Information For Clinicians
The Communicable Disease Control Unit works around the clock to receive and respond to communicable disease reports. Physicians and health care providers, per Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations, are legally required to report suspected, lab-confirmed, and clinical diagnoses of specific diseases and conditions within specified time frames to the San Francisco Department of Public Health.
Confidential Morbidity Report (CMR) Form/ Reportable Diseases and Conditions
- Confidential Morbidity Report (CMR) Form List of reportable diseases and conditions, as well as timeframes for reporting, are found on page 2 of the form
- Confidential Morbidity Report (CMR) Form – October 2019 “What’s New?”
Disease Reporting:
Disease Reporting Numbers
Communicable Disease Control
Urgent Reports 24/7
(415) 554-2830
After hours, follow instructions to page the on-call physician
Non-urgent Reports
(415) 554-2830
(415) 554-2848 fax
cdcontrol@sfdph.org
25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 500
San Francisco, CA 94102
Business hours: Mon – Fri, 8 am – 5 pm
HIV Reporting
New HIV Cases must be called in to the HIV reporting line:
Phone: (628) 217-6335
STD Reporting
Phone: (415) 487-5530
Fax: (415) 431-4628
Tuberculosis Reporting
Phone: (628) 206-8524
Fax: (628) 206-4565
After Hours: (415) 554-3613
Animal Bites (mammals only)
Phone: (415) 554-9422
Fax: (415) 864-2866
Animal Bite Report
Frequently requested numbers for reporting other diseases and occurrences (animal bites, food poisoning, and unsanitary living conditions).