Reportable disease definition

Reportable disease means a disease or condition included in the list of reportable diseases and includes a disease that is designated as reportable under Health and Safety Code 81.048.
Reportable disease means a disease or condition, the reporting of which enables a public health authority to take action to protect or to benefit the public health.
Reportable disease means any disease designated by rule adopted by the department requiring its occurrence to be reported to an appropriate authority.

Examples of Reportable disease in a sentence

  • Reportable disease policies as required by the state department of public health.

  • Reportable disease categories as set forth by the Department of Health Services (DHS) are as follows: 1.

  • Reportable disease categories are as follows:− Category I diseases are of urgent public health importance and must be reported immediately by telephone to the local public health officer or to the local health officer’s designee upon identification of a case or a suspected case.

  • Review the following points: • Reportable disease and PHEICs are a global problem with enormous personal, social and economic costs.

  • Reportable disease" means a communicable disease, disease outbreak, or other condition of public health significance required to be reported to the department and local health directors.


More Definitions of Reportable disease

Reportable disease means a disease or condition, the reporting of which enables a public
Reportable disease means a communicable disease, disease outbreak or other condition of public health significance required to be reported to the department and the local director of health;
Reportable disease means any disease designated by this chapter.
Reportable disease means an animal disease on the current reportable animal disease list maintained by the state veterinarian that poses a serious threat to the livestock industry, public health, or human food chain.
Reportable disease means a disease or condition, the reporting of which enables a public health authority to take action to protect or to benefit the public health. [1995 c.657 §10; 2003 c.86 §10; 2007 c.445 §6b; 2011 c.703 §37]
Reportable disease means a disease or condition included in the list of reportable diseases and includes a disease that is designated as reportable under Section81.048.
Reportable disease means “reportable disease” as defined in He-P 301.01, namely “a communicable disease, as defined in RSA 141-C:2, VI, required to be reported to the commissioner [of the department of health and human services (DHHS)] pursuant to RSA 141-C:7 and He-P 301.02.”