QUARANTINE ACT
Wholly Amended by Act No. 9846, Dec. 29, 2009
Amended by Act No. 9932, Jan. 18, 2010
Act No. 11972, Jul. 30, 2013
Act No. 12445, Mar. 18, 2014
Act No. 13980, Feb. 3, 2016
Act No. 14839, Jul. 26, 2017
Act No. 15266, Dec. 19, 2017
Act No. 17068, Mar. 4, 2020
Act No. 17472, Aug. 11, 2020
Act No. 18604, Dec. 21, 2021
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
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>
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: |
| (d) | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS); |
| (e) | Animal influenza infection in humans; |
| (g) | Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS); |
| (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; |
| 4. | The term "probable patient of a quarantinable infectious disease" means a person suspected of being infected with the pathogen of a quarantinable infectious disease and in the stage prior to being confirmed; |
| 5. | The term “contact of a quarantinable infectious disease, etc.” means a person who has, or is suspected of having, contact with a patient or probable patient of a quarantinable infectious disease or with a pathogen carrier (hereinafter referred to as “patient of a quarantinable infectious disease, etc.”); |
| 6. | The term "vector of infectious diseases" means a rodent or vermin prescribed by Ordinance of Ministry of Health and Welfare that can transmit infectious pathogens harmful to public health; |
| 7. | The term “quarantine inspection required area” means any area designated under Article 5 because a quarantinable infectious disease is, or is likely to be, epidemic in such area and is likely to be introduced into the Republic of Korea; |
| 8. | The term “strict quarantine inspection required area” means any area designated under Article 5 from among quarantine inspection required areas because strict quarantine is required due to the fatality and high infectivity of a quarantinable infectious disease that is, or is likely to be, epidemic in such area. |
| Article 3 (Responsibilities of the State) |
| (1) | The State shall protect human rights during which quarantine services are provided. |
| (2) | The State shall establish countermeasures to promptly cope with the spread of quarantinable infectious diseases in the Republic of Korea and overseas. |
| (3) | Deleted. <Feb. 4, 2020> |
[Title Amended on Mar. 24, 2020]
| Article 3-2 (Rights and Obligations of Citizens) |
| (1) | Citizens have the right to know information about the outbreaks, prevention and control of quarantinable infectious diseases and how to deal with, the quarantinable infectious diseases. |
| (2) | Citizens, if quarantined or isolated due to quarantinable infectious diseases, can be compensated for any damage caused by such quarantine or isolation. |
| (3) | Citizens shall fully cooperate with the State or a local government in its policies to prevent the spread of quarantinable infectious diseases in the Republic of Korea and overseas. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Mar. 4, 2020]
| Article 4 (Relationship to Other Statutes) |
This Act shall apply to quarantine-related duties except as otherwise provided for in other Acts.
| Article 4-2 (Establishment and Implementation of Quarantine Control Master Plans) |
| (1) | The Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency shall establish and implement a quarantine control master plan (hereinafter referred to as “master plan”) every five years following deliberation by the quarantine advisory committee (referring to the advisory committee in the field of quarantine established under the Infectious Disease Control Committee pursuant to Articles 9 and 10 (3) of the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act; hereinafter the same shall apply). <Amended on Aug. 11, 2020> |
| (2) | A master plan shall include the following: |
| 1. | Basic objectives of quarantine and directions for accomplishing such objectives; |
| 2. | Quarantine project plans and methods for promoting such plans; |
| 3. | A scheme to manage statistics and information on quarantine; |
| 4. | A scheme to train, and strengthen the capabilities of, public officials in charge of quarantine under Article 30; |
| 5. | Other matters necessary for quarantine control. |
| (3) | The director of every quarantine station shall establish and implement an annual action plan under his or her jurisdiction in accordance with the master plan established under paragraph (1). |
| (4) | The Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency and the director of a quarantine station may request relevant administrative agencies or organizations to provide materials necessary to establish and implement the master plans and action plans. <Amended on Aug. 11, 2020> |
| (5) | Upon receipt of a request under paragraph (4), the heads of relevant administrative agencies or organizations shall comply with the request unless good cause exists. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Mar. 4, 2020]
| Article 5 (Designation and Cancellation of Quarantine Inspection Required Area or Similar Area) |
| (1) | The Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency may designate or cancel the designation of a quarantine inspection required area or a strict quarantine inspection required area (hereinafter referred to as “quarantine inspection required area or similar area”) following deliberation by the quarantine advisory committee. <Amended on Jan. 18, 2010; Mar. 4, 2020; Aug. 11, 2020> |
| (2) | The standards and procedure for designating and cancelling the designation of quarantine inspection required areas or similar areas under paragraph (1) and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. <Amended on Jan. 18, 2010; Mar. 4, 2020> |
[Title Amended on Mar. 24, 2020]
| Article 5-2 Deleted. <Mar. 4, 2020> |
CHAPTER II QUARANTINE INSPECTION
| 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 Ordinance of 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 provided for in 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 Ordinance of 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; |
| 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. 24, 2020]
| Article 7 Deleted. <Mar. 4, 2020> |
| Article 8 Deleted. <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 Ordinance 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 Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare: Provided, That 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. <Newly Inserted 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. <Newly Inserted 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. <Newly Inserted on Mar. 4, 2020> |
