Reporting of Lyme Disease
Lyme disease is a serious bacterial infection caused by a tick bite and
affects humans and animals.
Table of Contents
MEDLINE citations on reporting of Lyme disease
Reported cases of Lyme disease - national
Lyme disease reporting requirements and forms for individual states
Articles and other information on reporting of Lyme disease
Administrative rules resources
For underreporting of Lyme disease, see:
Lyme Disease - Underdiagnosed, Overdiagnosed, and/or Underreported?
For more information on Lyme disease
Reporting of Lyme Disease
MEDLINE citations on reporting of Lyme disease
This section contains links to citations and abstracts for medical and scientific articles from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM) MEDLINE database.
MEDLINE - reporting AND Lyme disease - 28 on 13 Sep 99
MEDLINE - underreport* AND Lyme disease - 6 on 22 Jun 99
MEDLINE - physician reporting AND Lyme disease - 3 on 13 Sep 99
MEDLINE - Incidence-rates AND Lyme disease - 5 on 13 Sep 99
MEDLINE - report* and cases and human AND Lyme disease - 334 on 13 Sep 99
MEDLINE - surveillance or epidemiology [in Title] AND Lyme disease - 73 on 22 Dec 99
MEDLINE - surveillance or epidemiology and human AND Lyme disease - 967 on 22 Dec 99
Reported cases of Lyme disease - national
CDC: MMWR Morbidity Tables - See Table II, part 2 - updated by Fri morning
CDC provisional cases for Lyme disease for 2000 (week ending December 30, 2000)
CDC provisional cases for Lyme disease for 1999 (week ending January 1, 2000)
CDC: Reported Cases of Lyme Disease, by State, 1989-1998
CDC: Lyme disease cases reported to CDC by State Health Departments, 1982-1997
CDC: Lyme disease cases reported to CDC by State Health Departments, 1982-1996
Summary of Notifiable Diseases, United States [1997 and 1996]
Lyme disease reporting requirements and forms for individual states
CDC - Lyme Disease Case Report Form
ACP - Lyme Disease Case Report Form - ACP site
Alabama
AL DOH: What are Notifiable diseases/conditions? - Notifiable Disease/Conditions Case report card
AL DOH: Alabama Notifiable Diseases/Conditions
Alaska
The Alaska Administrative Code (AAC)
AAC Single Query Request Page
7 AAC 27.005...(21) Lyme disease;
AK DHHS: Disease Reporting Regulations Revised (20 Jan 99) [LD Docs=Yes, Labs=Yes]
AK DHHS: Disease Reporting - Health Care Providers
AK DHHS: Disease Reporting - Laboratories
AK DHHS: Conditions Reportable to Public Health in Alaska: How to Report
AK DHHS: Conditions Reportable to Public Health in Alaska
Arizona
AZ Admin Code, Title 9, Chap. 6, DHS, Art. 3, R9-6-337 - Lyme disease [Docs=Yes, Labs=No]
AZ DHS: Office of Infectious Disease Services - Disease Reporting
AZ DHS: Reportable Communicable Diseases in Arizona
AZ: Maricopa County, Reportable diseases and to request reporting form
Arkansas
Arkansas reportable diseases [Docs=Yes, Labs=No]
California
CA DHS: Reportable Diseases and Conditions, Title 17, California Code of Regs, Section 2500
[Lyme disease: Docs=Yes]
CA DHS: Laboratory Reportable Diseases/Conditions, Title 17, CA Code of Regs, Section 2505
