National Health Act, 2003 (Act No. 61 of 2003)

Regulations

Regulations relating to the Surveillance and the Control of Notifiable Medical Conditions, 2017

Chapter 4 : General Matters

17. Representation

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(1)A person who is a clinical or laboratory confirmed case, carrier or contact of a notifiable medical condition and who refuses—
(a)to voluntarily consent to a medical examination by a qualified health care provider including the taking of any biological specimen;
(b)to be admitted at a health establishment; or
(c)mandatory prophylaxis, treatment, isolation or quarantine in order to prevent transmission,

is entitled to legal representation.

 

(2)An indigent person who is a clinical or laboratory confirmed case, carrier or contact of a notifiable medical condition and who refuses—
(a)to voluntarily consent to a medical examination by a qualified health care provider including the taking of any biological specimen;
(b)to be admitted at a health establishment; or
(c)mandatory prophylaxis, treatment, isolation or quarantine in order to prevent transmission,

is entitled to legal aid provided by the State in respect of any proceedings instituted or conducted in terms of the Act, subject to the provisions of the Legal Aid South Africa Act, 2014 (Act No. 39 of 2014).