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National Health Act, 2003 (Act No. 61 of 2003)RegulationsRegulations relating to the Surveillance and the Control of Notifiable Medical Conditions, 2017Chapter 2 : Declaration of Notifiable Medical Conditions12. Declaration of notifiable medical conditions |
| (1) | The medical conditions listed in Annexure A, Tables 1, 2, 3 and 4 are herby declared to be notifiable medical conditions. |
| (2) | The Minister, may declare, by Notice in the Government Gazette, a medical condition not listed in Annexure A, as notifiable if in his or her opinion the medical condition— |
| (a) | poses a public health risk to a population of a particular community, district, municipality, province or the country; |
| (b) | may be regarded as a public health risk or has a potential for regional or international spread; and |
| (c) | may require immediate, appropriate and specific action to be taken by the national department, one or more provincial departments or one or more municipalities. |
| (3) | The Minister may determine, by Notice in the Government Gazette, that— |
| (a) | certain diseases or medical conditions be notifiable in certain provinces, districts or municipalities, for a period specified in the Notice or until the Notice is withdrawn; |
| (b) | certain diseases or medical conditions be notifiable by certain categories of health care providers, pathologist or laboratory personnel; and |
| (c) | specific diagnostic or laboratory criteria apply to specific diseases or medical conditions. |