[Lyme Disease: Labs=No]
CA: Lyme Disease Case History Form
CA: Contra Costa County - Reportable Communicable Diseases
CA: San Bernadino County, SBCDPH Reportable Diseases and Conditions
CA: Communicable Disease Reporting in San Diego County
CA: Santa Clara County Health - Reportable Diseases & Conditions - LD reporting requirements
CA: Ventura County, Comunicable Disease - reporting requirements
Colorado
CO: Rules Pertaining to Epidemic and Communicable Disease Control [LD Doc=Yes, Labs=Yes]
CO: Colorado Board of Health, Lyme disease reportable in Colorado
Colorado Dept. of Public Health and Environment Regulations
CDPHE Regulations Download Index
CDPHE: 6 CCR-1009-1 Rules Pertaining to...Disease Control [LD Doc=Yes, Labs=Yes]
CDPHE: Conditions Reportable by all Physicians in Colorado
Connecticut
CT DPH: Reportable Diseases and Laboratory Findings - EPI Newsletter - [Doc=Yes, Labs=Yes]
CT DPH: Reportable Diseases - 2001
CT DPH: Laboratory Reportable Significant Findings - 20001
General Statutes of Connecticut, Revised to 1997 Title-22 - Agriculture.Domestic Animals
Delaware
DE: Reportable diseases
DE: DHSS: List of Notifiable Diseases in Delaware - current numbers
DE: Notifiable diseases - Lyme disease - current numbers
Florida
FL: List of Reportable Diseases/Conditions in Florida [doc=yes, labs=yes]
FL: REPORTABLE LABORATORY FINDINGS
FL: DOH: Case definition of select diseases and conditions - June 1999
Georgia
Administrative Rules and Regulations of The State of Georgia [Chapter 31, DPH, not available]
GDPH: Notifiable Diseases - Introduction
GDPH: Notifiable Diseases - State Law OCGA 31-12-2
GDPH: Notifiable Disease Reporting
GDPH: Notifiable Diseases - Vector-borne Diseases
GDPH: Georgia Notifiable Disease Report Form
Hawaii
Hawaii Department of Health - Administrative Rules
Hawaii Department of Health - Administrative Rules - Title 11
HI DOH: Administrative Rules - Communicable Disease, Title 11, Chapter 156
HI DOH: Disease reporting requirements for health care providers in Hawai'i [LD Docs=No]
HI DOH: Hawai'i laboratory reporting requirements [LD Labs=No]
HI DOH: New Infectious Disease Reporting Requirements, 10 Oct 97
Idaho
Administrative Code
Search the Administrative Rules & Bulletins
16.02.10 Health & Welfare, DOH Idaho Reportable Diseases, [LD Docs=Yes, Labs=Yes]
ID SCDHD: Disease Reporting and Control - Idaho Reportable Disease Laws
Illinois
IL: Control Of Communicable Diseases Code (77 ILL. Adm. Code 690) - reportable diseases
IL: Section 690.505 Lyme disease (Reportable by mail or telephone ...within 7 days)
Lyme Disease Awareness - see Section (20 ILCS 2310/2310-390)
IL: DPH: Reportable Infectious Diseases and Conditions [Docs=Yes, Labs=?]
Reportable Communicable Disease Cases, 1990 - 1999
Lyme Disease Awareness (20 ILCS 2310/2310-390)
Indiana
Indiana Laws and Administrative Rules
Indiana Adminstrative Code
TITLE 410 INDIANA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
ARTICLE 1. COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL
IN: Admin Code: 410 IAC 1-2.1-2 Reporting requirements for physicians and ...
