Quarantine Service(2009)

Quarantine Service(2009)

All legal foreign employees should submit qualified health certificates issued by approved foreign hospitals when applying for an entry visa into Taiwan, and should undergo health checkups at designated hospitals which provide health checkups to foreign employees within 3 days after arriving in Taiwan. Foreign employees should undergo the health checkups within 30 days before or after they have worked for 6, 18, and 30 months in Taiwan to monitor their health conditions. The health checkups for foreign employees cover chest X-ray screening for tuberculosis, HIV antibody test, syphilis serological test, intestinal parasite test, pregnancy test, general physical checkups and Hansen’s disease test. An examination report of measles and rubella antibodies positive results and immunization certificate should be provided. Foreign employees should undergo pregnancy test and measles and rubella antibodies tests in their home countries, and these two particulars can be exempted from the health checkups in Taiwan. The hepatitis B antigen test was canceled on February 28, 2009, and the requirement about the aforementioned measles and rubella antibodies testing report and immunization certificate was implemented on September 1, 2009.