Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)NoticesDirections from the Department of Health to prevent and combat the spread of COVID-1922. Medical evacuation through air or land points of entry |
| (1) | Persons or medical evacuation companies intending to undertake medical evacuations for emergency medical attention for a life threatening condition or critical medical treatment, must obtain approval from the Department of Health prior to arrival in the Republic. |
| (2) | Requests for approval for such medical evacuation must be submitted using Forms AC1 and AC2 attached to these Directions. |
| (3) | When a patient who is a minor or a person with disability is being evacuated, only one responsible adult may accompany the minor or the person with disability. |
[Direction 22(3) substituted by section 6 of Notice No. R. 868, GG43600, dated 7 August 2020]
| (4) | Medical evacuation companies must have a medical surveillance plan in place for ongoing screening of the medical evacuation crew and must attach the plan to the application for the evacuation of a patient. |
| (5) | Medical evacuation crew must adhere to PPE requirements and must be subjected to screening at the point of entry. |
| (6) | In addition to screening, the medical evacuation crew member may be subjected to a medical examination which may include testing. |
| (7) | If a medical crew is found to be experiencing any signs and symptoms for COVID-19, he or she will be isolated. |