Thank you for all you have done and all you are doing to address COVID-19 in our state and nation.
Please review the new guidance and requirements below if you are a provider or facility that may order a lab test for COVID-19, are a provider or facility that may be entering COVID-19 case report data into an electronic medical record, or labs doing COVID-19 testing:
- Washington State Letter on COVID-19 Electronic Reporting and Inclusion of Demographic Information (PDF)
- Washington State Notifiable Conditions Reporting Web Page
- Federal Letter on COVID-19 Pandemic Response Lab Data Reporting (CARES Act Section 18115)
- CDC COVID-19 Lab Data Reporting Web Page
The department has an urgent request to help us spread the word about these requirements by distributing this information to individuals in these roles.