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Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)

Notices

Directions from the Department of Health to prevent and combat the spread of COVID-19

22. 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.