Disease and Event Reporting

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​WHAT DISEASES ARE REPORTABLE?​

• 2025 Reportable Disease Rule Updates​ 
• Chart for Providers, Physicians, and Facilities: Color-Co​ded | Black and White
• Chart for Laboratory Electronic Reporting: Color-Coded
• Chart for Laboratory Paper Reporting: Color-Coded | Black and White

HOW DO I REPORT DISEASES?

• WV Reportable Disease Card, "Yellow Card"
• Individual disease protocols and forms found on the respective topic page: A-Z List of Diseases
  • Reportable Disease Manual
  • WVEDSS

West Virginia Disease Reporting Laws

National Laws

• BPH Commissioner Letter on HIPAA Privacy Rule

Reportable Diseases, Events and Conditions

• Click WV Reportable Disease Rule for the rule
• For individual reporting protocols and timeframes, see the respective disease/condition page: A to Z List

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Disease Reporting

• VISN 05 Standing Letter (January 2026)
• VA Clarksburg Standing Letter​
• VHA Directive
• Management of Infectious Diseases and Infection Prevention and Control Programs (June 2021)​

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) & Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

• Senate Bill No.488: AIDS Testing and Records Confidentiality
• Legislative Rule 64-64: AIDS Testing and Confidentiality

​​WEST VIRGINIA'S OTHER REPORTABLE CONDITION LAWS

Immunizations

• State Code 16-3-4: Compulsory Immunization of School Children
• Legislative Rule 64-95: Immunization for School Entry
• State Code 18-28-2: School Attendance, Health and Safety

Cancer Registry

• Legislative Rule 64CSR68
• Code Chapter 16 Article 5A

Needlesticks

• House Bill 4298
• Legislative Rule 64CSR82

LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS

• Quick Surveillance Guide
• Reportable Disease Rule Talking Points
• Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) Case Definitions
• CDC: Determining Residency for Disease Notification
• Surveillance Regions