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TOMƁS J. ARAGƓN, M.D., Dr.P.H.
State Public Health Officer & Director
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Gavin Newsom
Governor

State of California—Health and Human Services Agency
California Department of Public Health


October 4, 2022


TO:
All Californians

SUBJECT:
Revision Of Mandatory Reporting Of Covid-19 Results By Health Care Providers

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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Note: This Guidance is no longer in effect and is for historical purposes only.​​ For healthcare providers see further details in the Title 17, California Code of Regulations (CCR) 2500, 2593, 2641.5-2643.20, and 2800-2812 Reportable Diseases and Conditions (PDF)


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State Public Health Officer Order of October 4, 2022

Health care providers (HCP) are required to report cases of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)[1] pursuant to provisions of title 17, California Code of Regulations sections 2500 (hereinafter, all references to sections are to title 17 of the California Code of Regulations).  HCP reporting is required under section 2500, which states that HCPs must report every confirmed or suspect case within one working day. (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 17, § 2500, subd. (b), (j).) 

HCP reporting is largely not automated and requires manual processes that are more time consuming. In the context of the very large number of COVID-19 cases[2] currently being identified, HCP reporting has become increasingly difficult.  At this stage in the pandemic, reporting of all cases by HCP is no longer feasible due to volume.  

As CDPH currently already depends primarily on laboratory reporting for identification and monitoring of COVID-19 cases, limiting HCP reporting to severe cases, such as hospitalizations and deaths, would reflect the evolving priorities for COVID-19 surveillance. If the situation arises such that the California Department of Public Health and/or a local health officer requests COVID-19 information from an HCP, this information would still be made available pursuant to section 2500. However, an HCP conducting point of care COVID-19 testing are considered to be laboratories, and therefore would still be required to report all COVID-19 test results, consistent with laboratory reporting requirements. 

CDPH has authority under the Health and Safety Code to take actions necessary to manage the response to the COVID-19 pandemic and prevent the spread of communicable diseases.

I, as State Public Health Officer of the State of California, order:

1. California Code of Regulations, title 17, sections 2500(b) and 2500(j) are temporarily modified to eliminate the requirements for health care providers to report COVID-19 cases, except as follows: 

    a. Within one working day of identification of hospitalization and/or death of a patient due to COVID-19, health care providers shall report this information. 

    b. The reporting of hospitalizations and deaths by healthcare providers required by subparagraph a. is in addition to weekly reporting of hospitalized COVID-19 cases by hospitals as required under AFL 21-25.[3] 

    c. Health care providers conducting point of care testing must still report test results consistent with the requirements for laboratories.[4] 

2. The terms of this Order supersede any conflicting terms in any other California Department of Public Health orders, directives or guidance. 

3. Except to the extent this Order provides otherwise, all other terms in all of my other orders remain in effect and shall apply statewide.

4. This Order shall take effect immediately and remain in effect until rescinded. 

5. This Order is issued pursuant to Executive Order N-07-21, paragraph 3, Health and Safety Code sections 120125, 120130, 120140, 120175, and 131080.


Tomas Aragon Signature

TomÔs J. Aragón, MD, DrPH
Director and State Public Health Officer
California Department of Public Health


[1] COVID-19 is also referred to as "severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and "Coronavirus, novel strains" within the text of the sections of the cited regulations.

[2] COVID-19.ca.gov Tracking COVID-19 in California web page.

[3] California Department of Public Health AFL 21-25 web page.

[4] "All laboratories—including laboratories, testing locations operating as temporary overflow or remote locations for a laboratory, and other facilities or locations performing testing at point of care or with at-home specimen collection related to SARS-CoV-21—shall report data for all testing completed, for each individual tested, within 24 hours of results being known or determined, on a daily basis to the appropriate state or local public health department based on the individual's residence." COVID-19 Pandemic Response, Laboratory Data Reporting: CARES Act Section 18115 (January 8, 2021) as of January 24, 2022 (PDF).

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