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Disease Reporting


Disease Reporting 24-hour phone number: (503) 988-3406


Physicians Disease Reporting:

Diseases requiring immediate reporting can be done through Multnomah County Health Department 24/7. If you call the main number (503 988 3406) after-hours, your call will be transferred to an answering service which will locate an on-call county doctor or nurse to whom you can report.

A number of communicable diseases are reportable by physicians to local health departments in Oregon. For a list of physician-reportable diseases and conditions in Oregon, click HERE


Note:

  • Hepatitis C and mumps have been added to the list of reportable diseases. Health care providers and clinical laboratories are required by law to report cases and suspect cases of Hepatitis C and mumps to local health departments within one working day.
  • HIPAA allows for reporting of communicable diseases and this reporting is required under Oregon statute.


What if my patient is not from Multnomah County?

Reporting phone numbers for each county in the state are located on the back of the list of physician-reportable diseases.

The following DHS website provides information on how to contact Portland metro counties and other Oregon counties: http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/lhd/lhd.shtml#text

 

Contact Us

Phone numbers:

Clinic Appointments:
(503) 988-3333
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Health Information and Referral:
(503) 988-3816

Administration:
(503) 988-3674;
FAX: (503) 988-3676;
TDD: 1-877-735-7525


Via Email

Admin Address:
426 SW Stark, 8th Floor
Portland, OR 97204


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Page updated March 06, 2008