Section 693.30 Reporting

Section 693

Section 693.30  Reporting

a)         Every health care professional shall report each case in which

the health care professional has diagnosed or treated a case of AIDS, HIV

infection, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, or chancroid.

1)         The reportable STI case report shall state the name, address

and telephone number of the health care professional and the date of the

report.  The STI case report shall be submitted within seven days after the

diagnosis or treatment.

2)         If the health care professional diagnoses or treats a

reportable STI in a county or city governed by a local health department, the STI

report shall be sent to that local health department.  In all other cases, the STI

report shall be sent directly to the Department.

3)         For cases of AIDS or HIV infection, the report shall be

completed by a health care professional or designee using the Department's

Adult HIV/AIDS Confidential Case Report for a person age 13 or older, or the

Department's Pediatric HIV/AIDS Confidential Case Report for a person under age

13. For HIV or AIDS, the report shall include the following information:

A)        The individual's name, nine digit Social Security Number, current

address, telephone number, age, date of birth, age at diagnosis, current vital status

(alive or dead (date of death)), race, ethnicity, sex, current gender, country

of birth, residence at diagnosis, facility where diagnosis of HIV or AIDS was

established;

B)        Patient risk history;

C)        Laboratory results of HIV tests;

D)        Information concerning the presence and method of diagnosis of AIDS-defining

illness;

E)        Each successive AIDS-defining illness (e.g., Pneumocystis

carinii pneumonia, Kaposi's sarcoma or esophageal candidiasis), regardless of

whether the case is known or thought to have been previously reported in

another state or health jurisdiction;

F)         For reports submitted by health care facilities, the name and

telephone number of the individual completing the form,

illness;

E)        Each successive AIDS-defining illness (e.g., Pneumocystis

carinii pneumonia, Kaposi's sarcoma or esophageal candidiasis), regardless of

whether the case is known or thought to have been previously reported in

another state or health jurisdiction;

F)         For reports submitted by health care facilities, the name and

telephone number of the individual completing the form, if different from the health

care professional;

G)        Information concerning treatment services and referrals and,

for women, information on both the current pregnancy status, and for perinatal

cases, information about birth history;

H)        Whether the individual living with HIV has had any invasive

procedures performed on them and, if so, the types of invasive procedures and

the names, addresses and telephone numbers of the health care professionals who

performed those invasive procedures;

I)         Whether the individual living with HIV is a health care professional;

if so, the type of health care professional and whether the individual has

performed invasive procedures; and

J)         Whether post-test counseling or partner services have taken

place or whether assistance is needed from the local health department or the

Department.

4)         For cases of syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and chancroid, the

report shall be completed by a health care professional or designee and shall

be reported electronically or on a case report form furnished by the Department,

or by a local health department in cities with a population of 1,000,000 or

more

whether assistance is needed from the local health department or the

Department.

4)         For cases of syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and chancroid, the

report shall be completed by a health care professional or designee and shall

be reported electronically or on a case report form furnished by the Department,

or by a local health department in cities with a population of 1,000,000 or

more.  The report shall state the following:

A)        The name, address, and telephone number of the health care

professional;

B)        The date of the report;

C)        The STI-infected individual's name, address, telephone number,

date of birth, race, ethnicity, sex, and pregnancy status;

D)        The diagnosis, diagnostic classification, and any laboratory

findings; and

E)        The medication name and dosage that the individual is

receiving, has received, or will receive, and whether treatment has been

completed.

b)         Every laboratory and blood bank, through its Director, shall

report each instance in which the laboratory or blood bank performed a test for

a reportable STI that concluded with a reportable laboratory result.

1)         Within seven days after the reportable laboratory test result

is obtained, the laboratory or blood bank shall report to the Department, or to

the local health department in cities with a population of 1,000,000 or more.

The laboratory or blood bank shall report electronically or on a form furnished

by the Department, or by the local health department in cities with a

population of 1,000,000 or more

seven days after the reportable laboratory test result

is obtained, the laboratory or blood bank shall report to the Department, or to

the local health department in cities with a population of 1,000,000 or more.

