Public Health Data Collection and Reporting in Louisiana

Subtopic	Statute/Regulation	Description

Disease specific reporting requirements: Abortion	Abortion Facilities: Patient Medical Records, Reporting, La. Admin. Code tit. 48, pt. I, § 4425
	Abortion Records, La. Stat. Ann. § 40:1061.19
	Abortion Reports, La. Stat. Ann. § 40:1061.21

Confidentiality of reported data (Cross reference Privacy & Confidentiality)	Abortion Reports, La. Stat. Ann. § 40:1061.21
	Authorization of Release of Immunization Records, La. Stat. Ann. § 40:31.14
	Birth Defects Surveillance System: Confidentiality, La. Admin. Code tit. 48, pt. V, § 16305
	Confidentiality of Reported Information, La. Admin. Code tit. 46, pt. XLV, § 6713
	HBV/HIV: Self-Reporting, La. Admin. Code tit. 46, pt. XLV, § 6711
	Louisiana Birth Defects Surveillance System: Confidentiality, La. Stat. Ann. § 40:31.44
	Parkinson's Disease Registry: Confidentiality, La. Stat. Ann. § 40:31.66
	Statewide Tumor Registry Program: Confidentiality, La. Admin. Code tit. 48, pt. V, § 8509

Disease specific reporting requirements: Birth defects	Birth Defects Surveillance System: Reporting Requirements, La. Admin. Code tit. 48, pt. V, § 16303
	Louisiana Birth Defects Surveillance System, La. Stat. Ann. § 40:31.43
	Louisiana Birth Defects Surveillance System: Confidentiality, La. Stat. Ann. § 40:31.44
	Louisiana Birth Defects Surveillance System: Report, La. Stat. Ann. § 40:31.45

Disease specific reporting requirements: Cancer	Cancer Registry Program , La. Stat. Ann. § 40:1105.2
	Cancer Registry Program: Annual Cancer Report, La. Stat. Ann. § 40:1105.10
	Cancer Registry Program: Annual Lung Cancer Report, La. Stat. Ann. § 40:1105.11
	Cancer Registry Program: Disclosure of Medical Records, La. Stat. Ann. § 40:1105.8
	Cancer Registry Program: Powers, Duties, La. Stat. Ann. § 40:1105.3
	Cancer Registry Program:Participation, La. Stat. Ann. § 40:1105.5
	Statewide Tumor Registry Program: Case Reporting, La. Admin. Code tit. 48, pt. V, § 8507
	Statewide Tumor Registry Program: Release of Information, La. Admin. Code tit. 48, pt. V, § 8511

Violations of reporting requirements Cancer Registry Program: Liability, La. Stat. Ann. § 40:1105.6

Child fatality reporting requirements	Child Death Investigation, La. Stat. Ann. § 40:2019
Child fatality reporting requirements	Reports on Birth and Stillbirth Certificates, La. Stat. Ann. § 40:1121.23

Disease specific reporting requirements: Communicable diseases/reportable diseases (as designated by each state)	Communicable Disease; Isolation and Report, La. Stat. Ann. § 40:18
	Hepatitis C Voluntary Testing, La. Stat. Ann. § 40:1111.3
	Reporting of Infectious Diseases; Notification, La. Stat. Ann. § 40:1271.1
	Tuberculosis Control: Reporting and Investigation, La. Admin. Code tit. 48, pt. V, § 9103

Public health reporting requirements	Data Collection, La. Stat. Ann. § 40:1173.2	Data collection; powers and duties of the Department of Health and Hospitals The Department of Health and Hospitals with the Health Data Panel must...
	Development of Immunization Registry and Tracking, La. Stat. Ann. § 40:31.13
	Disease Reporting Requirements: ED Reporting Requirements, La. Admin. Code tit. 51, pt. II, § 109
	Disease Reporting Requirements: Facility Reporting Requirements, La. Admin. Code tit. 51, pt. II, § 107
	Disease Reporting Requirements: Hospital Reporting Requirements, La. Admin. Code tit. 51, pt. II, § 111
	Disease Reporting Requirements: Immunization Schedule, La. Admin. Code tit. 51, pt. II, § 701
	Disease Reporting Requirements: Public Notice, La. Admin. Code tit. 51, pt. II, § 103
	Disease Reporting Requirements: School Reporting, La. Admin. Code tit. 51, pt. II, § 113
	Disease Reporting Requirements: TB Reporting, La. Admin. Code tit. 51, pt. II, § 503
	Health Report Card, La. Stat. Ann. § 40:1261
	Infant Intervention Services: Reporting, La. Admin. Code tit. 48, pt. IX, § 325
	Mandatory Identification of Infected Corpses, La. Stat. Ann. § 40:1271.2
	State Health Care Data Clearinghouse: Hospital Submittal Guide, La. Admin. Code tit. 48, pt. V, § 15113

Public health Registries	Development of Immunization Registry and Tracking, La. Stat. Ann. § 40:31.13
Public health Registries	Parental Consent; Parental Responsibility for Immunization, La. Stat. Ann. § 40:31.16

Disease specific reporting requirements: Other conditions designated by the state as required reporting	Disability Prevention Program: Mandatory Reporting--Head Injury, La. Admin. Code tit. 48, pt. V, § 6001
	Disease Reporting Requirements: Reportable Conditions, La. Admin. Code tit. 51, pt. II, § 105
	Infectious Disease Notifications: Requirements, La. Admin. Code tit. 48, pt. XI, § 4302
	Parkinson's Disease Registry, La. Stat. Ann. § 40:31.63
	Report of Venereal Disease Cases, La. Stat. Ann. § 40:1121.7
	Severe Head Injuries; Mandatory Reporting, La. Stat. Ann. § 40:1275.3
	Venereal Disease Reporting, La. Admin. Code tit. 48, pt. V, § 8705

Blood lead reporting requirements Lead Poisoning Prevention Program: Mandatory Reporting, La. Admin. Code tit. 48, pt. V, § 7007

Other Parkinson's Disease Registry:Director, La. Stat. Ann. § 40:31.64

Screenings for conditions if the results are required to be reported Reports on Birth and Stillbirth Certificates, La. Stat. Ann. § 40:1121.23

Disease specific reporting requirements: AIDS/HIV Test for HIV, La. Stat. Ann. § 40:1113.2

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