Communicable Diseases Act, B.E. 2558 (2015) · Appointment of communicable disease control officers

Notification of the Ministry of Public Health Re: The appointment of communicable disease control officers under the Communicable Diseases Act, B.E. 2558 (No. 6), B.E. 2564 (2021)

Published in the Government Gazette 27 May B.E. 2564 (2021); in force from 28 May B.E. 2564 (2021)

Whereas it is expedient to appoint additional Communicable Disease Control Officers under the Communicable Diseases Act, B.E. 2558 (2015) for the purposes of effective surveillance, prevention, and control of communicable diseases or epidemics;

By virtue of section 5 paragraph one of the Communicable Diseases Act, B.E. 2558 (2015), the Minister of Public Health hereby issues the following Notification:

Clause 1. This Notification is called the “Notification of the Ministry of Public Health Re: The appointment of communicable disease control officers under the Communicable Diseases Act, B.E. 2558 (No. 6), B.E. 2564 (2021)”.

Clause 2. This Notification shall come into force on the day following the date of its publication in the Government Gazette.

Clause 3. Clause 4 of the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health Re: The appointment of communicable disease control officers under the Communicable Diseases Act, B.E. 2558 (No. 5), B.E. 2563 (2020), dated 20 April B.E. 2563 (2020), shall be repealed.

Clause 4 . Police officers under the Royal Thai Police shall be appointed as Communicable Disease Control Officers under the Communicable Diseases Act, B.E. 2558, within the areas of jurisdiction where they have authority and responsibility:

Clause 5 . The following government officials under the Department of Corrections shall be appointed as Communicable Disease Control Officers under the Communicable Diseases Act, B.E. 2558, within the areas of jurisdiction where they have authority and responsibility:

(1) Prison Director

(2) Directors of Correctional Institutions

(3) Directors of Retention House

(4) Directors of Detention House

(5) Government Officials under the Medical Services Division

(6) Government Officials of Department of Corrections, or those assigned to assist in official duties or perform official duties in Department of Corrections who work in the areas of epidemiology, surveillance, prevention, or control of communicable diseases in prisons, correctional institutions, retention house, or detention house

Announced on the 19th Day of May, B.E. 2564 (2021)

Anutin Charnvirakul

Minister of Public Health

Unofficial English translation by the Division of Legal Affairs, Department of Disease Control (August 2025), book page 105; the Thai text prevails.