The laboratory or blood bank shall report electronically or on a form furnished

by the Department, or by the local health department in cities with a

population of 1,000,000 or more.

2)         For reportable STI laboratory tests, the report shall state

the name and address of the laboratory or blood bank and the date of the

report, as well as the following information:

A)        The name, address and telephone number of the health care

professional or other person who submitted the specimen for testing (not

applicable to blood banks);

B)        The STI-infected individual's name, address, telephone number,

date of birth, race, ethnicity, sex, and pregnancy status, as provided by the

health care professional or other person who submitted the specimen for

testing; and

C)        The date the tests were performed, the laboratory results, and

the method employed.

3)         A hospital or laboratory shall report to the Department,

either electronically or on a form furnished by the Department, all HIV viral

load results, both detectable and undetectable, and all subtype and sequence

data from antiviral drug resistance testing.  The report shall state the name

and address of the laboratory or blood bank and the date of the report, as well

as the following information:

A)        The name, address and telephone number of the health care

professional or other person who submitted the specimen for testing (not

applicable to blood banks);

B)        The name of the person living with HIV, address, telephone

number, date of birth, race, ethnicity and sex, as provided by the health care

professional or other person who submitted the specimen for testing; and

C)        The date the tests were performed, the laboratory results, and

the method employed

her person who submitted the specimen for testing (not

applicable to blood banks);

B)        The name of the person living with HIV, address, telephone

number, date of birth, race, ethnicity and sex, as provided by the health care

professional or other person who submitted the specimen for testing; and

C)        The date the tests were performed, the laboratory results, and

the method employed.

4)         A hospital or laboratory shall report to the Department, either

electronically or on a form furnished by the Department, all CD4+ (T4)

lymphocyte test results, including count and percentages of any value, which

the Department will match against the statewide HIV/AIDS Registry to select

only those cases known to the Registry.  The report shall state the name and

address of the laboratory or blood bank and the date of the report, as well as

the following information:

A)        The name, address and telephone number of the health care

professional or other person who submitted the specimen for testing (not applicable

to blood banks);

B)        The name of the person living with HIV, address, telephone

number, date of birth, race, ethnicity and sex, as provided by the health care

professional or other person who submitted the specimen for testing; and

C)        The date the tests were performed, the laboratory results, and

the method employed.

5)         In addition to the above reporting requirements:

A)        If the subject of the test is under 12 years of age, any

reactive or positive test result, if not reported electronically to the

Department, shall be reported to the Department by telephone immediately or as

soon as Department business hours permit at 217-524-5983 for HIV/AIDS test

results and 217-782-2747 for all other reportable STI test results.

B)        Every laboratory and blood bank shall report the total number

of tests performed for reportable STIs each week by sex to the Department, or

to the local health department in cities with a population of 1,000,000 or more

phone immediately or as

soon as Department business hours permit at 217-524-5983 for HIV/AIDS test

results and 217-782-2747 for all other reportable STI test results.

B)        Every laboratory and blood bank shall report the total number

of tests performed for reportable STIs each week by sex to the Department, or

to the local health department in cities with a population of 1,000,000 or more.

This report shall be made electronically or on a reporting form furnished by

the Department, or by the local health department in cities with a population

of 1,000,000 or more.

c)         All persons required to report pursuant to this Part shall

maintain the strict confidentiality of all information and records relating to

known or suspected cases of STIs in accordance with the AIDS Confidentiality

Act, Section 693.100 of this Part, and 77 Ill. Adm. Code 697.140 (HIV/AIDS

Confidentiality and Testing Code − Nondisclosure of the Identity of a

Person Tested or Test Results).

d)         For each case report of a reportable STI that it receives,

pursuant to this Section, the local health department shall report

electronically, if available, or forward a copy of the report to the Department

within seven days after receiving the report.  The local health department

shall assure the completeness and accuracy of the report form.  The local

health department shall record the reporting source on the case report form.