IN DOH: Communicable Disease Reporting Rule [docs=yes, labs=yes]
Iowa
Iowa Rules - Notification and Surveillance of Reportable Diseases - [Public Health] 641 - Chap 1
IA IDPH: Reportable Diseases to IDPH
Kansas
KDHE Disease Reporting Home Page
KS: Kansas Administrative Regulation 28-1, Diseases - reporting requirements
KS: Reporting of Infectious Disease, Kansas Classroom Handbook of Communicable Diseases
KS: KDHE: Kansas reporting disease form [pdf file]
Kentucky
KY: 902 KAR 2:020. Disease surveillance. - disease reporting requirements - docs and labs YES
Louisiana
Louisiana Administrative Code
LA DHH OPH Sanitary Code Reportable Diseases
Maryland
MD DHMH: Diseases and Conditions Reportable by Health Care Providers
MD DHMH: Diseases and Conditions Reportable by Laboratory Directors
MD: To obtain "Maryland Confidential Morbidity Report" Form, DHMH form #1140
Massachusetts
MA: Reporting requirements
MA: DPH: Reported Communicable Disease In Massachusetts 1990 - 1995
MA DPH BCDC: Division of Epidemiology and Immunization
MA DPH: Diseases Reportable by Healthcare Providers
Michigan
MI: Michigan reporting requirements
Minnesota
MN: Disease reporting requirements and Disease Report Card (see pages 8 & 9)
MN: MDH: Reported Cases of Lyme Disease by County, Minnesota
Mississippi
MSDH: Reportable Diseases Mississippi State DOH (Revised 3/27/97)
MSDH: Reportable Diseases - 1996
Missouri
MO DOH Disease Investigation Reference Manual - Lyme Disease Case Report Form [page 11]
MO: Department of Health Rules Governing ... Diseases Dangerous to Public Health
19 CSR 20-20.020 Reporting Communicable, Environmental and Occupational Diseases (pdf)
MO: DOH: 19 CSR 20-20.080 Duties of Laboratories
MO: DOH: Reportable Diseases and Conditions in Missouri - Biennial Reports (1990-1997)
Montana
MDPHHS: Disease Reporting in Montana
MDPHHS: ARM 16.8.202 - Reportable diseases [LD Docs=Yes, Labs=Yes?]
MDPHHS: Administrative Rules of Montana - 601 Lyme disease - health officer must conduct studies to determine the source of the infection
MDPHHS: Administrative Rules of Montana - 203 Reports and Report Deadlines
Nebraska
Nebraska Rules and Regulations
Nebraska HHS System: Rules and Regulations
NHHS: Title 173 -- Control of CD, Chapter 1 - reporting requirements [LD Docs=Yes, Labs=No]
NE: Title 173 -- Control of Communicable Disease
Nevada
Nevada Legislative Search
Nevada Administrative Code Search Form
Nevada Administrative Code Search results for lyme OR burgdorferi - 1 on 31 Mar 01
NV: CHAPTER 441A - reporting requirements
New Hampshire
NH: New Hampshire Office of Legislative Services Division of Administrative Rules
NH: CHAPTER He-P 300 DISEASES, Statutory Authority: RSA 141-C:6
NH DHHS: Communicable Disease Rules - reporting requirements
NH DHHS: Reportable Diseases- Health Care Providers [includes laboratories]
NH DHHS: Lyme Disease Reports1998 Annual Lyme Disease Report
New Jersey
NJDHSS: NJAC 8-57-1 Reportable Communicable Diseases [for LD: Docs=Yes, Labs=Yes]
Hunterdon County - Communicable Disease Report Form
New Mexico
NM: New Mexico Administrative Code [requires Java enabled]
NM: 7 NMAC 4.3.8 Notifiable Disease [Docs=Yes, Labs=Yes]
NM: 7 NMAC 4.3.12 Notifiable Diseases/Conditions in New Mexico
New York
NY DOH: Communicable Disease Reporting Requirements, [for LD, Docs=Yes, Labs=Yes]
NY DOH: Communicable Disease Reporting Requirements [pdf]
North Carolina
North Carolina Administrative Rules [no rules here - only outlines]
North Carolina Administrative Rules - Search [does not work]
10 NCAC 7A .0101 Reporting Of Communicable Diseases [Docs=Yes, Labs=No]
North Dakota
NDHD: Chapter 33-06-01 Reportable Conditions [LD Docs=Y, Labs=Yes?]
Ohio
Ohio Administrative Code: Chapter 3701-3 Communicable Diseases
Ohio Administrative Code: 3701-3-01 Definitions (Communicable Diseases)
Ohio Administrative Code: 3701-3-02 Diseases to be reported.
