Provider Communicable Disease Reporting in Los Angeles County
What to report
California law requires healthcare providers to report:
- Suspected or confirmed cases of specified communicable diseases
- All disease outbreaks
- Any unusual disease
Unusual diseases include:
- Rare diseases
- Newly apparent or emerging diseases
- Syndromes of uncertain etiology that may be due to a transmissible infectious agent or microbial toxin.
To download or print the full list of conditions, see LA County Provider Reportable Diseases and Conditions.
Where to report
- Residents of LA County: Report to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
- Residents of Long Beach, Pasadena, and jurisdictions outside LA County: see About Mandatory Reporting.
When to report
Some diseases, all outbreaks, and unusual diseases require urgent reporting. See page 2 of LA County Provider Reportable Diseases and Conditions List for reporting priority by condition.
Report suspected or confirmed cases immediately by telephone.
- Weekdays 8:30am–5pm, call 213-240-7941.
- After-hours, call 213-974-1234 and ask for the physician on call.
Depending on the disease or condition, report within 1 working day or 7 calendar days of identification by phone, email, mail, or fax.
-
Cases: complete a
Confidential Morbidity Report Form (CMR) and:
- Fax to 888-397-3778 or 213-482-5508.
- Send via secure email to ACDC Morbidity Unit .
- Outbreaks: complete Web form.
- Or, for cases and outbreaks: call 888-397-3993 weekdays 8:30am–5:00pm.
For information on how to report TB, STDs, HIV/AIDs, animal bites and diseases, and non-infectious conditions, please visit the Health Professional Mandatory Reporting webpage.
Consulation
The Department of Public Health provides clinical consults for providers on reportable communicable diseases, lab-related queries and veterinary public health. Phone numbers are listed on the Consultation webpage.
For more information, visit About Mandatory Reporting in California.
