Chronic Hepatitis Surveillance

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Chronic Hepatitis B and C must be reported to health authorities in Washington State as stated in WAC 246-101.

Health care providers, facilities, and laboratories must report chronic hepatitis on a monthly basis to the health department in which the patient resides, or to the provider's, facility's, or laboratory's health department if the patient's residence is unknown.

Local health departments must report to the Washington State Department of Health within seven days of case investigation completion or summary information within 21 days of receiving the case report.

For questions relating to the epidemiology of chronic hepatitis, please contact Tom Jaenicke at 360-236-3409.

Hepatitis Notifiable Conditions in Washington State - Link to web page

Hepatitis Reporting Forms - Link to Washington State Department of Health web page

Disease Surveillance Data - Link to Washington State Department of Health web page

Hepatitis Reporting Requirements (PDF 70KB)

Washington State Chronic Hepatitis B and Chronic Hepatitis C Surveillance Report, December 2000 through June 2010 (PDF 144KB)