10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 254, § 3

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024
Section 144-254-3 - REPORTABLE DISEASES

Hospitals, Physicians, Physician Extenders, and Chiropractors shall submit the required information described in section (4) on the diseases listed and defined in this section to the Department no later than 30 days from the date of diagnosis (or suspected diagnosis or discharge from a hospital.

The following reportable categories are based mainly on type of occupational exposure except where symptoms could be caused by various agents.

- Any injury associated with agricultural work which results in death or requires care by a Hospital, Physician , Physician Extender, or Chiropractor.

- Asbestosis

- Byssinosis

- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

- Heavy Metal Poisoning

Arsenic

Cadmium

Lead

Mercury

- Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis

- Mesothelioma

- Occupational Asthma

- Outbreaks

- Pesticide Poisoning

Carbamate Pesticides

Bipyridyl Herbicides

Dinitrophenol Herbicides

Organochlorine Pesticides

Organophosphate Insecticides

Synthetic Pyrethrin Pesticides

Triazine Herbicides

Miscellaneous Pesticides

- Silicosis

- Solvent Toxicity

- Toxic Gas Poisoning

Ammonia

Carbon Monoxide

Chlorine

Hydrogen Sulfide

Miscellaneous

The department maintains a criteria guide which outlines the reportable diseases, their symptomology, their causative agents and their occupational exposures. This guide is updated periodically and is available upon request.

10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 254, § 3