What information is reported by clinical laboratories to SFDPH?
The California Code of Regulations, Title 17, Section 2505, outlines the tests (including HBV and HCV test results) that clinical laboratories are obligated to report. In addition to test date and results, laboratories must report identifying information for the patient (name, address, phone, gender, date of birth, medical record number) and the ordering physician (name, address, phone). This reporting enables health departments to undertake disease control interventions and manage communicable disease outbreaks.
