AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services. Community Health and Well-Being. Division of Population Health. Office of Communicable Diseases.
SERIES: 6597
TITLE: Confidential morbidity report
DATES: I 1977-2009.
ARRANGEMENT: Alphabetical by local health department
DESCRIPTION: These are physician's reports which advise the bureau of cases of tuberculosis within the state. When this report is received by the bureau, a case chart is opened which is sent to the Bureau of Epidemiology and, from there, to the Federal Center for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia. The chart is then returned to the Bureau of Chronic Disease Control. Included in these records are the patient's name, age, race, sex, address, date of birth, and county of residence; disease found; report date; laboratory test(s) results; and physician submitting report.
RETENTION
DISPOSITION
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
These records are in Archives' permanent custody.
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Paper: Retain in Office until report is returned from Atlanta and then file in individual TB case files.
APPRAISAL
The purpose of this report is notify the state that a case of TB has been diagnose. The state must then to notify the Centers for Disease Control. Information contained in this report is found in the patient's case chart.
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Private