Ohio Administrative Code: 3701-3-03 [physician reporting rules]
Ohio Administrative Code: 3701-3-04 [laboratory reporting rules]
OH: Rules of the Ohio Department of Health - Chapter 3701-3 Communicable Diseases
OH: 3701-3-01 - Definitions (Communicable Diseases)
OH: 3701-3-02 - Diseases to be reported
OH: Final Rule 3701-3-03 [physician reporting rules]
OH: Final Rule 3701-3-04 [laboratory reporting rules]
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Legislative Service Bureau
Oklahoma Legislature Search form
Oklahoma Legislature Search for 2001-02 Session for lyme - 0 on 17Feb01
OK: OSDH: Factsheets and information of Reportable Diseases/Conditions in Oklahoma
OK OSDH: Reported Communicable Diseases, Oklahoma, 1978-1997
Oregon
Oregon State Archives Search Choices
Search Oregon State Archives
Reportable Diseases and Conditions Defined - Health Division_333_018 [Docs=Yes, Labs=No)
Investigation and Control of Diseases - Health Division_333_019
OHD CDPE ACD: Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) Chapter 333, Division 18-Health Division
OHD CDPE ACD: Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) Chapter 333, Division 19-Health Division
OHD CDPE: Disease Guidelines for Oregon
OR ODH: Lyme disease reporting requirements (Docs=Yes, Labs=No)
OR ODH: Lyme disease case report form - Oregon
OHD CDPE: Disease Prevention & Epi, disease reporting: "It's not just a good idea. It's the law."
Pennsylvania
PA: DOH: Communicable Diseases Investigation
PA: DOH: Listing of Currently Reportable Diseases
South Carolina
SC: Reporting requirements and to obtain reporting form
SC: The official South Carolina List of Reportable Conditions for 1999 [pdf file]
South Dakota
South Dakota Administrative Rules
South Dakota Administrative Rules - Search
South Dakota Administrative Rules - Text Search
SD: TITLE 4420: CDC, Reportable Diseases [LD Docs=Yes, Labs=Yes]
SD DOH: SD Reportable Diseases
44:59 Health Laboratory
47:03* Workers' Compensation
Health Related Statute and Administrative Rule
Tennessee
Tennessee Secretary of State (Division of Publications, Rules & Regulations)
1200-14-1 Communicable Diseases (Communicable Disease Control)
TDH Newsletter, June 1997 - List of Notifiable Diseases and reporting requirements
Notifiable Disease Case Report for Hospitals, Physicians, Laboratories - Form [ftp: pdf]
Texas
Texas Administrative Code
Texas Administrative Code, Title 25 - Health Services
Texas Administrative Code, Title 25, Part 1 - Texas Department of Health
Texas Administrative Code, Title 25, Part 1, chapter 97 - Communicable Diseases
Texas Administrative Code, Title 25, Part 1, chapter 97A - Control of Communicable Diseases
TAC, Title 25, Part 1, chapter 97A, §97.2 - Who Shall Report
TAC, Title 25, Part 1, §97.3 - What Condition To Report and What Isolates To Report or Submit
Texas Administrative Code, Title 25, Part 1, chapter 73 - Laboratories
TAC Title 25, Part 1, chapter 73, §73.1 - Testing for a Panel of Arthropod-borne Diseases
TX DOH: Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 97 - disease reporting requirements [large pdf]
TX DOH: DPN, Jan 1999 - Disease Reporting and Surveillance in Texas [pdf]
TX DOH: Laboratory results that must be reported to the local health authority [pdf]
TX DOH: Lyme Borreliosis Disease Reporting Form [pdf]
Why Report?, Disease Prevention News (DPN), January 6, 1997 / Vol. 57 / No. 1 [pdf]
Utah
Utah Administrative Code
UT Admin Code R386-702. Communicable Disease Rule. [Lyme disease Docs=Yes, Labs=Yes]
UT DOH: Communicable Disease Rule (R386-702)
UT DOH: Reportable Laboratory Findings
UT DOH: Utah Confidential Morbidity Report Form and list of reportable diseases - Oct 99
Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, Reportable Disease List - updated January, 2001
Vermont
VT: DOH: COMMUNICABLE DISEASE REGULATIONS
VT: DOH: Reporting of Diseases 1-800-640-4374
Virginia
VA: VDH: List of Reportable Diseases
VA: Virginia Department of Health - Reportable Diseases
VA: Sect 32. 1-36: Legislative Information System Reports by physicians and laboratory directors
VA: 12 VAC 5-90-10 -90 Regulations for Disease Reporting and Control, LD - labs NO
VA: DOH: Disease Reporting Form
Washington
Washington Administrative Code
Search - Washington State Legislature
WAC 16 - 70 -010 - Reporting diseases -- Requirements.
