Overview

Alaska has  disease reporting requirements that supports the Division of Public Health’s responsibilities to control the number of cases and spread of communicable diseases in our state. This site provides information to help healthcare providers and laboratories comply with public health reporting requirements in Alaska. 

Many of the same conditions are reportable by both healthcare providers and laboratories. Sometimes reports are not made because each party responsible for reporting assumes that the other has already reported.

Healthcare providers are not relieved of their obligation to report by virtue of the condition also being reportable by laboratories (and vice versa). 

If a healthcare provider or clinic conducts point-of-care tests, for reporting purposes, they are acting as both a healthcare provider and a laboratory, and are required to report relevant reportable results such as those for COVID-19, influenza A and B, and RSV.

Who qualifies?

All health care providers and laboratories must report infectious diseases to the Alaska Section of Epidemiology:

  • Report public health emergencies immediately by telephone
  • Report all other infectious diseases within 2 days by phone, fax, or electronically

Healthcare providers

Laboratories

How to sign up

Report a Public Health Emergency

Business Hours: 907-269-8000

After Hours: 800-478-0084

Report all other infectious diseases

Infectious disease report form HIV/STD report form

Submit your form by phone or fax

Phone: 907-269-8000

Fax: 907-561-4239

Submit your form electronically

For health care providers

Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) automates the real-time transfer of case information from electronic health records (EHRs) to public health agencies (PHAs).

For more information on how to implement eCR, view our onboarding guide.

For laboratories

Alaska uses Electronic Laboratory Reporting (ELR) for the electronic submission of lab results that may indicate a reportable condition, disease, blood lead level, or event. ELR follows the standards set by the Section of Epidemiology to ensure interoperability and accuracy in reporting.

Guidance on electronic reporting of lab test results to the State of Alaska

Other reportable conditions

Immunization administration data

Healthcare providers must report immunizations to VacTrAK within 14 days of vaccine administration per (7 AAC 27.650).

VacTrAK is a statewide immunization information system that stores electronic immunization records for Alaska healthcare providers and for the public. VacTrAK combines immunizations a person has received into a single record, even if the vaccines were given by different healthcare providers in the state.

The web-based application is available to participating healthcare providers and public health agencies to look up immunization histories and view recommended vaccinations. Timely reporting will ensure patient’s records are complete and up to date.

Reporting is required for ALL administered vaccines (state-supplied and privately purchased) and ALL patient ages (children and adults). Minimum reporting requirements:

  • Patient (name, date of birth, race, and address)
  • Vaccine (name or CVX code, manufacturer, lot number, administration date, dose amount, and dose-level eligibility status for children and adults)

Vaccines are reported by direct entry into VacTrAK. Electronic reporting from health record systems may be allowed if requirements and data quality standards are consistently met.

Contact: Section of Epidemiology, Immunization Program
Telephone: 907-269-0312 Fax: 907-562-7802 (VacTrAK Support)

Cancer

Contact: Section of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Telephone: 907-269-2020 Fax: 907-269-5446.

Blood Lead Level Testing

All blood lead tests performed on Alaska residents must be reported to the Section of Epidemiology (SOE). Per 7 AAC 27.014, laboratories and providers performing blood lead testing (venous or capillary) are required to report all blood lead levels (BLLs) to SOE within 28 days, and providers are required to report BLLs at or higher than the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention blood lead reference value within 7 days.

Toxic or Hazardous Exposures

Healthcare providers must report by phone if they care for a patient hospitalized due to an outbreak or unusual disease linked to environmental contamination, or by faxing the Confidential Heavy Metal and Toxic Exposure Report form within 24 hours after first discovering or suspecting the existence of the disease or other condition.

Additionally, a public, private, military, hospital, or other laboratory performing heavy metal analyses shall report test results, regardless of level, no later than 28 days after performing the test.

Contact: Section of Epidemiology, Environmental Public Health Program
Telephone: 907-269-8000 Fax: 907-561-4239

Birth Defects

Administered by Section of Women’s Children’s & Family Health.
Telephone: 907-269-3400 Fax: 907-269-3465

Newborn Hearing Loss

Administered by Section of Women’s Children’s & Family Health.

Newborn Hearing Loss Program
Telephone: 907-269-3400 Fax: 907-269-3465

Firearm Injuries

Administered by Section of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Injury Prevention Program.

Firearm Injury Report Form
Telephone: 907-269-2020 Fax: 907-269-5446.

Occupational Disease/Injury

Administered by Section of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.

Occupational Disease and Injury Report Form
Telephone: 907-269-2020 Fax: 907-269-5446.

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