Hawaii Communicable Disease Report (DOH/EPI 11/97)

Hawaii's Department of Health requires physicians and other health care providers to report notifiable communicable diseases under Hawaii Administrative Rules Title 11, Chapter 156, and this two-page form is the written report. A clinician meets it after diagnosing, or provisionally diagnosing, a condition on the Exhibit A list. Page 1 is the report and page 2 lists the reportable diseases.

Who completes it

The health care provider who makes the diagnosis or provisional diagnosis completes page 1.

Submitting and payment

How to submit it
Mail the form in a DOH-addressed envelope or fax it to the county DOH office for Oahu, Maui, Hawaii Island or Kauai. Urgent diseases are phoned in first, with the written report following within 3 days; after hours, DOH is reached through the Physician's Exchange.
Who pays
Hawaii DOH lists no fee or payment for disease reports.

Good to know

  • Provisional diagnoses are reportable when definitive test results are not yet available, so the duty does not wait for confirmation.
  • Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and STDs are not reported on this form; page 2 directs them to DOH's TB Control, AIDS Surveillance and STD Prevention programs.
  • Specimens for reportable diseases must be pre-approved by DOH's Disease Investigation Branch before they are sent to the State Laboratories Division.
  • Outbreaks in long-term care facilities and influenza-like illness outbreaks in schools have their own DOH report forms.

Get the official form

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Communicable Disease Report

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Frequently asked questions

Which diseases are not reported on Hawaii's Communicable Disease Report?

Tuberculosis, Hansen's disease, sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS/HIV. Page 2 of the form tells providers to report TB, AIDS/HIV and STDs directly to the TB Control, AIDS Surveillance and STD Prevention programs. Other conditions on the HAR Title 11, Chapter 156, Exhibit A list use this form.

How fast must urgent diseases be reported in Hawaii?

Diseases flagged as urgent are phoned to the county DOH office first, and the written Communicable Disease Report follows within 3 days. After business hours, providers reach the Department of Health through the Physician's Exchange, which has an Oahu number and a toll-free number.

Can the Hawaii Communicable Disease Report be filled in electronically?

Yes. DOH posts a two-page fillable PDF, designated DOH/EPI 11/97, which can be typed and then printed for mailing or faxing to the county DOH office. Each county office, Oahu, Maui, Hawaii Island and Kauai, has its own contact details printed on the form.