It is important that you report notifiable diseases/conditions to the county where the patient resides so that appropriate follow-up can occur. For diseases/conditions that are reportable and specified methods and time frames for reporting, please see the List of Reportable Diseases.

List of Reportable Diseases (page 2 of the CMR form)
California Code of Regulations, Title 17, Section 2500, mandates that certain communicable and non-communicable diseases/conditions be reported to the local health department using specified methods and time frames. The List of Reportable Diseases, which summarizes disease reporting requirements, may be downloaded from this website and freely copied.

It is important that you report notifiable diseases/conditions to the county where the patient resides so that appropriate follow-up can occur. The Confidential Morbidity Report (CMR) form may be used to report notifiable diseases/conditions to Orange County Public Health.

For more information on reporting, please see the July 26th, 2007 CD Connection Newsletter.

Reporting other than communicable diseases