Health Agency | Public Health

Clinicians are legally required to report Title 17 Diseases to the San Luis Obispo Public Health Department. Laboratories are legally required to report positive testing results from the list of Reportable Laboratory Conditions.

For healthcare providers and first responders ONLY:

If the disease is listed in red on the Title 17 Diseases list, call the Public Health Department immediately. 

• During regular business hours (M-F, 8a.m. - 5 p.m.) call (805) 781-5500.
• After hours, call (805) 781-4553.

If it is not, please complete a Confidential Morbidity Report (CMR) form or use the California Reportable Disease Information Exchange statewide web-based reporting system (CalREDIE).  To sign up for a CalREDIE account, visit  (CalREDIE Account Request Portal (powerappsportals.us)  Select the appropriate Account Authorization Form "Open Form" link.

• CMR Form - COVID-19, for reporting SARS-CoV-2
• CMR Form A, for reporting most conditions (most common)
• CMR Form B, for reporting tuberculosis
• CMR Form C, for reporting to the DMV conditions affecting a person’s ability to drive
• Pesticide-Related Illness Form, for reporting illness that is known or suspected to be related to pesticide exposure

Submit form in one of three ways:

• By phone: (805) 781-5500
• By Fax: (805) 781-5543
• Through CalRedie Provider Portal (https://calrediehelp.powerappsportals.us/)

Note: To report an urgent communicable disease after hours, call (805) 781-4553.