(1) Conditions designated as:
(a) Notifiable within two days must be reported by written case report or secure facsimile copy to the local health officer or the department as specified in Table Lab-1 within two working days; and
(b) Notifiable on a monthly basis must be reported by written case report or secure facsimile copy to the local health officer or the department as specified in Table Lab-1.
(2) The local health officer may authorize notifications by telephone or secure electronic transmission for cases and suspected cases of notifiable conditions specified as notifiable to local health departments.
(3) The state health officer may authorize notifications by telephone or secure electronic transmission for cases and suspected cases of notifiable conditions specified as notifiable to the department.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050, 70.24.125 and 70.28.010. 00-23-120, § 246-101-220, filed 11/22/00, effective 12/23/00.]