REPORT

REPORT (Rules for Every Provider and Organization to Report on Time) Notifiable Diseases is one component of the DETECT, TEST, and REPORT Notifiable Disease Awareness Campaign. The awareness campaign emphasizes different disease control actions needed to reduce the impact of Alabama's reportable diseases and create a robust notifiable disease system. REPORT Notifiable Disease is a reminder for all reporting entities to report notifiable diseases in a timely manner. REPORT is vital to ensure Alabama's Notifiable Diseases are investigated quickly to reduce further possible exposure and to treat those infected.

Notifiable Disease Reporters

All physicians, dentists, nurses, medical examiners, hospital administrators, nursing home administrators, lab directors, school principals, and day care directors are responsible for reporting Notifiable Diseases in Alabama.

REPORT Notifiable Diseases

• As of 4/14/2024, laboratories are required to report electronically to ID&O and must include test method and results reference range. Labs can no longer use the online REPORT Card to report notifiable diseases. Please call the Infectious Diseases & Outbreaks Division at 1-800-338-8374 for further reporting instructions.
• Reporters cannot assume or delegate laboratories to report for them.
• To report an Immediate, Urgent, or Standard Notification Notifiable Disease, please submit a REPORT Card for Reportable Diseases/Conditions.
• Plasma Centers and Blood Banks Hepatitis Reporting Requirements.
• Laboratories must report laboratory test results to the Department by electronic means within the the designated time required by disease category for the corresponding disease/condition not to exceed 24 hours. For additional details please see the Memo defining Electronic Laboratory Reports.

Time Frame and Method

• Immediate, Extremely Urgent - Diseases/Conditions must be reported to ADPH within 4 hours of presumptive diagnosis or laboratory test report by telephone (800-338-8374).
• Immediate, Urgent - Diseases/Conditions must be reported to ADPH within 24 hours of presumptive diagnosis or laboratory test report either electronically, telephone (800-338-8374), or fax.
• Standard Notification Diseases/Conditions must be reported to ADPH within 3 days of diagnosis or laboratory test report (unless otherwise specified in the Rules) electronically.

Public Health Authority

• Effective April 2024, the Alabama Notifiable Disease Rules, Chapter 420-4-1 was updated and specifies the diseases and conditions requiring notification, and the time frame and methods for notification.
• ADPH is a public health authority as defined by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information; Final Rule (Privacy Rule) [45 CFR §164.501] to collect or receive protected health information (PHI) for the purpose of surveillance, investigations, and interventions of notifiable diseases, without authorization of the patient. For more information, please see ADPH General Counsel HIPPA Letter and CDC's MMWR HIPAA Privacy Rule and Public Health.

Reportable Diseases/Conditions in Alabama

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Reportable Laboratory Test Results and Submission of Clinical Materials

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