Section 173-1-006 - WHERE TO REPORT006.01 Cases Reported by Healthcare Providers and Laboratories Except as stated for AIDS and HIV reporting in 173 NAC 1-006.01A and except for reports made through NEDSS, reports must be made to the local public health department if the area is served by a local public health department as defined in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1626, and where the health director of the local public health department has specified this method of reporting. In all other areas, the reports are to be made directly to the DHHS Division of Public Health.
1-006.01A HIV/AIDS Cases Reported by Healthcare Providers and Laboratories: To report an AIDS or HIV case in Douglas or Lancaster County, submit the appropriate case report form or contact the local public health department listed below, based upon the county in which the patient resides. In all other areas, the reports must be made to DHHS Division of Public Health. Douglas County
Epidemiology
Douglas County Health Department
1111 South 41stSt.
Omaha, NE 68105
402 -444-7214
Lancaster County
Communicable Disease Coordinator
Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department
3140 "N" Street
Lincoln, NE 68510-1514
402 -441-8053
DHHS Division of Public Health
Office of Epidemiology
P.O. Box 95026
Lincoln, NE 68509-5026
402 -471-0360
006.02 Duties of Local Public Health Departments to Report to DHHS It is the duty of the local public health department to report all cases of reportable diseases, poisonings, and organisms in the time frames described below
1-006.02AImmediate Reports: The local public health department must make immediate reports of diseases, poisonings, and organisms listed in 173 NAC 1-004.01 to the DHHS Division of Public Health. Reports must be made by the health director or authorized representative of the respective local public health department by telephone to a live state public health surveillance official within 24 hours of diagnosis or detection. Reports must include the information as specified in 173 NAC 1-005.01D and 1-005.02B4.1-006.02BReports Within Seven Days: The local public health department must make reports of diseases, poisonings, and organisms listed in 173 NAC 1-004.02 to the DHHS Division of Public Health. Reports must be made via NEDSS, or in the event NEDSS is not operational, by postal service, telephone, facsimile, or other secure electronic mail system within seven days of diagnosis or detection. Reports must be made by the health director or authorized representative of the respective local public health department, no later than Friday of each week. Reports must include the information as specified in 173 NAC 1-005.01D and 1-005.02B4.173 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 1, § 006