| (5) | Methods and procedures for notification under paragraphs (1) through (4) and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Ordinance of Ministry of Health and Welfare. <Newly Inserted on Mar. 4, 2020> |
| Article 10 (Place for Quarantine) |
| (1) | The Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency shall designate a place for quarantine in consultation with the head of the relevant central administrative agency. <Amended on Jan. 18, 2010; Aug. 11, 2020> |
| (2) | Any person or means of transportation entering or departing from the Republic of Korea that intends to be quarantined shall undergo a quarantine inspection after arriving at the place for quarantine: Provided, That if the person or the means of transportation has difficulty in undergoing, or cannot complete, a quarantine inspection at the place for quarantine, the person or the means of transportation may undergo a quarantine inspection at any quarantine area prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. <Amended on Mar. 4, 2020> |
| (3) | Notwithstanding paragraph (2), a quarantine inspection can be conducted at a place for quarantine designated by the director of the quarantine station in any of the following cases: <Amended on Mar. 4, 2020> |
| 1. | If it is unavoidable for such reasons as seizure, surrender, distress or an emergency patient; |
| 2. | In cases prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare due to weather conditions or other unavoidable causes. |
| (4) | Deleted. <Mar. 4, 2020> |
| Article 11 (Quarantine Time) |
| (1) | Deleted. <Mar. 4, 2020> |
| (2) | The director of the quarantine station shall conduct a quarantine inspection immediately after a person or means of transportation subject to quarantine inspection under Article 6 arrives at a place for quarantine: Provided, That if unavoidable causes prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare make an immediate quarantine inspection impossible, the director of the quarantine station may permit passengers and crew members to get off and cargo to be unloaded on condition that they wait or are quarantined in a specified place for quarantine. <Amended on Mar. 4, 2020> |
| (3) | The head of a means of transportation departing from the Republic of Korea shall notify the director of the quarantine station of a scheduled departure time. |
| (4) | The director of the quarantine station shall complete a quarantine inspection before a scheduled departure time notified pursuant to paragraph (3). |
| Article 12 (Quarantine Inspection) |
| (1) | The director of the quarantine station shall conduct a quarantine inspection on the following matters: Provided, That 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 Ordinance 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) | In order to conduct a quarantine inspection under paragraph (1), the director of the quarantine station may request persons and the heads of a means of transportation entering or departing from the Republic of Korea to submit or present necessary documents and may ask necessary questions to, or inspect or investigate, them. <Amended on Mar. 4, 2020> |
| (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. <Newly Inserted on Mar. 4, 2020> |
| (5) | Necessary matters concerning methods of and procedures for a quarantine inspection referred to in paragraphs (1) through (4) shall be prescribed by Ordinance 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 Ordinance 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 Ordinance 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 Ordinance 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 Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Mar. 4, 2020]
| Article 12-3 (Aircraft Quarantine Inspection) |
| (1) | The head of a means of transportation who intends to undergo an aircraft quarantine inspection shall submit documents necessary for such quarantine inspection to the director of the quarantine station, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. |
| (2) | 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, That the director shall conduct a quarantine inspection onboard the aircraft if there is a high risk of the spread of a quarantinable infectious disease or in cases prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. |
| (3) | Submittal of documents under paragraph (1) and quarantine inspections through document review under the main clause of paragraph (2) may be done using an electronic system. |
| (4) | 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 Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. |
[This Article Newly Inserted 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 Ordinance 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, That 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 Ordinance 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 Ordinance 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 Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Mar. 4, 2020]
| Article 12-5 (Quarantine Inspection for Land Route) |
| (1) | Persons and means of transportation entering or departing from the Republic of Korea through land routes shall undergo a quarantine inspection, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. |
| (2) | If the Minister of Unification requests a consultation about persons and means of transportation using land routes to enter or depart from the Republic of Korea under the proviso of Article 23 (2) of the Inter-Korean Exchange and Cooperation Act, the Commissioner of Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency may omit part of the procedures for quarantine notification under Article 9 (1), as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. <Amended on Aug. 11, 2020> |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Mar. 4, 2020]
| Article 13 (Boarding Prior to Quarantine) |
| (1) | Anyone, other than public officials in charge of quarantine under Article 30, shall be prohibited from boarding a means of transportation subject to a quarantine inspection before a quarantine certificate is issued after completion of the quarantine inspection: Provided, That this shall not apply to persons permitted by the director of the quarantine station as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. <Amended on Jan. 18, 2010; Mar. 4, 2020> |
