SAFHIS: Employers

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What Employers Need to Know

Employers do not use SAFHIS directly but rely on its results. What matters to employers:

All workers must pass SAFHIS medical screening before permits can be approved.

Employers should ensure their workers attend screenings only at registered SAFHIS panel facilities.

SAFHIS protects employers from hiring medically unfit workers.

process flow

High-Level Process Flow

Book & Confirm

The employer requests an appointment via the digital system. The medical facility receives the request and accepts it.

Screen & Test

The worker attends the clinic for clinical evaluation. The primary clinic manages referrals to X-ray or Laboratory partners.

Review & Determine

All clinical data is uploaded electronically to SAFHIS. A final "Fit" or "Unfit" decision is generated based on these integrated reports.

Result Sync

The final "Fit/Unfit" status is automatically synced to the employer's dashboard as well as Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia Sarawak (JIMS) for permit processing

FAQs

Popular Questions for Employers

All workers must complete standard blood tests, urine examinations (including drug and pregnancy tests), and a chest X-ray. Additional tests, such as rectal swabs or serum creatinine, may be required based on the worker's country of origin, job scope, or medical history.

No, SAFHIS is only for panel medical facilities and medical personnel. As an employer, your responsibility is to ensure that your foreign worker visits the designated medical facility after making a booking via your SANSOLS account.

SAFHIS is the only authorised platform for the medical screening of foreign workers in Sarawak. SAFHIS was established by the Sarawak Government and the Sarawak Health Department to oversee and regulate mandatory medical screening of all legal foreign workers.

You may book an appointment with a SAFHIS panel medical facility via your SANSOLS account. It is advisable to make the booking only after your worker has entered Sarawak.

A foreign worker must undergo a medical screening at a SAFHIS panel medical facility within 30 days of arriving in Sarawak.

The outcome of the medical screening will be seamlessly available to the Immigration Department once your worker has his/her fitness status certified as SAFHIS has been integrated with the Immigration Department of Malaysia (Sarawak).

The cost of booking a medical screening appointment with a SAFHIS panel medical facility is RM 30.

Currently, foreign workers employed in the agriculture, construction, manufacturing, mining, quarrying, and services sectors are required to undergo medical screening through SAFHIS. More information at https://genesis.sarawak.gov.my

They must present their passport for verification purposes.

No, the results of all medical examinations are confidential. In compliance with the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) 2010, you will only be notified of your foreign worker's fitness status for employment (whether fit or unfit) via email and on the dashboard of your SANSOLS account.

Currently, no appeals will be accepted. This is in accordance with regulations set by Jabatan Kesihatan Negeri Sarawak. Please be aware that foreign workers deemed unfit must be repatriated to their country of origin, as per the regulations outlined by Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia, Sarawak.

Employers handle administrative tasks like obtaining licences, booking appointments, and bringing workers to the clinic, while medical facilities conduct the clinical screenings and certify the worker's fitness.

No, workers with MSEN licences are excluded from the SAFHIS workflow, whereas workers with SANSOLS labour licences are required to undergo SAFHIS medical screening. Since the MSEN system began phasing out in January 2025, please refer to the attached MSEN vs. SANSOLS Labour Licence guide below for visual examples of the documents and specific requirements.

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