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or other projects to protect and promote the health of the people of West Virginia.

3.1.b. In emergency situations (e.g., potential epidemics), the director may require same day reporting for diseases and conditions in any of the categories listed in this rule.

3.2. Reporting of Diseases and Conditions.

3.2.a. The director shall establish specific protocols^[1] for reporting diseases and conditions. The protocols shall include any information to be reported beyond that listed in this rule and any additional information necessary regarding reporting or appropriate public health management.

3.2.b. The reports required by this rule may be made electronically in a manner approved by the director or on forms supplied by the director (See Footnote 2).

3.3. Category I Reportable Diseases and Conditions.

3.3.a. Cases of Category I diseases or conditions listed in subdivisions 3.3.b and 3.3.c of this section are reported by telephone to the local health department in the patient’s county of residence within twenty-four (24) hours of diagnosis. The reports shall include the patient’s name, address, date of birth, sex, and any other information requested by the director relevant to the purposes of this rule.

3.3.b. Category I.A diseases and conditions reportable by health care providers

^[1]Protocols can be found in the West Virginia Reportable Diseases Protocol Manual. This manual, standard disease report cards, and disease-specific supplemental forms necessary for the division or for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) can be obtained from the West Virginia Bureau for Public Health, Division of Surveillance and Disease Control through the local health department. Protocols and report forms are developed/updated as necessary to accomplish the purposes of this rule.

and health care facilities are:

3.3.b.1. Anthrax;

3.3.b.2. Botulism;

3.3.b.3. Brucellosis;

3.3.b.4. Cholera;

3.3.b.5. Dengue Fever;

3.3.b.6. Diphtheria;

3.3.b.7. E. Coli O157:H7 Disease;

3.3.b.8. Foodborne Disease;

3.3.b.9. Haemophilus influenzae, Invasive Disease;

3.3.b.10. Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, postdiarrheal;

3.3.b.11. Hepatitis A, Acute;

3.3.b.12. Hepatitis B, Acute or perinatal;

3.3.b.13. Hepatitis D;

3.3.b.14. Meningococcal Disease, Invasive;

3.3.b.15. An outbreak or cluster of any illness or condition - suspect or confirmed;

3.3.b.16. Pertussis (Whooping Cough);

3.3.b.17. Plague;

3.3.b.18. Poliomyelitis;

3.3.b.19. Rabies in Animals or in Humans;

3.3.b.20. Rubella (German Measles);