| (2) | Anyone who has boarded a means of transportation without any permission from the director of the quarantine station shall undergo a quarantine inspection and, if a person onboard a ship or aircraft with permission of the director of the quarantine station under the proviso of paragraph (1) has any symptom of a quarantinable infectious disease or has contact with a patient of a quarantinable infectious disease, etc., the person shall immediately report to the director of the quarantine station. <Amended on Mar. 4, 2020> |
| (3) | Upon receipt of reporting under paragraph (2), the director of the quarantine station shall immediately conduct a quarantine inspection on the relevant person. <Newly Inserted on Mar. 4, 2020> |
| (4) | Methods for quarantine inspections under paragraph (3) shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. <Newly Inserted on Mar. 4, 2020> |
| Article 14 Deleted. <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 Ordinance of 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 Ordinance 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 pursuant to 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) | If necessary to take quarantine measures pursuant to paragraph (1), the Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency may request cooperation from the relevant agency as prescribed by Presidential Decree, and the head of the relevant agency in receipt of the request shall comply with such request unless there is a compelling reason not to do so. <Amended on Mar. 4, 2020; Aug. 11, 2020> |
| 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 pursuant to Article 15 (1) 1: Provided, That 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; |
| 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 Ordinance 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 Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Wealth. <Amended on Jan. 18, 2010; Mar. 4, 2020> |
| Article 17 (Monitoring of Contacts of Patient of Quarantinable Infectious Disease) |
| (1) | The Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency may request a Special Self-Governing Province Governor or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu in an area where a contact of a quarantinable infectious disease or a person exposed to a risk factor of a quarantinable infectious disease resides or stays after entering the Republic of Korea to monitor such person’s health conditions pursuant to Article 15 (1) 2 or to quarantine such person pursuant to Article 49 (1) of the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act. <Amended on Mar. 4, 2020; Aug. 11, 2020> |
| (2) | Where a contact of a quarantinable infectious disease or a person exposed to a risk factor of a quarantinable infectious disease is confirmed as a patient of a quarantinable infectious disease, etc. while being monitored under paragraph (1), a Special Self-Governing Province Governor or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall take necessary measures, such as isolation, without delay and immediately report the case to the Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. <Amended on Mar. 4, 2020; Aug. 11, 2020> |
| (3) | The period of monitoring or quarantine under paragraph (1) shall not exceed the maximum incubation period for each quarantinable infectious disease prescribed by Ordinance of Ministry of Health and Welfare: <Amended on Feb. 3, 2016; Dec. 19, 2017; Mar. 4, 2020> |
| 1. | Deleted; <Mar. 4, 2020> |
| 2. | Deleted; <Mar. 4, 2020> |
| 3. | Deleted; <Mar. 4, 2020> |
| 4. | Deleted; <Mar. 4, 2020> |
| 5. | Deleted; <Mar. 4, 2020> |
| 6. | Deleted. <Mar. 4, 2020> |
[Title Amended on Mar. 24, 2020]
| Article 18 (Prohibition on Removing Goods from Isolation Facility) |
No goods used or kept in an isolation facility and temporary isolation facility under Article 16 may be removed therefrom without permission of the director of the quarantine station. <Amended on Mar. 4, 2020> [Title Amended on Mar. 24, 2020]
| Article 19 (Prohibition of Transfer of Contaminated Means of Transport) |
| (1) | The Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency may take measures, such as prohibition of transfer, with respect to passengers, crew members, and persons having access on foot, who are infected with or suspected of being infected with a quarantinable infectious disease, and the means of transportation and cargo that are contaminated or are suspected of being contaminated with the pathogen of a quarantinable infectious disease (hereafter in this Article referred to as "contaminated means of transportation, etc.") as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, until the measures such as inspection on whether a confirmed or suspected case occurs, disinfection, and destruction of goods are completed at a place designated by the director of a quarantine station. In such cases, no person shall come in contact with or aboard the contaminated means of transportation, etc. without permission of the director of the quarantine station. <Amended on Jan. 18, 2010; Mar. 4, 2020; Aug. 11, 2020> |
| (2) | The director of the quarantine station shall cancel the measures, such as prohibition of transfer, where it is deemed that a quarantinable infectious disease is unlikely to spread within the Republic of Korea by taking measures in relation to the contaminated means of transportation, etc. In such cases, the criteria for lifting the prohibition of transfer, shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. <Amended on Jan. 18, 2010> |
| Article 20 (Preventive Measures against Non-Quarantinable Infectious Diseases) |
The director of the quarantine station may take necessary preventive measures, such as medical examination, testing and disinfection, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, upon finding of any of the following persons while conducting quarantine inspections: <Amended on Jan. 18, 2010; Mar. 4, 2020>
| 1. | A patient of a non-quarantinable infectious disease; |
| 2. | A probable patient of a non-quarantinable infectious disease; |
| 3. | A person who died of a non-quarantinable infectious disease; |
| 4. | A means of transportation contaminated or likely to be contaminated with the pathogen of a non-quarantinable infectious disease. |
| Article 21 (Keeping of Goods Requiring Disinfection) |
The director of the quarantine station may request the head of the relevant customs office to isolate goods deemed to require disinfection from other goods in order to keep the former from having contact with the latter among goods on the list of loaded goods.
