Sexually Transmitted Diseases (Reporting them in DC)

The DC Division of Sexually Transmitted Disease Control reminds all health care providers that sexually transmitted disease (STD) reports should be submitted on surveillance report forms within 48 hours of diagnosis or the appearance of suspicious symptoms. 

Communicable diseases that are also referenced as venereal diseases include: chancroid, lymphogranuloma venereum, chlamydia infections (including PID and perinatal), non-gonococcal urethritis, gonococcal infections, ophthalmia neonatorum, granuloma inguinale, syphilis (including congenital).

STD surveillance reports should be faxed to the DC Division at 202-727-4934 or 727-3345.

You can access a copy of the STD surveillance form and instructions on the MSDC web site.

For a copy of the form, go to:
http://www.msdc.org/STD_surveillance_form.pdf

For a copy of the instructions, go to:
http://www.msdc.org/STD_surveillance_form_instructions.pdf

Note: The form and instructions are in PDF form. You will need Acrobat Reader to access them:
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

Health providers needing additional assistance can telephone the STD Program office at 202-727-9860. A detailed description of the STD Program can be accessed through our web site at:
http://dchealth.dc.gov/services/special_programs/std/index.shtm