WA State Board of Health Adjustment of COVID-19 Reporting Requirements

The Washington State Board of Health (Board) filed a CR-101, Preproposal Statement of Inquiry, for chapter 246-101 WAC. Chapter 246-101 WAC establishes the reporting requirements for healthcare providers, facilities, laboratories, and other entities. These requirements help public health officials track communicable diseases and other conditions, in accordance with RCW 43.20.050, 70.104.055, and 43.70.545

On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, the Board filed the CR-101 as WSR 25-08-026. The CR-101 announces to the public that the Board is initiating rulemaking. This is in response to feedback from local health jurisdictions and changes in the national notifiable condition designation for COVID-19 by the Council for State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE). This rulemaking is necessary to ease COVID-19 reporting requirements, while retaining key data needed to protect the public’s health and for ongoing disease surveillance.

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Please visit the rule webpage for more information about the rule revision or contact notifiableconditions@sboh.wa.gov at the State Board of Health.