Section 97.3 - What Condition to Report and What Isolates to Report or Submit(a) Humans. (1) Identification of notifiable conditions. (A) A summary list of notifiable conditions and reporting time frames is published on the Department of State Health Services web site at http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/idcu/investigation/conditions/. Copies are filed in the Emerging and Acute Infectious Disease Branch, Department of State Health Services, 1100 West 49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756.(B) Repetitive test results from the same patient do not need to be reported except those for mycobacterial infections.(2) Notifiable conditions or isolates.(A) Confirmed and suspected human cases of the following diseases/infections are reportable: acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); amebic meningitis and encephalitis; anaplasmosis; ancylostomiasis; anthrax; arboviral infections including, but not limited to, those caused by California serogroup virus, chikungunya virus, dengue virus, Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus, St. Louis encephalitis (SLE) virus, Western equine encephalitis (WEE) virus, yellow fever virus, West Nile (WN) virus, and Zika virus; ascariasis; babesiosis; botulism, adult and infant; brucellosis; campylobacteriosis; Candida auris; carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE); Chagas disease; chancroid; chickenpox (varicella); Chlamydia trachomatis infection; cryptosporidiosis; cyclosporiasis; diphtheria; echinococcosis; ehrlichiosis; fascioliasis; gonorrhea; Haemophilus influenzae, invasive; Hansen's disease (leprosy); hantavirus infection; hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS); hepatitis A, acute hepatitis B infection, hepatitis B acquired perinatally (child), any hepatitis B infection identified prenatally or at delivery (mother), acute hepatitis C infection, and acute hepatitis E infection; human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; influenza-associated pediatric mortality; legionellosis; leishmaniasis; listeriosis; Lyme disease; malaria; measles (rubeola); meningococcal infection, invasive; mumps; novel coronavirus; novel influenza; paragonimiasis; pertussis; plague; poliomyelitis, acute paralytic; poliovirus infection, non-paralytic; prion diseases, such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD); Q fever; rabies; rubella (including congenital); salmonellosis, including typhoid fever; Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infection; shigellosis; smallpox; spotted fever group rickettsioses (such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever); streptococcal disease: Streptococcus pneumoniae, invasive; syphilis; Taenia solium and undifferentiated Taenia infections, including cysticercosis; tetanus; tick-borne relapsing fever; trichinosis; trichuriasis; tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex); tuberculosis infection; tularemia; typhus; vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA); vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA); Vibrio infection, including cholera (specify species); viral hemorrhagic fever; and yersiniosis.(B) In addition to individual case reports, any outbreak, exotic disease, or unusual group expression of disease that may be of public health concern should be reported by the most expeditious means.(3) Minimal reportable information requirements. The minimal information that shall be reported for each disease is as follows:(A) AIDS, chancroid, Chlamydia trachomatis infection, gonorrhea, HIV infection, and syphilis shall be reported in accordance with Subchapter F of this chapter (relating to Sexually Transmitted Diseases Including Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV));(B) for tuberculosis disease - complete name, date of birth, physical address and county of residence, country of origin, information on which diagnosis was based or suspected. In addition, if known, radiographic or diagnostic imaging results and date(s); all information necessary to complete the most recent versions of department reporting forms: Report of Case and Patient Services, Report of Follow-up and Treatment for Contacts to TB Cases and Suspects; and Report of Verified Case of Tuberculosis; laboratory results used to guide prescribing, monitoring or modifying antibiotic treatment regimens for tuberculosis to include, but not limited to, liver function studies, renal function studies, and serum drug levels; pathology reports related to diagnostic evaluations of tuberculosis; reports of imaging or radiographic studies; records of hospital or outpatient care to include, but not limited to, histories and physical examinations, discharge summaries and progress notes; records of medication administration to include, but not limited to, directly observed therapy (DOT) records, and drug toxicity and monitoring records; a listing of other patient medications to evaluate the potential for drug-drug interactions; and copies of court documents related to court ordered management of tuberculosis.(C) for contacts to a known case of tuberculosis - complete name; date of birth; physical address; county of residence; evaluation and disposition; and all information necessary to complete the most recent versions of department reporting forms: Report of Follow-up and Treatment for Contacts to TB Cases and Suspects; and Report of Case and Patient Services;(D) for other persons identified with tuberculosis infection - complete name; date of birth; physical address and county of residence; country of origin; diagnostic information; treatment information; medical and population risks; and all information necessary to complete the most recent versions of department reporting form: Report of Case and Patient Services.