Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

42.   Screening requirements

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    (1)   For the purposes of this Act, the screening requirements in relation to a person, are that the person shall —

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      (a)     answer questions about his or her health or other relevant circumstances, including travel history and information about other individuals with whom the person may have had physical contact;

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      (b)     produce documents which may assist the Chief Medical Officer to assess his or her health;

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      (c)     allow the Chief Medical Officer, or a person designated by the Chief Medical Officer to take a biological sample, including a sample of his or her respiratory secretions or blood, by appropriate means including by swabbing his or her nasopharyngeal cavity; and

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      (d)     provide sufficient information to enable him or her to be contacted immediately by the Chief Medical Officer during the period that the Chief Medical Officer specifies.

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    (2)   Where a person is a child and accompanied by a parent or guardian, the parent or guardian shall —

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      (a)     ensure that the child answers questions in accordance with subsection (1)(a);

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      (b)     answer the questions if the child is unable to do so or cannot reliably do so;

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      (c)     produce documents, required under subsection (1)(b), on the child's behalf;

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      (d)     allow the Chief Medical Officer to take a biological sample of the child, including a sample of the child's respiratory secretions or blood, by appropriate means including by swabbing the child's nasopharyngeal cavity, or provide the sample;

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      (e)     provide information under subsection (1)(d) to the Chief Medical Officer as required; and

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      (f)     other information as required by the Chief Medical Officer.