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HIV/AIDS Reporting

Medical providers, laboratories, hospitals and other facilities are required under Title 17, California Code of Regulations §2500 to report cases indicative of HIV or AIDS to the local health department within seven calendar days. Although laboratories report test results for patients, the medical provider is still required to submit a case report form in addition to the laboratory report. The reporting procedures, forms and contacts for each county are provided below.

Reporting Forms and Instructions

Instructions: Sonoma County HIV/AIDS Reporting Requirements (pdf)
Includes reporting procedures and a list of frequently asked questions.

Adult HIV/AIDS Confidential Case Report (pdf)
Source: California Department of Public Health.

Pediatric HIV/AIDS Confidential Case Report (pdf)
Source: California Department of Public Health.

Flow Chart: California Name Based HIV Reporting System (pdf)
Source: California Department of Public Health.

Sonoma County Resources

Sonoma County HIV Center for Prevention and Care

Sonoma County HIV Testing

Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS in Sonoma County
Source: The Center for HIV Prevention and Care.

HIV/AIDS Laws and Legislation

A Brief Guide to California's HIV/AIDS Laws, 2006 (pdf)
Provided by the California Department of Public Health, this guide ddresses various HIV/AIDS legal concerns including such topics as mandatory testing and when/how a healthcare provider can notify a partner or spouse of an infected individual who refuses to do so.

2007 HIV/AIDS Laws Supplement (pdf)
This supplement to "A Brief Guide to California's HIV/AIDS Laws, 2006" explains the California HIV-related legislation signed into law in 2007.

Office of AIDS - HIV Reporting Laws
Source: California Department of Public Health.

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