Ohio Admin. Code § 3701-3-05 TIME OF REPORT
(A) Case reports by physicians or designated others as specified in
rule 3701-3-03 of the Administrative Code, and reports by persons in
charge of laboratories of positive results of examinations for class A
diseases, shall be provided to the board of health of the local health
district in which the patient resides. Cases of reportable diseases that
occur outside the local health district of residence also shall be
reported to the board of health of the local health district in which
the case occurs. The time and method of reporting shall be as follows:
(1) Case reports and reports of positive laboratory results for
diseases specified as class A in paragraph (A)(1) of rule 3701-3-02 of
the Administrative Code shall be provided by telephone immediately upon
recognition that such case, suspected case, or positive laboratory
result exists.
(2) Case reports and reports of positive laboratory results for
diseases specified as class A in paragraph (A)(2) of rule 3701-3-02 of
the Administrative Code shall be provided by the end of the next
business day, after the existence of such case, suspected case, or
positive laboratory result is known.
(3) Case reports and reports of positive laboratory results for
diseases specified as class A in paragraph (A)(3) of rule 3701-3-02 of
the Administrative Code shall be provided by the close of each working
week after the existence of such case, suspected case, or positive
laboratory result is known.
(B) Reports by physicians and designated others of the number of
diseases specified as class B in rule 3701-3-02 of the Administrative
Code shall be provided to the board of health by the close of each
working week.
(C) Reports by physicians and designated others of situations when an
outbreak, unusual incidence or epidemic of any disease specified as
class C in rule 3701-3-02 of the Administrative Code is suspected shall
be reported to the board of health by the end of the next working day.
(D) Except as otherwise required by paragraph (A)(1) of this rule,
reports of cases and suspect cases of reportable diseases, and reports
of positive results of laboratory tests for reportable diseases shall be
in writing. All reports shall include the name and address of the case,
suspect case, or person from whom the specimen for laboratory
examination was taken. Except as otherwise required by paragraph (A)(1)
of this rule, in lieu of written reporting, a board of health may accept
verbal reports of class A, class B, or class C diseases by telephone or
other electronic systems approved by the director, within the same time
limitations. Reports shall include supplementary information relevant to
the case or laboratory report as needed to complete official
surveillance forms provided or approved by the director.
CREDIT(S)
HISTORY: 1998-99 OMR 65 (R-E), eff. 7-23-98; 1979-80 OMR 4-615 (A),
eff. 3-13- 80; prior HE-3-05
RC 119.032 rule review date(s): 7-23-03