| Article 22 (Quarantine Certificates) |
Where the director of the quarantine station determines that a person, a means of transportation or cargo entering or departing from the Republic of Korea poses no risk of spreading any quarantinable infectious disease in Korea or oversea and no problem is found by a quarantine inspection, the director shall, upon request, issue a quarantine certificate to the person or the head of the means of transportation, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. <Amended on Jan. 18, 2010; Mar. 4, 2020>
| Article 23 (Conditional Quarantine Certificates) |
| (1) | The director of the quarantine station may issue a conditional quarantine certificate to the head of a means of transportation on condition of quarantine disinfection, etc. as a result of its quarantine inspection. <Amended on Mar. 4, 2020> |
| (2) | Where the head of a means of transportation issued a conditional quarantine certificate fulfills the imposed condition, the director of the quarantine station shall issue a quarantine certificate to the head of the means of transportation. In such cases, the head of the means of transportation shall discard the conditional quarantine certificate previously issued. <Amended on Mar. 4, 2020> |
| (3) | Where the head of a means of transportation fails to meet the condition imposed in a conditional quarantine certificate referred to in paragraph (1), the director of the quarantine station may take measures, such as the prohibition of transfer. |
| (4) | Where the director of the quarantine station determines that the head of a means of transportation issued a conditional quarantine certificate under paragraph (1) has difficulty fulfilling the condition imposed on the means of transportation, the director may give instructions to move the means of transportation to a place the director designates, stating the reasons therefor, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. In such cases, the head of the means of transportation shall comply with such instructions. <Amended on Jan. 18, 2010; Mar. 4, 2020> |
| Article 24 (Request for Prohibition or Suspension of Entry and Departure) |
If the Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency deems that the following persons are likely to pose a substantial risk to public health, the Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency may request the Minister of Justice to prohibit or suspend the entry and departure of such persons: Provided, That a request for prohibition or suspension of entry shall apply to foreigners alone: <Amended on Jan. 18, 2010; Feb. 3, 2016; Mar. 4, 2020; Aug. 11, 2020>
| 1. | A patient of a quarantinable infectious disease, etc.; |
| 2. | A contact of a quarantinable infectious disease, etc.; |
| 3. | A person exposed to a risk factor of a quarantinable infectious disease; |
| 4. | A person entering the Republic of Korea from or via a quarantine inspection required area or similar area. |
| 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 Ordinance 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 Ordinance 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”. <Newly Inserted 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”. <Newly Inserted on Mar. 4, 2020; Aug. 11, 2020> |
| Article 26 Deleted. <Mar. 4, 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 Ordinance 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 Articles 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 Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Wealth. <Amended Jan. 18, 2010; Mar. 4, 2020> |
[Title Amended on Mar. 24, 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 Ordinance 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 Ordinance 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 Ordinance 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) | Necessary matters concerning 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 Ordinance 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 Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. <Amended on Jan. 18, 2010> |
| Article 28-2 (Internationally Certified Vaccinations) |
| (1) | Upon request by a person who intends to travel overseas, the Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency shall provide vaccinations against quarantinable infectious diseases and issue an international certificate of vaccinations to such person. <Amended on Aug. 11, 2020> |
| (2) | The Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency shall be furnished with first aid kits in preparation for adverse reactions to vaccinations against quarantinable infectious diseases. <Amended on Aug. 11, 2020> |
| (3) | Upon vaccinating a person against a quarantinable infectious disease, the head of an internationally certified vaccination center designated under Article 28-3 shall issue a vaccination certificate to the person, and the director of the quarantine station shall issue an international certificate of vaccination to the person after verifying the information stated in the vaccination certificate. |
| (4) | Procedures for issuing international certificates of vaccination under paragraphs (1) and (3), control of adverse reactions under paragraph (2) and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Mar. 4, 2020]
[Previous Article 28-2 moved to Article 28-3 <Mar. 4, 2020>]
| Article 28-3 (Designation of Internationally Certified Vaccination Center) |
| (1) | The Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency may designate an institution that can administer internationally certified vaccinations (hereinafter referred to as "internationally certified vaccination center") from among the following institutions. In such cases, the Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency shall publicly announce such designation: <Amended on Mar. 4, 2020; Aug. 11, 2020> |
| (2) | The Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency may revoke the designation of an internationally certified vaccination center, if it falls under any of the following cases: <Amended on Aug. 11, 2020> |
| 1. | Where it has no record of vaccinations against quarantinable infectious diseases during the last three years; |
| 2. | Where it violates this Act or medical services-related statutes in connection with vaccinations against quarantinable infectious diseases. |
| (3) | Except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2), the standards and procedures for designating internationally certified vaccination centers, and revocation of the designation and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Mar. 18, 2014]
[Moved from Article 28-2 <Mar. 4, 2020>]
| Article 29 (Management of Health and Sanitation in Quarantine Areas) |
