Provisions for the Monitoring and Control of Aids

Provisions for the Monitoring and Control of Aids

January 14, 1988
　
Article 1 These Provisions are formulated in order to prevent AIDS from entering, occurring and spreading in China so as to safeguard the health of the Chinese people.
　
Article 2 The objects subject to the monitoring and control of AIDS as defined in these provisions are:
(1) victims of AIDS;
(2) carriers of the AIDS virus;
(3) suspects of AIDS and those who have close contact with persons as defined in Items (1) and (2) of this Article;
(4) blood, hemoproducts, toxicostrain, biological tissue, animals and other articles that have been contaminated by the AIDS virus or may cause the spreading of AIDS.
　
Article 3 The health administrative departments at all levels shall be in charge of AIDS monitoring and control within their respective jurisdiction. The public security organs, foreign affairs offices, Customs establishments, tourist agencies, education departments, aviation, railway and other transportation units as well as all the enterprises, institutions and social organizations shall help the health administrative departments in taking precautionary measures against the spread of AIDS.
　
Article 4 Upon arrival, any passenger who enters China shall fill in a health declaration card truthfully, and submit it to the health quarantine organ for inspection.
　
Article 5 When applying for entry visa, any foreign national who plans to settle down in China or stay (or study) in China for one year or longer is required to furnish the AIDS Serological Examination Certificate issued by a public hospital or by a private hospital notarized by the notary office in the country of origin and the said certificate must be authenticated by the Chinese Embassy or consulate in that country. The certificate shall remain valid for six months as of the date of issue. Foreign nationals who fail to undergo AIDS serological examination in their home countries for lack of necessary conditions, must go to a designated professional health organ for the examination within 20 days after entry.
　
Article 6 Those foreign nationals who belong to the categories as defined in Items (1) and (2) of Article 2 in these Provisions shall be barred from entering China.
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