Forms for Reporting Positive Cases, Illness, & Exposure to COVID-19
All COVID-related illnesses and exposures must be reported. Employees and clients must comply with orders of local and state health officers.
This webpage is specifically intended for the medical community.
Useful Links & Information
LA County COVID Healthcare Provider Hub
Webpage specifically intended for the medical community. News & updates for providers, facilities, vaccines, testing, and more.
LA County Healthcare Facilities
Information regarding healthcare worker vaccination and testing, transfers, congregate living, reporting, and guidelines.
LA County Community Care Facilities
Guidance for congregate living and other community facilities, including SUD. Includes information about testing, infection control, and vaccines.
LA County Infection Control for Healthcare Personnel
Information and guidance specific to healthcare personnel.
LA County Provider and Laboratory Reporting Guidelines
Includes information about reporting individual reporting of positive cases and facility reporting for COVID-19 and other conditions.
Regulations
All information provided is confidential and protected by HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2 to the extent of applicable health orders, laws, and regulations.
Workplace contact tracing is required by the Cal-OSHA COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) and by order of the California Department of Public Health (AB 685 and AFL 20-09, 20-10, 20-11, and 20-14). Workers are required to provide all information pertaining to the potential risk of COVID-19 spread and employers are required to provide resources and support for employees affected by COVID-19.
Contact tracing of employees and residents in a congregate living facility is required by LA County Order of the Health Officer for Control of COVID-19: Prevention of COVID-19 Transmission in Community Care Facilities, updated 12/27/2021.
Isolating of positive cases and quarantine of potentially exposed individuals is a requirement of LA County Health Officer Orders for Control of COVID-19: Public Health Emergency Isolation Order and Public Health Emergency Quarantine Order, updated 1/11/2022.
Reporting of cases and exposures is a requirement of LA County Health Officer Order - Updated COVID-19 Reporting Requirements, 3/9/2020.
All COVID-19 testing and vaccination activities of Behavioral Health Services, Inc. must be reported on the HRSA COVID-19 Data Collection Survey per terms of the agreement to receive free testing supplies and vaccines and is a requirement of funding for all COVID-19 funding, updated 1/14/22.
All new residents in congregate living facilities must be screened for symptoms and receive diagnostic testing upon entry and after a minimum observational quarantine; and existing residents who develop symptoms or are exposed to someone with COVID-19 must be screened, tested, and isolated or quarantined by LA County Health Office Order for Control of COVID-19 – Prevention of COVID-19 Transmission in Community Care Facilities V2, updated 12/27/21.