to report and measures) #

Article 12-3(Aircraft quarantine inspection) #

Article 12-4(Ship quarantine inspection) #

Article 12-5(Quarantine inspection for land route) #

Article 13(Boarding prior to quarantine) #

Article 14 #

Article 15(Quarantine measures) #

Article 16(Isolation of patients of quarantinable infectious disease) #

Article 17(Monitoring of contacts of patient of quarantinable infectious disease) #

Article 18(Prohibition on removing goods from isolation facility) #

Article 19(Prohibition of transfer of contaminated means of transport) #

Article 20(Preventive measures against non-quarantinable infectious diseases) #

Article 21(Keeping of goods requiring disinfection) #

Article 22(Quarantine certificates) #

Article 23(Conditional quarantine certificates) #

Article 24(Request for prohibition or suspension of entry and departure) #

Article 25(Bringing-in and inspection of dead body) #

Article 26 #

Article 27(Issuance of ship sanitation certificates) #

Article 28(Issuance of other certificates) #

Article 28-2(Internationally certified vaccinations) #

Article 28-3(Designation of internationally certified vaccination center) #

Article 29(Management of health and sanitation in quarantine areas) #

Article 29-2(Establishment and operation of quarantine information system) #

Article 29-3 #

Article 29-4(Requests for passenger reservation data) #

Article 29-5(Cooperation from relevant agencies) #

Article 29-6(Notification and education) #

Article 29-7(Establishment of quarantine stations) #

Article 29-8(Functions and duties of quarantine stations) #

Article 29-9(Facilities and equipment in quarantine stations) #

Article 30(Public officials in charge of quarantine) #

Article 31(Authority of public officials in charge of quarantine) #

Article 32(Operation of quarantine ship) #

Article 33(Uniforms of public officials in charge of quarantine) #

Article 34(Collection of fees) #

Article 34-2(Hearings) #

Article 35(Bearing of expenses) #

Article 36(Establishment and operation of disease-control organization) #

Article 37(Delegation of authority) #

Article 38(Duty to maintain confidentiality) #

Article 39(Penalty provisions) #

Article 40(Joint Penalty Provisions) #

Article 41(Administrative fines) #