| (1) | If the Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency deems that a quarantinable infectious disease or a non-quarantinable infectious disease is, or is likely to be, epidemic, the Commissioner may take any of the following measures necessary for public health and sanitation control with respect to any means of transportation, facilities, buildings, and goods within the quarantine area and other places and related persons, or may give necessary instructions thereto, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare: <Amended on Jan. 18, 2010; Feb. 3, 2016; Mar. 4, 2020; Aug. 11, 2020> |
| 1. | Epidemiological investigation of the quarantinable infectious disease or non-quarantinable infectious disease; |
| 2. | Disinfection to kill insects and germs and eradicate vectors of the infectious disease; |
| 3. | Inspection to find germ carriers and vaccination against the quarantinable infectious disease or non-quarantinable infectious disease; |
| 4. | Inspection of food materials, food and portable water loaded into means of transportation; |
| 5. | Sanitary guidance, education, and public relations for persons who handle fish and shellfish as well as foodstuff; |
| 6. | Survey of distribution of vectors of the infectious disease in the quarantine area; |
| 7. | Inspection of ballast water within a ship; |
| 8. | Other matters deemed by the Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency as necessary for the prevention of quarantinable infectious diseases and non-quarantinable infectious diseases. |
| (2) | If necessary for taking measures or giving instructions under paragraph (1), the Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency may request cooperation from relevant agencies or persons, and the heads of the relevant agencies or relevant persons in receipt of the request shall comply with such request unless there is a compelling reason not to do so. <Amended on Mar. 4, 2020; Dec. 21, 2021> |
| 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 work, 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: <Newly Inserted on Mar. 4, 2020; Aug. 11, 2020> |
| 3. | The information system processing immigration information under the Immigration Act; |
| 5. | Other information systems prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. |
| (3) | The Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency shall not use the information processed through the systems under paragraph (1) for other purposes than the efficient conduct of quarantine work, and shall carefully manage such information to not infringe on privacy. <Amended on Mar. 4, 2020; Aug. 11, 2020> |
| (4) | Except as provided in this Act, the protection and management of information under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be governed by the provisions of the Personal Information Protection Act. <Newly Inserted on Mar. 4, 2020> |
| (5) | The establishment and operation of systems under paragraphs (1) and (2) and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. <Amended on Mar. 4, 2020> |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Feb. 3, 2016]
CHAPTER II-2 REQUESTS FOR SUBMISSION OF DATA
| Article 29-3 Deleted. <Mar. 4, 2020> |
| Article 29-4 (Requests for Passenger Reservation Data) |
| (1) | The Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency may request the head of a means of transportation to give access to passenger reservation data held by the head of the means of transportation for perusal via the information and communications network or to submit such passenger reservation data in writing (or in electronic form) without delay, if deemed necessary to perform the following work: <Amended on Mar. 4, 2020; Aug. 11, 2020> |
| 1. | To provide quarantine services for a person who enters, or is suspected of entering, the Republic of Korea, from or via, a country where a quarantinable infectious disease has broken out; |
| 2. | To provide quarantine services for a confirmed or suspected patient when the patient enters or departs from the Republic of Korea; |
| 3. | To conduct a quarantine inspection under Article 12; |
| (2) | The head of a means of transportation in receipt of a request under paragraph (1) shall comply with the request unless good cause exists. <Amended on Mar. 4, 2020> |
| (3) | The scope of data that can be accessed or submitted under paragraph (1) shall be limited to the following: |
| 1. | Name, nationality, date of birth, passport number, and booking reference; |
| 2. | Address and telephone number; |
| 3. | Number of the means of transportation and time of arrival; |
| 4. | Time of reservation and time of check-in; |
| 5. | Boarding pass number, seat number, date of issue, and place of issue; |
| 6. | Travel route and travel agency; |
| 7. | Details about accompanying passengers, such as family or tourist group, their seat numbers; |
| (4) | Methods for retaining passenger reservation data submitted under paragraph (1), the retention period, destruction of such data and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Feb. 3, 2016]
| Article 29-5 (Cooperation from Relevant Agencies) |
In order to prevent and control a quarantinable infectious disease, the Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency may request the resident registration number, immigration records, baggage declaration, and financial information about a confirmed or suspected patient of a quarantinable infectious disease, etc., and other urgently necessary data and information prescribed by Presidential Decree, from any of the following heads of the relevant central administrative agencies (including the heads of their affiliated agencies and responsible administrative agencies; hereafter in this Article the same shall apply). In such cases, the head of the relevant central administrative agency in receipt of the request shall comply with such request unless there is good cause: <Amended on Jul. 26, 2017; Mar. 4, 2020; Aug. 11, 2020>
| 1. | The Minister of Foreign Affairs; |
| 2. | The Minister of Justice; |
| 3. | The Minister of the Interior and Safety; |
| 4. | The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport; |
| 5. | The Chairperson of the Financial Services Commission; |
| 6. | The Commissioner of the Korea Customs Service; |
| 7. | The head of a central administrative agency prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Feb. 3, 2016]
| Article 29-6 (Notification and Education) |
| (1) | The manager of a facility, such as an airport defined under subparagraph 3 of Article 2 of the Airport Facilities Act or a harbor defined under subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Harbor Act, shall notify the users of the facility about the locations of a quarantine inspection required area or similar area, the type of the quarantinable infectious disease that has broken out in the contaminated area and the preventive measures, measures to be taken when a confirmed or suspected case occurs and other matters, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. <Amended on Dec. 19, 2017; Mar. 4, 2020> |
