Report a Health Condition
Find out which conditions providers must report and how
Overview
The law requires public health emergencies and other reportable health conditions to be reported to the Section of Epidemiology. This reporting allows the Division of Public Health to detect outbreaks, prevent secondary transmission, and stop the spread of disease in Alaska. For some diseases, timely reporting can help prevent illness and death.
Who qualifies?
All health care providers and laboratories must report infectious diseases to the Alaska Section of Epidemiology.
For conditions that are reportable by both health care providers and laboratories, both parties must make a report.
If a health care provider or clinic conducts point-of-care tests for reporting purposes, they are acting as both a health care provider and a laboratory. They are required to report relevant reportable results (such as those for COVID-19, influenza A and B, and RSV).
Health care providers
Laboratories
Submit a report
Immediate reporting: public health emergency
For diseases that are determined to be Public Health Emergencies, providers and laboratories must report them immediately to the Section of Epidemiology:
- Business hours Monday-Friday (8 am – 4:30 pm): 907-269-8000
- After hours, holidays, or weekends: 800-478-0084
Routine reporting: all other infectious diseases
Complete a report form
Submit the form
- Fax: 907-561-4239
- Electronic submission:
- 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.
- 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.
- Health care providers
Other reportable conditions
Immunization administration data
Immunization administration data
Health care 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 health care providers and for the public. VacTrAK combines immunizations a person has received into a single record, even if the vaccines were given by different health care providers in the state.
The web-based application is available to participating health care 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
- address
- Vaccine
- name or CVX code
- manufacturer
- lot number
- administration date
- dose amount
- dose-level eligibility status for children and adults
- Patient
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
Cancer
To report, contact the Alaska Cancer Registry
- E-mail: doh.cancer.registry@alaska.gov
- Telephone: 907-269-8047
- Fax: 907-561-1896
Blood Lead Level Testing
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.
Contact: Section of Epidemiology,Environmental Public Health Program, and Alaska Lead Surveillance Program
- Telephone: 907-269-8000
- Fax: 907-561-4239
- email: doh.eph.info@alaska.gov
Toxic or Hazardous Exposures
Toxic or Hazardous Exposures
Health care 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
Birth Defects
Administered by the Alaska Birth Defects Registry (ABDR) under the section of Women’s Children’s & Family Health.
- Telephone: 907-269-3400
- Fax: 907-269-3465
Newborn hearing loss
Newborn hearing loss
Administered by Section of Women’s Children’s & Family Health.
- Telephone: 907-269-8050
- Fax: 907-269-3465
Firearm Injuries
Firearm Injuries
Administered by Section of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Injury Prevention Program
- Firearm Injury Report Form
- Telephone: 907-269-2020
Occupational disease or injury
Occupational disease or injury
Administered by Section of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.