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Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and Conditions to Sutter County Public Health

Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations mandates reporting of certain diseases and conditions to the local health officer. 17 CCR § 2500. These reports are confidential and the information carefully protected as required by law.

The current list of reportable diseases and conditions is available on the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) website at: Reportable Diseases and Conditions or request a printed copy by contacting the Sutter County Public Health Communicable Disease Program at 822-7215.

Important! Please note that some diseases are reportable immediately or same day by phone in addition to written or electronic reporting due to potential need for prompt public health action to prevent transmission and protect the public.

Contact information

For diseases and conditions that require reporting by phone in addition to the written report:

  • During regular county business hours:
    Contact communicable disease control staff at (530) 822-7215
  • After-hours, weekends and holidays 24/7, contact the Health Officer:
      Answering service at (530) 822-7215, option 4

Confidential Morbidity Reports (CMRs) of reportable conditions may be made by faxing the completed CMR form or by secure electronic web-based reporting:

  • CMR Forms: Fax completed CMR to Sutter County Public Health confidential CD fax: 530-822-5980
    • CDPH 110 A - This form is for reporting all conditions except Tuberculosis and conditions reportable to DMV.
    • CDPH 110 B - This form is only for reporting Tuberculosis.
    • CDPH 110 C - This form is for reporting lapses of consciousness or control, Alzheimer's disease or other conditions which may impair the ability to operate a motor vehicle safely - all conditions reportable to DMV (pursuant to H&S 103900).
  • CalREDIE Provider Portal: Confidential web-based CDPH disease electronic reporting is now available to providers in place of paper CMR reporting. For information about enrollment in CalREDIE, contact the Public Health Epidemiologist or Supervising Public Health Nurse at 822-7215.

For more information about reporting and notifiable diseases and conditions in California, go to the CDPH website at: Division of Communicable Disease Control

Failure to report is a misdemeanor (Health & Safety Code §120295) and is a citable offense under the Medical Board of California Citation and Fine Program (Title 16, CCR, §1364.10 and 1364.11).