| (2) | If necessary to notify a quarantine inspection required area or similar area and provide education for the prevention of a quarantinable infectious disease, the director of the quarantine station shall request the head of a means of transportation to notify or educate persons entering or departing from the Republic of Korea about the following matters. In such cases, the director of the quarantine station shall provide the head of a means of transportation with contents of notification and education in the form of videos and other visual media, and the head of a means of transportation in receipt of the request shall comply with such request unless good cause exists: <Amended on Dec. 19, 2017; Mar. 4, 2020> |
| 1. | The location of the quarantine inspection required area or similar area; |
| 2. | Type, dangerousness and preventive measures of the quarantinable infectious disease that has broken out in the quarantine inspection required area or similar area; |
| 3. | Measures to be taken if a confirmed or suspected case occurs; |
| 4. | How to report health conditions and fever checking; |
| 6. | Other matters notification and education on which is requested by the director of the quarantine station as the director deems to be necessary. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Feb. 3, 2016]
| Article 29-7 (Establishment of Quarantine Stations) |
| (1) | National quarantine stations (hereinafter referred to as “quarantine stations”) shall be established and operated at airports, ports, railway stations and land-border crossings in order to prevent the spread of quarantinable infectious diseases in the Republic of Korea and overseas and to safely protect the health of citizens. |
| (2) | The Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency may operate regional key quarantine stations according to the standards prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Aug. 11, 2020> |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Mar. 4, 2020]
| Article 29-8 (Functions and Duties of Quarantine Stations) |
The quarantine stations shall carry out the following functions and duties:
| 1. | To provide quarantine services for the prevention of introduction of quarantinable infectious diseases to the Republic of Korea and the spread thereof overseas; |
| 2. | To conduct epidemiological investigations of arriving passengers who have symptoms of quarantinable infectious diseases; |
| 3. | To have a patient of a quarantinable infectious disease, etc. or a contact of a quarantinable infectious disease isolated or quarantined and to conduct diagnostic tests; |
| 4. | To provide health and sanitation control in quarantine areas; |
| 5. | To provide preventive education and campaign about quarantinable infectious diseases; |
| 6. | Other duties prescribed by Ordinance of Ministry of Health and Welfare in relation to quarantine. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Mar. 4, 2020]
| Article 29-9 (Facilities and Equipment in Quarantine Stations) |
The quarantine stations shall be furnished with facilities, equipment, etc. that comply with the standards prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
[This Article Newly Inserted on Mar. 4, 2020]
CHAPTER III PUBLIC OFFICIALS IN CHARGE OF QUARANTINE
| Article 30 (Public Officials in Charge of Quarantine) |
| (1) | Every quarantine station shall have a director, quarantine officers and other public officials (hereinafter referred to as "public officials in charge of quarantine") to perform duties provided in this Act. <Amended on Mar. 4, 2020> |
| (2) | The Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency shall regularly provide public officials in charge of quarantine with education and training about the performance of their duties. <Newly Inserted Mar. 4, 2020; Aug. 11, 2020> |
| (3) | Necessary matters concerning qualifications of public officials in charge of quarantine shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. <Amended on Jan. 18, 2010; Mar. 4, 2020> |
| Article 31 (Authority of Public Officials in Charge of Quarantine) |
| (1) | Public officials in charge of quarantine may enter the means of transportation subject to quarantine and other necessary places in order to perform duties provided in this Act and may inspect and investigate documents, facilities, equipment, etc. related to the operation of the means of transportation. <Amended on Mar. 4, 2020> |
| (2) | Public officials in charge of quarantine may ask question to persons and the heads of means of transportation entering or departing from the Republic of Korea or may request them to submit or present other necessary materials for quarantine inspections. <Newly Inserted on Mar. 4, 2020> |
| Article 32 (Operation of Quarantine Ship) |
| (1) | The director of the quarantine station may operate a quarantine ship, quarantine vehicle, etc. to perform quarantine-related duties and necessary detailed matters shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. <Amended on Jan. 18, 2010> |
| (2) | Where it is necessary to take emergency quarantine measures, such as occurrence of patients, the director of the quarantine station may request the head of the relevant agency to provide a quarantine ship, etc. required for the performance of quarantine-related duties and the head of the relevant agency in receipt of the request shall comply with such request unless any good cause exists. |
| Article 33 (Uniforms of Public Officials in Charge of Quarantine) |
| (1) | Public officials in charge of quarantine shall wear their uniforms when performing the duties provided for in this Act and carry their certificates indicating their authority and present them to the persons concerned at their request. |
| (2) | Matters concerning uniforms and certificates of public officials in charge of quarantine referred to in paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. <Amended on Jan. 18, 2010; Mar. 4, 2020> |
CHAPTER IV SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
| Article 34 (Collection of Fees) |
The Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency may collect fees from the heads of the means of transportation, owners or managers of cargo, passengers, crew members, etc., as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, where he or she takes the following measures: <Amended on Jan. 18, 2010; Mar. 4, 2020; Aug. 11, 2020; Dec. 21, 2021>
| 1. | Where the Commissioner takes measures provided for in Article 15 (1) 3, 4, 4-2, 7, and 8; |
| 1-2. | Where the Commissioner takes measure provided for in Article 25 (4); |
| 2. | Where the Commissioner takes measures provided for in Articles 27, 28 and 28-2 or issues a certificate with regard thereto. |
If the Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency intends to revoke the designation of an internationally certified vaccination center pursuant to Article 28-3, he or she shall hold a hearing. <Amended on Mar. 4, 2020; Aug. 11, 2020> [This Article Newly Inserted on Mar. 18, 2014]
| Article 35 (Bearing of Expenses) |
Expenses incurred in isolation or quarantine and monitoring provided for in Articles 16 and 17 shall be borne by the State.
