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Local public health warns hospital for bypassing required disease reports; DPHHS recommends official order if noncompliance continues
Summary
Public health staff told the Franklin County Board of Health that hospitals have been bypassing local reporting channels and contacting state-level staff directly; the state Department of Public Health and Human Services has recommended an official local order and escalation to CMS if the problem persists.
Franklin County public health staff told the Board of Health they are facing recurring problems with hospital reporting of communicable diseases and are considering formal remedies.
"They need to report to the local health jurisdiction as requested by the local health jurisdiction," said Speaker 3, public health staff, describing statutory obligations and recent lapses in…
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