ISO/TS 17371:2023

Healthcare organization management — Infection prevention and control (IPC) measures for cross-border workers

This document specifies the infection prevention and control (IPC) measures for cross-border workers. It is applicable only in the circumstance of novel infectious disease outbreak while valid vaccine or drug for treatment are not available. It can be used for the purpose of maintaining economic activities when a country that workers need to enter blocks its border due to a pandemic or epidemic (Annex A). This document provides information on the key aspects and details of the process requirements, procedures for selecting service providers, such as travel management company, and procedures for cross-border workers amidst a pandemic, encompassing the complete set of stages from ‘pre-departure’, ‘border crossing’, ‘quarantine and commute’, to ‘return’, and is addressed to all stakeholders involved in travel, whether from the public or private sector. NOTE Stakeholders are comprised of but not limited to health authority, healthcare organization and screening stations, accommodation services, transportation services, travel agencies, and private companies including their contractors and providers.

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General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 11-Dec-2023
• ICS: 03.100.01 - Company organization and management in general
• ICS: 03.220.01 - Transport in general
• ICS: 11.020.01 - Quality and environmental management in health care
• Technical Committee: ISO/TC 304 - Healthcare organization management
• Drafting Committee: ISO/TC 304 - Healthcare organization management
• Current Stage: 6060 - International Standard published
• Start Date: 12-Dec-2023
• Due Date: 11-Jul-2025
• Completion Date: 12-Dec-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

TECHNICAL ISO/TS
SPECIFICATION 17371
First edition
2023-12
Healthcare organization
management — Infection prevention
and control (IPC) measures for cross-
border workers
Reference number
ISO/TS 17371:2023(E)
© ISO 2023

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ISO/TS 17371:2023(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Abbreviated terms . 3
5 Process requirements . 3
5.1 Overview . 3
5.2 Pre-departure . 5
5.2.1 General . 5
5.2.2 (Step 1) Exemption to travel restriction . 6
5.2.3 (Step 2) Pre-departure respiratory virus test . 6
5.2.4 (Step 3) Pre-departure quarantine . 7
5.3 Border crossing . 8
5.3.1 General . 8
5.3.2 (Step 4) Charter flight . 8
5.3.3 (Step 5) Immigration for border entry . 9
5.4 Quarantine and commute . 9
5.4.1 General . 9
5.4.2 (Step 6) On-trip quarantine .
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TECHNICAL ISO/TS
SPECIFICATION 17371
First edition
Healthcare organization
management — Infection prevention
and control (IPC) measures for cross-
border workers
PROOF/ÉPREUVE
Reference number
ISO/TS 17371:2023(E)
© ISO 2023

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ISO/TS 17371:2023(E)
COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DOCUMENT
© ISO 2023
All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, or required in the context of its implementation, no part of this publication may
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ISO/TS 17371:2023(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Abbreviated terms . 3
5 Process requirements . 3
5.1 Overview . 3
5.2 Pre-departure . 5
5.2.1 General . 5
5.2.2 (Step 1) Exemption to travel restriction . 6
5.2.3 (Step 2) Pre-departure respiratory virus test . 6
5.2.4 (Step 3) Pre-departure quarantine . 7
5.3 Border crossing . 8
5.3.1 General . 8
5.3.2 (Step 4) Charter flight . 8
5.3.3 (Step 5) Immigration for border entry . 9
5.4 Quarantine and commute . 9
5.4.1 General . 9
5.4.2 (Step 6) On-trip quarantine .
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ISO/PRF TS 17371
ISO/TC 304/WG 4
Secretariat: ANSI
Date: 2023-10-27
Healthcare organization management — Infection prevention and
control (IPC) measures for cross-border workers

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ISO/PRF TS 17371:(E)
© ISO 20XX2023
All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, or required in the context of its implementation, no part of this
publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical,
including photocopying, or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can
be requested from either ISO at the address below or ISO’s member body in the country of the requester.
ISO copyright office
CP 401 • Ch. de Blandonnet 8
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Phone: + 41 22 749 01 11
EmailE-mail: [e-mail]
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Published in Switzerland
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ISO/PRF TS 17371:(E)
Contents
Foreword . v
Introduction . vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Abbreviated terms . 5
5 Process requirements . 5
5.1 Overview . 5
5.2 Pre-departure . 8
5.2.1 General . 8
5.2.2 (Step 1) Exemption to travel restriction . 9
5.2.3 (Step 2) Pre-departure respiratory virus test . 9
5.2.4 (Step 3) Pre-departure quarantine . 10
5.3 Border crossing . 11
5.3.1 General . 11
5.3.2 (Step 4) Charter flight. 12
5.3.3 (Step 5) Immigration for border entry . 12
5.4 Quarantine and commute . 13
5.4.1 General . 13
5.4.2 (Step 6) On-trip quarantine . 13
5.4.3 (Step 7) Post-quarantine commute . 15
5.4.4 (Step 8) Return .
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