| Article 36 (Establishment and Operation of Disease-Control Organization) |
The Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency may establish and operate a disease-control organization to entrust quarantine work and other administrative affairs prescribed by other statutes, as prescribed by Presidential Decree, notwithstanding Articles 3 and 4 of the Government Organization Act. <Amended on Jan. 18, 2010; Aug. 11, 2020>
| Article 37 (Delegation of Authority) |
Part of the authority of the Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency under this Act may be delegated to the head of an agency affiliated with the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.
| Article 38 (Duty to Maintain Confidentiality) |
No person who has performed or performs the duties related to quarantine, such as quarantine inspections, shall divulge to another person any confidential information that he or she becomes aware of in the course of performing the duties, such as conducting quarantine inspections under Article 12, taking the measures under Article 12-2, conducting aircraft quarantine inspections, ship quarantine inspections and quarantine inspections for persons entering or departing from the Republic of Korea through land routes under Articles 12-3, 12-4 and 12-5, establishing and operating the quarantine information system under Article 29-2, requesting access to passenger reservation data under Article 29-4 or requesting cooperation from related agencies under Article 29-5. <Amended on Feb. 3, 2016; Mar. 4, 2020>
CHAPTER V PENALTY PROVISIONS
| Article 39 (Penalty Provisions) |
| (1) | Any of the following persons shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than one year or by a fine not exceeding 10 million won: <Amended on Mar. 4, 2020; Aug. 11, 2020> |
| 1. | A person, the head of a means of transportation, or the owner or manager of cargo which enters or departs from the Republic of Korea without undergoing a quarantine inspection under Article 6 (1); |
| 2. | A person who refuses, obstructs, and evades a request for documents provided for in Article 12 (3) or submits or presents any falsified document; |
| 3. | A person who fails to comply with measures taken by the Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency under Article 15 (1); |
| 4. | A person who fails to comply with the measure taken to isolate or quarantine him or her under Articles 16 (1) and 17 (1); |
| 5. | A person who divulges to another person any confidential information that he or she has learned in the course of performing business, in violation of Article 38. |
| (2) | Any of the following persons shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five million won: <Amended on Mar. 4, 2020> |
| 1. | A person who fails to comply with an order for disinfection, etc., in violation of Article 15 (3) or who fails to be confirmed by the director of the quarantine station regarding the results of performance; |
| 2. | The head of a means of transportation who refuses to follow the instruction to move pursuant to Article 15 (4) or 23 (4); |
| 3. | A person who removes goods used or kept from an isolation facility or temporary isolation facility without approval of the director of the quarantine station, in violation of Article 18; |
| 4. | A person who fails to follow any of the measures, such as the prohibition of transfer pursuant to Article 19 (1). |
| Article 40 (Joint Penalty Provisions) |
If the representative of a juristic person, or an agent, employee, or any other employed person of a juristic person or individual violates Article 39 in connection with the business affairs of the juristic person or individual, such juristic person or individual shall be punished, and the juristic person or the individual shall also be punished by a fine under the relevant provisions: Provided, That the same shall not apply where the juristic person or individual is not negligent in paying due attention to or providing supervision of the relevant duties in order to prevent such violation.
| Article 41 (Administrative Fines) |
| (1) | Any of the following persons shall be subject to an administrative fine not exceeding 10 million won: <Newly Inserted on Feb. 3, 2016; Mar. 4, 2020> |
| 1. | A person who fails to report in violation of Article 12-2 (1) or a person who falsely reports; |
| 2. | A person who fails to comply with a request for passenger reservation data made under Article 29-4 or a person who submits false passenger reservation data. |
| (2) | Any of the following persons shall be subject to an administrative fine not exceeding five million won: <Amended on Feb. 3, 2016; Mar. 4, 2020> |
| 1. | Deleted; <Mar. 4, 2020> |
| 2. | The head of a means of transportation who fails to notify as provided in Article 9 or who notifies false information; |
| 2-2. | A person who fails to follow the measures taken under Article 12-2 (3); |
| 3. | A person who boards a ship or plane before undergoing a quarantine inspection, in violation of Article 13; |
| 4. | A person in isolation who has contact with any other person during the isolation period, in violation of Article 16 (5); |
| 5. | Deleted; <Mar. 4, 2020> |
| 6. | A person who fails to follow any of the measures taken or instructions given under Article 29 (1); |
| 7. | A person who fails to comply with a request without good cause, in violation of Article 29-6 (2). |
| (3) | Administrative fines referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be imposed and collected by the director of the quarantine station, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Feb. 3, 2016> |
ADDENDA <Act No. 9846, Dec. 29, 2009>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force one year after the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Transitional Measure concerning Disposition, etc.)
