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Taiwan’s Center for Disease Control has ameded its regulations to allow foreing workers diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) during the second health check (after six month work), thrid health check (after 18 month work) and forth health check (after 30 month work) can remain in Taiwan for treatment, effective from January 17, 2014. Eearlier on the regulation required them to be sent back to their country. Only workers who are diagnosed with TB in their first health check (after 3 day work) since arriving on the island will be sent back to their country. Statistically, some 260 foreign workers are diagnosed with the disease once a year.
The Center for Disease Control requries foreign workers to undertake health check four times, first one within 3 day after their arrival, second one after six month of work, third one after 18 month of work and forth one after 30 month of work. They are examined for TB, Immunity against HIV, parasite in stool, amebiasis, syphilis, and general health condition. Female workers will have to undertake a pragnancy test only when they first arrive on the island.
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