title: Statutory basis for public health reporting beyond specific diseases.
abstract: Statutory authority for public health surveillance is necessarily broad as previously uncharacterized diseases are regularly discovered. This article provides specific information about general disease reporting provisions in each state. The intent of these reporting laws and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Privacy Rule is to support this critical disease surveillance function for the benefit of the entire population.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. cvb1@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Claire V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Broome
authors.forename: Heather H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Horton
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tress
authors.forename: Salvatore J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Lucido
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Koo
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D018563:Disease Notification / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D020408:Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; D006801:Humans; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D040442:Public Health Informatics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012107:Research Design / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population