Online non-emergency report of suspected child abuse or neglect by a mandated reporter.
- Completed by
- Mandated reporter (physician, nurse, other health practitioner)
- Issued by
- DC Child and Family Services Agency
- Format
- Online only
- Language
- English
DC Health Animal Bite Report Form (DCRC)
DC Health asks human health care providers to report any person attacked by an animal, possibly exposed to rabies, or needing rabies post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). The report is an online form in the DC Reporting and Surveillance Center (DCRC). It lets DC Health and DC Animal Control follow up on the animal, including the 10-day confinement of a dog or cat that bit someone.
Who completes it
The human health care provider who sees the bitten or exposed person completes the whole online form. Veterinarians and other animal health providers report the animal's side separately, through DCRC or DC Animal Control.
Submitting and payment
- How to submit it
- Submit the Animal Bite Report Form online in DCRC after signing in with a DCRC provider login. DC Health's animal bite page does not state a reporting deadline.
- Who pays
- DC Health lists no fee or payment for submitting the report.
Good to know
- A dog or cat that bites a person must be confined by its owner for 10 days, with DC Animal Control inspections on day 1 and day 10, under DCMR 22-B203.
- If the confined dog or cat stays healthy through the 10 days, it is released, and DC Health states the exposed person does not need rabies PEP.
- DC Health posts rabies PEP flowcharts for domestic animal bites and for wildlife bites on people, plus Animal Exposure and Quarantine Guidelines.
- DC Code 8-1803 requires rabies vaccination for dogs and cats older than four months, and quarantine rules differ for vaccinated and unvaccinated animals exposed to rabies.
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Animal Bite Report Form (DCRC)
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Frequently asked questions
Do I need an account to file a DC animal bite report?
Yes. DC Health links the Animal Bite Report Form to the DCRC provider login page, so the reporting clinician or practice needs DCRC provider access. The same DCRC system carries DC Health's other electronic case report forms, including the notifiable disease, HAHSTA and Zika forms.
Which bites should a DC clinician report?
DC Health asks human health care providers to report cases where a person was attacked by an animal, was potentially exposed to rabies, or needs rabies post-exposure prophylaxis. Cases where an animal attacked another animal, or needs a rabies quarantine, are reported by animal health providers through DCRC or to DC Animal Control.
What happens to the animal after a bite is reported in DC?
For a dog or cat that bit a person, the owner keeps it confined for 10 days, usually on the owner's property, and DC Animal Control inspects it on day 1 and day 10. If the animal stays healthy, it is released. If it becomes ill or escapes during confinement, DC Animal Control must be told right away.