Article 1
Every disease listed in the schedule attached to this law is considered a communicable disease,
and the Minister of Health may - by virtue of a decision by him - amend this schedule by
addition, removal, or transfer from one section to another in the schedule.
Article 2
It is required to report a person infected, or is suspected of being infected, with a communicable
disease, or who is a carrier of the germs of those diseases, to the nearest health establishment in
accordance with the form issued by a decision of the Minister of Health within the following time
limits:
• 24 hours: For diseases in section I of the schedule.
• 1 week: For diseases in section II of the schedule.
• 20 days: For diseases in section III of the schedule.
Article 3
Those responsible for the reporting referred to in the previous article are in the following order:
(a) The doctor who diagnoses the infected person.
(b) The person responsible for the health establishment where the infection with the disease
emerged.
(c) The person responsible for the laboratory that examines the sample indicating the
presence of the disease.
(d) The head of the household of the infected person, his caretaker, his host, or whoever takes
care of him.
(e) The employer or the responsible manager, if the infection is found in an industrial,
commercial, or public establishment.
(f) The captain of a means of transportation, if the disease is found, or is suspected, during
the presence of the infected person on it.
(g) The representative of an administrative body (wali, sheikh, or police).
Article 4
The reporting of the infected person, or the person suspected of having the disease, must include
his full name (three names), his surname or title, his place of residence, and his job, in a manner
that enables health bodies to reach him.
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Article 5
It is required to report communicable diseases transmitted from animals to humans listed in the
schedule attached to this law, and those responsible for reporting those diseases are in the
following order:
(1) Veterinarians or their assistants who diagnose the infected animal.
(2) The responsible technical director in the farm, barn, or place where the infection with the
disease occurs.
(3) The owner of the farm, barn, or place where the infection with the disease occurs.
(4) The owner of the animal infected with the disease.
In this case, the reporting must be to the body concerned with veterinary affairs, and this body
shall notify the competent health centre within the period specified by the Minister of Health.
The centre shall take the necessary preventive health measures in this case.
Article 5bis
A person infected with a communicable disease listed in section I of the schedule attached to this
law is entitled to receive medical care and treatment in government treatment facilities in
accordance with the rules and procedures specified by the Minister of Health.1
Article 5bis 1
All data and information relating to the person infected with a communicable disease mentioned
in the schedule attached to this law is confidential, and it is not permitted to disclose them except
in cases prescribed by law, or with the written consent of that person.2
Article 5bis 2
The competent health doctor shall provide the necessary advice to the person infected with a
communicable disease listed in section I of the schedule attached to this law, and make him aware
of the nature of his disease, the methods by which it is transmitted, and inform him of the
measures and guidance that he must follow to limit the transmission of the infection to others.3
Article 5bis 3
A person infected, or suspected of being infected, with a communicable disease listed in section I
of the schedule attached to this law shall immediately go to the closest health establishment to
undertake medical examination, to receive treatment and advice, and to be made aware of the
dangers of the disease and the methods by which it is transmitted.4
1 Added by Royal Decree 32/2020.
2 ibid.
3 ibid.
4 ibid.
Law on the Control of Communicable Diseases promulgated by Royal Decree 73/92