Latent TB Referrals Only - ** If you strongly suspect this is an active case of TB, CALL the office immediately to report, as required by law
Notifiable Conditions for the Health Care Provider:
The following conditions are notifiable to local health authorities in Washington in accordance with WAC 246-101. Timeframes for notification are indicated below the list.
Click on the highlighted diseases for more information from the CDC. If you want fact sheets for your patients from Snohomish Health District, click here.
Any cluster or pattern of cases, suspected cases, deaths or increased incidence of any potentially infectious disease or condition
beyond that expected in a given period which may indicate an outbreak, epidemic or related public health hazard shall be reported immediately
by telephone to the appropriate program. Although a disease may not require a report, you are always welcome to call for advice, especially
when dealing with outbreaks of illness.
Please report outbreaks of possible Influenza or Norovirus in nursing home facilities to the CD Program at 425-339-5278. For infection control
guidelines and other resources click on one of the following links:
Who Must Report:
Health care providers, health care facilities, laboratories, schools and child care programs are required to report certain communicable diseases to SHD.
For specific forms, see top of page. Please supply as much of the following information as possible, either by phone or faxed report:
Patient's name
Date of birth
Race
Gender
Home and cell phone
Work phone
Address
Disease
Method of diagnosis
Date of onset
Chief symptoms/complaints
Lab test results
Treatment given
Possible source
Attending physician
Physician's phone number
Additional comments
Name and title of person making report
Phone number of person making report
Hospital admission/ER visit date
Discharge date
HIPAA:
Letter to Health care providers - discusses
providers' ability to report patients with notifiable conditions, as well as their medical information
Specimen Submission:
Labs are required to submit the following specimens to the Department of Health Public Health Laboratory for confirmation:
Botulism¹
Brucellosis
Cholera¹
Cyclosporiasis
Diphtheria
Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (shiga-like toxin producing)
Measles
Meningococcus (blood/CSF/other sterile site)¹
Tuberculosis²
Plague¹
Rubella
Salmonellosis (including typhi)
Shigellosis
Syphilis
Tularemia
** Diseases of Suspected Bioterrorism origin (i.e., Anthrax, Smallpox)¹
¹Specimens (food, stool, blood as appropriate) should be submitted on suspect cases. ²Submit isolates for M. tuberculosis complex. Report antibiotic sensitivity results to WA DOH for 1st isolate only.
