Public Health Reporting and Testing
Reports, Statutes, and Regulations
NIH - Certificates
of Confidentiality - Policy
on Public Health Reporting
Emerging Infectious Diseases: Review of State and Federal Disease Surveillance Efforts. GAO-04-877, September 30.
HIV Testing Among Pregnant Women --- United States and Canada, 1998--2001 - Study of Different State Law Approaches - November 15, 2002 / 51(45);1013-1016.
Cases
Court holds neonatal screening laws do not infringe religious freedom - In re Interest of Joel Anaya, Supreme Court of Nebraska, No. S-07-1136, Filed December 5, 2008
Chadha v. Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, 865 A.2d 1163, 272 Conn. 776 (Conn. 2005) - Legislative granted immunity for peer review reporting reduced the common law absolute immunity.
9th Circuit allows DNA testing of persons on parole
- United States v. Kincade, 379 F.3d 813 (Cir9 2004), overruling: United States v. Kincade, No. 02-50380 (9th Cir. 10/02/2003)
Minor child has immunity for intentional false reporting
of sexual abuse - Smith v. M.D., 130 Cal.Rptr.2d 315 (Cal.App. 2 Dist. Jan 30,
2003)
State may allow
regulators access to abortion clinic medical records - Greenville Women's
Clinic v. Commissioner, South Carolina Dept. of Health and Environmental
Control, 317 F.3d 357 (4th Cir.(S.C.), cert. denied, --- S.Ct. ----, 2003
WL 837287, 71 USLW 3568 (U.S. Apr 28, 2003)
Brief - Cancer Registry Data
May Be Available Through FOIA - Southern Illinoisan v. Department Of Public
Health, No. 5-99-0568, 2001 WL 337191 ( 03-28-2001)
Brief - Supreme Court Reviews Drug
Testing of Pregnant Women - Ferguson v. City of Charleston, 532 U.S. 67, 121 S.Ct.
1281, 149 L.Ed.2d 205 (2001), on remand.
HIV Testing without the
Patient's Consent - Sierakowski v. Ryan, No. 99-2705 (7th Cir. 08/03/2000)
Brief - Establishing clinical laboratory
negligence-public health malpractice - Anderson v. Alabama Reference Laboratories,
2000 WL 1174214, No. 1982182 (Ala. 08-18-2000)
Brief - Registering medical marijuana users
does not violate privacy rights - Rollins v. Ulmer, No. S-9197 (Alaska 2000)
Brief - Balancing
Patient Privacy and Public Health Risks to Others - Baptist Memorial Hosp.-
Union County v. Johnson,
754 So.2d 1165 (Miss 2000)
Does the Conditional Privilege
for Public Health and Safety Reporting Extend to Reports to Neighbors? - Schmitz
v. Aston, 317 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 9, 2000 WL 279215 (Ariz.App. Div. 1, Mar 16, 2000)
HIV Carrier Must Notify Sexual Partners
- People v. Jensen, 231 Mich.App. 439, 586 N.W.2d 748 (Mich.App., Aug 28,
1998)
State Administrative Warrant Can
Reach Privileged Hospital Information - Arnett v. Dal Cielo, 14 Cal.4th 4,
923 P.2d 1, 56 Cal.Rptr.2d 706 (Cal. 10/03/1996)
Duty to Third Parties for Negligent HIV Counseling - Reisner v. Regents of University of California, 31 Cal. App. 4th 1195, 37 Cal. Rptr. 2d 518 (Cal.App.Dist.2 1995)
Common law duty of psychiatrist to report child abuse - Bradley v. Ray, 904
S.W.2d 302 (Mo.App. W.D. 1995)
Choosing to not collect epidemiological information is within agency discretion (good discussion) - Jasa By and Through Jasa v. Douglas County, 244 Neb. 944, 510 N.W.2d 281 (Neb. 1994)
Court upholds mandatory HIV testing of prostitute
- People v. Adams, 149 Ill.2d 331, 597 N.E.2d 574 (Ill. 1992)
Rational Basis Test - HIV as a Communicable
Disease - Matter of New York Society Surgeons v. Axelrod, 77 N.Y.2d 677,
685, 569 N.Y.S.2d 922, 572 N.E.2d 605 (1991)
Court allows limited release of information from sexually transmitted disease
records - Westchester County v. People, 504 N.Y.S.2d 497, 498, 122 A.D.2d 1,
2 (N.Y.A.D. 2 Dept. 1986)
Court upholds NY law protecting public health investigations of sexually transmitted
diseases - Grattan v. People, 65 N.Y.2d 243, 480 N.E.2d 714, 491 N.Y.S.2d 125
(N.Y. 1985)
Brief - Liability for
negligent reporting of syphilis - Molien v. Kaiser
Foundation Hospitals, 27 Cal. 3d 916, 616 P.2d 813, 167 Cal. Rptr. 831 (Cal.
1980)
Constitutionality of reporting requirements - Whalen v.
Roe, 429 US 589 (1977)
California requires psychiatrists to warn
about dangerous patients - Tarasoff v. Regents of University of California,
17 Cal. 3d 425, 551 P.2d 334, 131 Cal. Rptr. 14 (Cal. 07-01-1976)
Negligence per se for failing to report child abuse - Landeros v. Flood, 17
Cal. 3d 399, 551 P.2d 389, 131 Cal. Rptr. 69 (Cal. 1976)
Failure to Report Communicable Disease is Negligence
Per Se - Derrick v. Ontario Community Hospital. 47 Cal.App.3d 145, 120 Cal.Rptr.
566 (1975)
Classic case up holding health hold orders detaining
prostitutes - Reynolds v. McNichols, 488 F.2d 1378 (10th Cir. 1973)
Mandatory public health testing does not violate freedom of religion - Washington
v. Armstrong, 39 Wash. 2d 860, 239 P.2d 545 (Wa. 1952)
First case we can disciplining a physician for not reporting a communicable
disease: Ohio v. Chandler, 8 Ohio Dec. Reprint 322 (1882).
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