OHIO’S COMMUNICABLE DISEASE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

Who must report? Healthcare providers (physicians, hospitals, infection preventionists) with knowledge of a case or suspect case of a disease which is required to be reported
Laboratories’ that examine specimens of human origin with evidence of diseases which are required to be reported any individual having knowledge of a person suffering from a disease suspected of being communicable
WHAT must be reported?
Diseases on Ohio’s ABC list ;=( Section 3- disease list attached to last page) Healthcare providers must report the following:  Name of case or suspect case  Diagnosis or suspected diagnosis  Date of birth of case or suspect case  Sex of case or suspect case  Telephone number of case or suspect case  Street address, including city, state and zip code of case or suspect case  Supplementary surveillance information as outlined in Section 3 for the specific disease being reported  Healthcare provider name, telephone number and street address (including city, state and zip code)
WHEN must a report be made?
Class A disease – immediately by phone Class B disease – by the end of the next business day Class C disease – by the end of the next business day
WHERE the report must be made?
Healthcare providers 
To the local health jurisdiction in which the case or suspected case resides (unless otherwise noted in Section 3)  if residence is unknown, report to the local health jurisdiction in which the healthcare provider or laboratory is located. (ODH-IDCM INTRO Page 3/Section 1 Revised 1/2014) If residence is outside of Ohio and reporting via electronic laboratory reporting (ELR), report to the state of patient residence.  If residence is outside of Ohio and not reporting via ELR, report to the local health jurisdiction in which the health care provider or laboratory is located. Local