DATE: December 17, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Luchini, RN, PHN, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Data Use and Disclosure Agreement with the California Department of Public Health
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Data Use and Disclosure Agreement with the California Department of Public Health, for disease reporting and surveillance, effective January 18, 2025 through January 17, 2028 ($0).
REPORT
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Approval of the recommended action will allow the Department of Public Health (Department) continued access to the California Reportable Disease Information Exchange (CalREDIE), a secure California Department of Public Health (CDPH) web-based disease reporting and surveillance management system. Health care providers and laboratories use the system for mandated reporting of communicable diseases and conditions to the Local Health Jurisdiction (LHJ). This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There are no viable alternative actions. Should your Board not approve the recommended action, the Department's ability to conduct disease surveillance and respond timely and efficiently to communicable diseases, outbreaks, and public safety would be severely impacted.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action.
DISCUSSION:
On January 18, 2022, the Board approved Agreement No. 22-032 with CDPH to execute the CalREDIE System Data Use and Disclosure Agreement for disease reporting and surveillance effective from January 18, 2022 through January 17, 2025. Approval of the recommended action will allow the Department to continue to utilize CalREDIE.
CalREDIE is a secure statewide reportable disease database supported and maintained by CDPH. Since 2010, CalREDIE is the electronic reporting system used by health care providers and laboratories for mandated reporting of commu...
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