12. Medical examination of persons suspected of being infected with insect-borne disease
Feedback & supportA Medical Officer of Health may require any person suspected of being infected with insect-borne disease to submit to medical examination, including the examination of the person’s blood; and, if the person is found to be infected, the Medical Officer of Health may require the person to undergo treatment. The Medical Officer of Health may, in his discretion, require such treatment to be obtained at a Government hospital.
Medical Officer of Health
“Medical Officer of Health” means any registered medical practitioner in the service of the Government who is for the time being carrying out the duties of a Health Officer in any area or district in Singapore or the port limits thereof, and includes the Airport Health Officer, the Port Health Officer and any registered medical practitioner in the service of the Government who is engaged in vector control duties;
Any person who refuses, fails or neglects to comply with any requisition made in pursuance of subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.