(E) for hepatitis B (chronic and acute) identified prenatally or at delivery - mother's name, address, telephone number, age, date of birth, sex, race and ethnicity, preferred language, hepatitis B laboratory test results; estimated delivery date or date and time of birth; name and phone number of delivery hospital or planned delivery hospital; name of infant; name, phone number, and address of medical provider for infant; date, time, formulation, dose, manufacturer, and lot number of hepatitis B vaccine and hepatitis B immune globulin administered to infant;(F) for hepatitis A, B, C, and E - name, address, telephone number, age, date of birth, sex, race and ethnicity, disease, diagnostic indicators (diagnostic lab results, including all positive and negative hepatitis panel results, liver function tests, and symptoms), date of onset, pregnancy status, and physician or practitioner name, address, and telephone number;(G) for hepatitis B, perinatal infection - name of infant; date of birth; sex; race; ethnicity; name, phone number and address of medical provider for infant; date, time, formulation, dose, manufacturer, and lot number of hepatitis B vaccine and hepatitis B immune globulin administered to infant, hepatitis B laboratory test results;(H) for chickenpox - name, date of birth, sex, race and ethnicity, address, date of onset, and varicella vaccination history;(I) for Hansen's disease - name; date of birth; sex; race and ethnicity; disease type; place of birth; address; telephone number; date entered Texas; date entered U.S.; education/employment; insurance status; location and inclusive dates of residence outside U.S.; date of onset and history prior to diagnosis; date of initial biopsy and result; disease type i.e., tuberculoid, borderline and lepromatous; date initial drugs prescribed and name of drugs; name, date of birth and relationship of household contacts; and name, address, and telephone number of physician or practitioner;(J) for novel influenza investigations occurring during an influenza pandemic--minimal reportable information on individual cases, a subset of cases or aggregate data will be specified by the department;(K) for all other notifiable conditions listed in paragraph (2)(A) of this subsection - name, address, telephone number, age, date of birth, sex, race and ethnicity, disease, diagnostic indicators (diagnostic lab results, specimen source, test type, and clinical indicators), date of onset, and physician or practitioner name, address, and telephone number; and(L) other information may be required as part of an investigation in accordance with Texas Health and Safety Code, § 81.061.(4) Diseases requiring submission of cultures. For all anthrax (Bacillus anthracis); botulism, adult and infant (Clostridium botulinum); brucellosis (Brucella species); Candida auris; diphtheria (Corynebacteria diphtheria from any site); all Haemophilus influenzae, invasive, in children under five years old (Haemophilus influenzae from normally sterile sites); listeriosis (Listeria monocytogenes); meningococcal infection, invasive (Neisseria meningitidis from normally sterile sites or purpuric lesions); plague (Yersinia pestis); salmonellosis, including typhoid fever (Salmonella species); Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infection (E.coli O157:H7, isolates or specimens from cases where Shiga toxin activity is demonstrated); Staphylococcus aureus with a vancomycin MIC greater than 2 µg/mL; all Streptococcus pneumoniae, invasive, in children under five years old (Streptococcus pneumoniae from normally sterile sites); tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex); tularemia (Francisella tularensis); and vibriosis (Vibrio species) - pure cultures (or specimens as indicated in this paragraph) shall be submitted accompanied by a current department Specimen Submission Form.(5) Laboratory reports. Reports from laboratories shall include patient name, identification number, address, telephone number, age, date of birth, sex, race and ethnicity; specimen submitter name, address, and phone number; specimen type; date specimen collected; disease test and test result; normal test range; date of test report; and physician or practitioner name and telephone number.(b) Animals. (1) Clinically diagnosed or laboratory-confirmed animal cases of the following diseases are reportable: anthrax, arboviral encephalitis, tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex) in animals other than those housed in research facilities, and plague. Also, all non-negative rabies tests performed on animals from Texas at laboratories located outside of Texas shall be reported; all non-negative rabies tests performed in Texas will be reported by the laboratory conducting the testing. In addition to individual case reports, any outbreak, exotic disease, or unusual group expression of disease which may be of public health concern should be reported by the most expeditious means.(2) The minimal information that shall be reported for each disease includes species and number of animals affected, disease or condition, name and phone number of the veterinarian or other person in attendance, and the animal(s) owner's name, address, and phone number. Other information may be required as part of an investigation in accordance with Texas Health and Safety Code, § 81.061.25 Tex. Admin. Code § 97.3
The provisions of this §97.3 adopted to be effective March 16, 1994, 19 TexReg 1453; amended to be effective July 26, 1996, 21 TexReg 6622; amended to be effective March 5, 1998, 23 TexReg 1954; amended to be effective January 1, 1999, 23 TexReg 12663; amended to be effective March 26, 2000, 25 TexReg 2343; amended to be effective December 20, 2000, 25 TexReg 12426; amended to be effective August 5, 2001, 26 TexReg 5658; amended to be effective December 12, 2002, 27 TexReg 11547; amended to be effective May 29, 2003, 28 TexReg 4151; amended to be effective June 5, 2007, 32 TexReg 2997; amended tobeeffective December 20, 2012, 37 TexReg 9777; amended to be effective April 20, 2014, 39 TexReg 2853; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 13, March 25, 2016, TexReg 2317, eff. 4/3/2016; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 12, March 24, 2017, TexReg 1452, eff. 4/2/2017; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 01, January 1, 2021, TexReg 0162, eff. 1/5/2021