WAC 246 -101 -101 - Notifiable conditions and the health care provider
WAC 246 -101 -301 WAC 246-101-301- Notifiable conditions and health care
WSR 00-03-070 - Animal disease -- Reporting
WA DOH: Currently Reportable Diseases and Conditions in WA, Lyme [Docs=Yes, Labs=No]
WA DOH: Conditions and Diseases Reportable to Public Health Agencies
WA Seattle and King County Public Health: Legally Notifiable Diseases - WAC 246-100-076
Washington D.C.
Bureau of Epidemiology & Disease Control Sevices - reportable diseases
West Virginia
WV: Code of State Rules
WV: Title 64-07 Reportable Diseases, Events, and Conditions - disease reporting requirements
WVDHHR: West Virginia Reportable Infectious Diseases [Docs=Yes, Labs=Yes]
WVDHHR: West Virginia Reportable Infectious Diseases and Conditions
WVDHHR: WV Monthly Communicable Disease Surveillance Data By County - Dec 2000
Wisconsin
Revisor of Statutes Bureau, Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations, Administrative Code
WI: Chapter HFS 145, Appendix A, Communicable diseases - reportable diseases
WI: HFS 145.04 Reports of communicable disease - docs and labs YES
WI: Madison Department of Public Health, Reporting Communicable Diseases
WI DHFS: Chapter HFS 145, Appendix A, Communicable Diseases (Reporting requirements)
WI DHFS: Chapter 254, Environmental Health [pdf]
Wyoming
Wyoming State Agencies Rules and Regulations
WY DOH: Reportable Diseases and Conditions [LD Docs=Yes, Labs=Yes]
WY DOH: Wyoming Reportable Diseases/Conditions - Reporting Procedures
WY DOH: Lyme Disease, 1st Quarter '96 Epi Bulletin, Page 2
Articles and other information on reporting of Lyme disease
Is Lyme Disease Underdiagnosed or Overdiagnosed? - An Annotated Bibliography
Lyme Disease - Underdiagnosed, Overdiagnosed, and/or Underreported? (Links Only)
Is Lyme Disease Underdiagnosed, Overdiagnosed, and/or Underreported? (Text Version)
Laboratory reporting of positive Lyme disease test results - 1998
CDC: Electronic reporting of lab data ... - Nov 1997 [for Lyme disease, see pages 81 and 83]
CDC MMWR: Physician Reporting of Lyme Disease -- Connecticut, 1991-1992, May 14, 1993
Lyme disease cases soar to record level in 1996 (AP)
LymeNet Newsletter Volume 1 Issue 13 - CDC Reporting criteria
Administrative rules resources
State and Local Government on the Net [Piper Resources]
ACR Internet Access to Administrative Rules
For more information on Lyme disease see:
Lots Of Links On Lyme Disease
Comments or questions concerning this page should be directed to
Art Doherty.
Last updated on 14 April 2001 by
Art Doherty
Lompoc, California
doherty@utech.net