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Infectious Disease Reporting and Regulations for Health Care Providers and Laboratories

State public health officials rely on local boards of health, healthcare providers, laboratories and other public health personnel to report the occurrence of notifiable diseases as required by law.  Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 111, sections 3, 6, 7, 109, 110, 111 and 112 and Chapter 111D, Section 6. These laws are implemented by regulation under Chapter 105, Code of Massachusetts Regulations (CMR), Section 300.000: Reportable Diseases, Surveillance, and Isolation & Quarantine Requirements.

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Regulations and summary of recent amendments (2022)

Summary of Reportable Diseases, Surveillance, and Isolation and Quarantine Requirements (includes disease-specific isolation and quarantine requirements) 2022 

Diseases reportable to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and local boards of health

Open DOCX file, 109 KB,  List of Diseases Reportable by Healthcare Providers (English, DOCX 109 KB)
Open DOCX file, 98.9 KB,  List of Diseases Reportable by Laboratories (English, DOCX 98.9 KB)

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