Any act performed by an administrative agency and any act performed in relation to an administrative agency pursuant to the previous provisions as at the time this Act enters into force shall be deemed any act performed by an administrative agency and any act performed in relation to an administrative agency pursuant to this Act.
Article 3 (Transitional Measures concerning Penalty Provisions and Administrative Fines)
The application of the penalty provisions or administrative fines to any act committed before this Act enters into force shall be governed by the previous provisions.
Article 4 Omitted.
Article 5 (Relationship to Other Statutes)
Where the previous Quarantine Act or its provisions are cited by other statutes as at the time this Act enters into force, the corresponding provisions of this Act, if any, shall be deemed to have been cited in lieu of the previous Quarantine Act or its provisions.
ADDENDA <Act No. 9932, Jan. 18, 2010>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force two months after the date of its promulgation: Provided, That Article 4 (24) of the Addenda shall enter into force on April 2, 2010, Article 4 (11) and (107) of the Addenda shall enter into force on December 30, 2010, and Article 40 (26) and (31) of the Addenda shall enter into force on January 1, 2011, respectively. Articles 2 through 5 Omitted.
ADDENDUM <Act No. 11972, Jul. 30, 2013>
This Act shall enter into force three months after the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Act No. 12445, Mar. 18, 2014>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force six months after the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Transitional Measures concerning Institutions Designated for Internationally Certified Vaccinations)
Institutions designated as an internationally certified vaccination center under the Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare as at the time this Act enters into force shall be deemed designated as an internationally certified vaccination center under the amended provisions of Article 28-2.
ADDENDUM <Act No. 13980, Feb. 3, 2016>
This Act shall enter into force six months after the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Act No. 14839, Jul. 26, 2017>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation: Provided, That the amendments to the Acts which were promulgated before this Act enters into force but the enforcement dates of which have not yet arrived, among the Acts amended by Article 5 of the Addenda, shall enter into force on the enforcement dates of the respective Acts. Articles 2 through 6 Omitted.
ADDENDUM <Act No. 15266, Dec. 19, 2017>
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Act No. 17068, Mar. 4, 2020>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force one year after the date of its promulgation: Provided, That amended provisions of subparagraphs 7 and 8 of Article 2 and Articles 5 and 24 shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. Article 2 (Transitional Measures concerning Quarantine Inspection Required Areas or Similar Areas)
Contaminated areas or adjacent areas to contaminated areas designated under the previous provisions as at the time this Act enters into force shall be deemed to be quarantine inspection required areas or strict quarantine inspection required areas designated under Article 5 (1). Article 3 (Transitional Measures)
| (1) | Notwithstanding the amended provisions of Article 5 entering into force under the proviso of Article 1 of the Addenda, “a contaminated area and adjacent areas to the contaminated area” under Article 5-2 and Article 29-6 (which are in force before a partial amendment to the Quarantine Act by Act No. 17068) shall be deemed to be a quarantine inspection required area or similar area under the amended provisions of Article 5 until before the enforcement date of this Act. |
| (2) | Notwithstanding the amended provisions of Article 5 entering into force under the proviso of Article 1 of the Addenda, “a contaminated area” under Article 29-3 shall be deemed to be “a contaminated area” under Article 5 (which is in force before a partial amendment to the Quarantine Act by Act No. 17068) until before the enforcement date of this Act. |
| (3) | Notwithstanding the amended provisions of Article 5 entering into force under the proviso of Article 1 of the Addenda, “a contact of a patient of a quarantinable infectious disease, etc.” under the amended provisions of subparagraph 2 of Article 24 shall be deemed to be “a person suspected of contracting a quarantinable infectious disease” as defined in subparagraph 5 of Article 2 (which is in force before a partial amendment to the Quarantine Act by Act No. 17068) until before the enforcement date of this Act. |
Article 4 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Act No. 17472, Aug. 11, 2020>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force one year after the date of its promulgation: Provided, That ... <omitted> ..., the amendments to the Acts, which were promulgated before this Act enters into force but whose enforcement dates have not yet arrived, among the Acts amended by Article 4 of the Addenda, shall enter into force on the enforcement dates of the respective Acts. Articles 2 through 5 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Act No. 18604, Dec. 21, 2021>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force six months after the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Applicability to Collection of Fees)
The amended provisions of subparagraph 1 of Article 34 shall begin to apply to cases where the means of transportation and cargo are inspected pursuant to Article 15 (1) 4-2 after this Act enters into force.