Hospital reporting of an exposure to a selected infectious disease shall comply with applicable state and federal regulations. The hospital shall notify the EMS agency's Designated Infectious Control Officer as soon as practical, but no later than 48 hours after the determination that a patient treated or transported by EMTs or Paramedics was diagnosed with a selected infectious disease.
This list of CDC Notifiable Conditions can be found by clicking here:
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/nndss/conditions/notifiable/2016/infectious-diseases/
Click below for Palm Beach County EMS Designated Infectious Control Officer (DICO) contacts:
