Reporting of suspected or confirmed communicable disease is mandated under the Arizona Administrative Codes R9-6-202, R9-6-203, and R9-6-204. The primary responsibility for reporting rests with the provider (R9-6-202a), Administrator of a Health Care Institution or Correctional Facility (R-6-202b), Administrator of a School, Child Care Establishment, or Shelter (R9-6-203), and Clinical Laboratories (R9-6-204). There are 87 different communicable diseases that are reportable to your county health department, effective October 2, 2004. The reporting list and requirements appear as downloadable PDF formats toward the middle of this page.
Some reports are received by mail using a special form which can be downloaded by health care providers from this webpage. Other diseases must be reported by telephone within 24 hours (see list of reportable diseases).
The Department of Public Health is mandated to control the spread of these diseases. Our nurses, other investigative staff and the epidemiology staff keep track of the number of cases of each disease in our county. For many illnesses, such as bacterial meningitis, enteric illnesses and vaccine preventable diseases, we assure that preventative or prophylactic treatment is provided to contacts and we exclude persons at risk of spreading disease from school or work. We also assist the public by giving recommendations for controlling spread or exposure in many different settings, and monitor disease patterns in order to stop transmission.
If you are a medical provider and have a communicable disease to report, please download the
Communicable Disease Reporting Form, complete it, and fax it to the appropriate office listed to the right. For example, fax communicable disease reports to (602) 506-8444.
If you are not a medical provider, but think you have a communicable disease, please see your provider.
List of Reportable Communicable Diseases