Department of Public Health - Acute Communicable Disease Control

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Communicable Disease Reporting System (CDRS)

Reporting Numbers / Forms / Systems:

Hotline: (888) 397-3993
Faxline: (888) 397-3778
E-mail: cdrsreprt@ladhs.org (for general inquiries only)
Epidemiology Reporting Forms
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What is Reportable?

List of Reportable Diseases (Section 2500) (Embedded links to corresponding report forms in list)
Laboratory Reporting List (Section 2505)

General ACDC Reporting Forms

Important Changes in Reportable Diseases (See Last Page For List) (7-18-07)

Confidential Morbidity Report (CMR) Form or hi resolution (4.7 mb)

Report a Public Health Problem

Report a Public Health Problem

Other Public Health Reporting Forms

Adult HIV/AIDS
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (Updated 12/07)
Tuberculosis
Veterinary Public Health & Rabies

Introduction to Disease Reporting in California

Under the California Code of Regulations, Title 17 (Section 2500), public health professionals, medical providers and others are mandated to report approximately 85 diseases or conditions to their local health department. Additionally, anyone in charge of any type of school is also required to report these diseases (Section 2508), as are Laboratories (Section 2505).

Why report?

The primary objectives of disease surveillance are:

protecting the health of the public;
to determine the extent of morbidity within the community;
to evaluate risk of transmission;
to intervene rapidly when appropriate.

Delay or failure to report:

Delay or failure to report communicable diseases has contributed to secondary transmission in the past. Under the California Code of Regulations, Title 16, (Section 1364.10), failure to report a communicable disease is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for a term of not more than 90 days, or both. Each day the violation is continued is a separate offense. The Medical Board of California has made failure to report in a timely manner a citable offense under California Business and Professions Code (Section 2234), "Unprofessional Conduct."