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17, California Code of Regulations (CCR), Section 2500 2500(b)
It shall be the duty of every health care provider, knowing or in
attendance on a case or suspected case of any of the diseases or
conditions listed below, to report to the local health officer for the
jurisdiction where the patient resides. Where no health care provider is
in attendance, any individual having the knowledge of a person who is
suspected to be suffering from one of the diseases or conditions listed
below may make such a report to the local health officer for the
jurisdiction where the patient resides. 2500
(c) The administrator of each health facility, clinic or other setting
where more than one health care provider may know of a case, a suspected
case or an outbreak of disease within the facility shall establish and
be responsible for administrative procedures to assure that reports are
made to the local health officer.
2500 (a)
(14) 'Health care provider' means a physician and surgeon, a
veterinarian, a podiatrist, a nurse practitioner, a physician assistant,
a registered nurse, a nurse midwife, a school nurse, an infection
control practitioner, a medical examiner, a coroner, or a dentist. Urgency
Reporting Requirements [17 CCR 2500 (h) (i)]
FAX
All
Other Diseases/Conditions Should be Reported by Telephone, Mail or FAX
within 7 Calendar Days of Identification using the Confidential Morbidity Report form.
Reportable
Communicable Diseases [17 CCR 2500 (j) (l)]:
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