Communicable Diseases Act, B.E. 2558 (2015) · Chapter IV Bangkok Communicable Disease Committee

Section 26

There shall be a Bangkok Communicable Disease Committee, consisting of:

(1) the Governor of Bangkok as a chairperson;

(2) the Permanent Secretary of Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, a representative of the Office of the Permanent Secretary for Interior, a representative of the Department of Disease Control, a representative of the Government Public Relations Department, a representative of the Department of Livestock Development, a representative of the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare, the Director of Medical Service Department, BMA, the Director of Bangkok Fire and Rescue Department and directors of the hospitals affiliated with the Thai Red Cross Society in Bangkok area as members;

(3) one director of the hospitals affiliated with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, one director of the hospitals affiliated with the Department of Medical Services, Ministry of Public Health and one director of the Educational Service Area Offices in Bangkok, who are appointed by the Governor of Bangkok as members;

(4) not more than five directors of hospitals affiliated with State agencies other than (3), who are appointed by the Governor of Bangkok as members;

(5) one manager of sanatoriums under the law on sanatoriums in Bangkok area, who is appointed by the Governor of Bangkok as a member;

(6) one communicable disease control officer who is stationed at each of the international communicable disease control checkpoints in Bangkok area, and one person responsible for the port of entry of each of such international communicable disease control checkpoints as members.

The Director of Health Department, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration shall be a member and secretary, and the Governor of Bangkok shall appoint not more than two government officials of the Health Department, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, having a position not lower than a division director, as members and assistant secretaries.

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