Control of Covid-19 (Vaccination) Regulations, 2021

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Regulation 1

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 34 of the Public Health Act (2021 Revision), the Cabinet makes the following Regulations — Citation These Regulations may be cited as the Control of Covid-19 (Vaccination) Definitions In these Regulations — “Department” means the department responsible for public health; “electronic” means having electrical, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic or similar capabilities, whether digital, analogue or otherwise; “health care facility” means premises at which health services are provided by a registered practitioner; “health services” include clinical examination, nursing care, dental care, the provision of blood and blood products, diagnostic procedures, the provision of medical and surgical services, provision of pharmaceuticals, advice or counselling and any such other service as is provided by a registered practitioner under the Health Practice Act (2021 Revision);

Regulation 3

“manager”, in relation to a health care facility or a medical tourism facility, includes the owner; “medical tourism facility” means a health care facility designated by the Cabinet under section 7A(2) of the Health Practice Act (2021 Revision); “registered practitioner” means any person qualified to practise any of the professions specified in the Health Practice Act (2021 Revision) and registered under the Health Practice Act (2021 Revision); “supply”, in relation to vaccinations, includes the process of administering the vaccinations; and “virus” means the virus known as SARS-CoV-2 which causes the disease known as Covid-19. Conditions for the supply of vaccinations for the virus (1) For the purpose of the control of the virus and the vaccination of persons in the Islands, a registered practitioner, a manager of a health care facility or a manager of a medical tourism facility who intends to supply vaccinations for the virus shall — (a) prior to supplying vaccinations for the virus, register with the Department for that purpose; (b) ensure that only vaccinations which are approved by the Chief Medical Officer are supplied; ensure that the vaccinations under subparagraph (b) are supplied in the manner approved by the Chief Medical Officer; (d) in accordance with paragraph (2), submit a report to the Medical Officer of Health, which contains the following information — (i) the number of vaccines administered; (ii) in relation to each person who received the vaccine — (A) the person’s full name; (B) the person’s date of birth; (C) the person’s sex; (D) whether the person has any comorbidities; (E) the date of the first vaccination of the person; (F) the vaccine name and batch number; and (G) whether the person experienced any adverse event associated with the vaccination; and (iii) any other relevant information which the Medical Officer of Health may request; and

Regulation 4

(e) ensure that a person who is administered the vaccine is provided with proof of vaccination against the virus — (i) in the form of a certificate, which shall be in a form approved by the Medical Officer of Health; or (ii) by recording the vaccination in the person’s immunisation record card. (2) The report referred to in paragraph (1)(d) shall be submitted to the Medical Officer of Health — (a) on a weekly basis or, where otherwise required by the Medical Officer of Health, at such intervals as the Medical Officer of Health may specify; (b) by electronic means; and in a form approved by the Medical Officer of Health. (3) A registered practitioner, a manager of a health care facility or a manager of a medical tourism facility who contravenes this regulation commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of ten thousand dollars and to imprisonment for two years. Expiry These Regulations cease to have effect at the end of the period of one year beginning on the day on which they come into force or at such other date as may be specified by Cabinet by notice published in the Gazette. Made in Cabinet the 25th day of August, 2021. Davina Wilson Acting Clerk of the Cabinet