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.
Infectious Disease Reporting and Regulations for Health Care Providers and Laboratories
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Regulations and summary of recent amendments (2017)
Diseases reportable to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and local boards of health
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Discontinuation of Rapid Influenza Diagnostic Test Reporting via Fax
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MDPH no longer requires providers report rapid influenza diagnostic test (RIDT) results and has discontinued the use of the RIDT form.