Alabama ADPH REPORT Card for Notifiable Diseases

Alabama health care providers report notifiable diseases and conditions to the Alabama Department of Public Health through the online REPORT Card for Reportable Diseases/Conditions. It covers Immediate/Extremely Urgent, Immediate/Urgent and Standard notification conditions. There is no fax PDF: providers fill in the web form, and the most urgent conditions must also be phoned in.

Who completes it

Physicians, dentists, nurses, medical examiners, hospital and nursing home administrators and other designated reporters complete the online card; they cannot assume or delegate laboratories to report for them.

Submitting and payment

How to submit it
Submit the REPORT Card online. Immediate, Extremely Urgent conditions must be phoned to ADPH within 4 hours of presumptive diagnosis, Immediate, Urgent conditions are due within 24 hours, and Standard conditions within 3 days.
Who pays
There is no fee to file a report.

Good to know

  • Laboratories can no longer use the online REPORT Card as of April 14, 2024; they report through electronic laboratory reporting.
  • The conditions and timeframes are set by the Alabama Notifiable Disease Rules, Chapter 420-4-1, updated in April 2024.
  • Appendix 1 lists Reportable Diseases and Conditions in Alabama; Appendix 2 lists reportable laboratory test results and clinical material submission.
  • ADPH is a HIPAA public health authority and can receive protected health information for disease surveillance without patient authorization.

Get the official form

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REPORT Card for Reportable Diseases/Conditions

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Frequently asked questions

Can Alabama providers rely on the lab to report a notifiable disease?

No. ADPH states that physicians and other designated reporters cannot assume or delegate laboratories to report for them. The provider submits the online REPORT Card, and the lab reports separately through electronic laboratory reporting.

What are the reporting timeframes in Alabama?

Immediate, Extremely Urgent diseases are phoned to ADPH within 4 hours of presumptive diagnosis or lab report. Immediate, Urgent diseases are due within 24 hours, and Standard Notification diseases within 3 days unless the rules specify otherwise. Appendix 1 shows each disease's category.