California Code of Regulations, Title 17, Section 2500 , mandates that certain communicable and non-communicable diseases/conditions be reported to the local health department using specified methods and time frames. The List of Mandated Reportable Diseases in Orange County , which summarizes disease reporting requirements for providers, may be downloaded from...

List of Reportable Diseases List of Reportable Diseases (in Orange County) (06/2025) List of Laboratory Reportable Diseases (in California) California Code of Regulations, Title 17, Section 2500 , mandates that certain communicable and non-communicable diseases/conditions be reported to the local health department using specified methods and time frames. The List...

Internet Resources CHDP Program CHDP Provider List Referral Programs (Link to Organization Website) 2-1-1 CalOptima CalWIN CHIOC (Insurance opportunities and resources) CCS Child Behavior Pathways (Children with attention and behavior difficulties) Denti-Cal Provider List Family Support Network (Developmental Screenings) Covered California Medi-Cal Offices Help Me Grow Mental Health/Drug and Alcohol...

Welcome to Orange County's Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS). The County Plan provides substance use disorder (SUD) treatment services for all eligible Medi-Cal members who reside in Orange County. You can access DMC-ODS services by calling the 24/7 Member Access Line at (800) 723-8641 , 24 hours a day...

Medi-Cal Behavioral Health Plan - Provider Directory Website MC BHP Handbook and Provider Directory Lobby Notice Behavioral Health Plan Member Handbook This guide will help you know what specialty mental health services are, if you may get them, and how you can get help from the Orange County BHP. For...

TEST NAME Gonorrhea Culture DEPARTMENT BACT TESTS B12 DESCRIPTION Screening procedure for the isolation, identification and confirmation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae utilizing conventional biochemical testing and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time of resolution (MALDI-TOF) techniques. SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS SPECIMEN: Female endocervical or male urethral discharge, extragenital sites including rectal and throat (sterile...

Test Name Department Test Code Aeromonas Culture BACT B1 Bacterial Culture, Aerobic BACT B2 Bacterial Culture for Identification ( Salmonella/Shigella ) BACT B20 Bacterial Culture, Anaerobic (Call laboratory before submitting specimens for consultation) BACT B3 Bacterial Reference Culture for Identification, Aerobic BACT B4 Bacterial Reference Culture for Identification, Anaerobic BACT...

Mission: To protect and improve the health of Orange County residents, in collaboration with our system partners, by providing essential laboratory services in support of public health through quality, timely and accurate test results. Effective Tuesday, May 27, 2025, the Orange County Public Health Laboratory operations will be relocated to...

The Water Quality Department located at Shellmaker Island in Newport Beach is part of the Orange County Health Care Agency Public Health Laboratory. State certified public health microbiologists conduct recreational water testing using rapid, advanced methods. One function of the WQL is to perform recreational bacterial water quality analysis for...

OCPHL Resources Biological Safety Guidelines for the Sentinel Laboratory Brucella Removal from Select Agent List Memo 2025 Submitting a Select Agent Supplemental_Isolate_Submission_Form_For_Select_Agents Rule In/Rule Out Resources Biothreat Agents Identification Bench Cards for Sentinel Laboratories Clinical Laboratory Preparedness and Response Guide LABORATORY RESPONSE NETWORK (LRN) SENTINEL LEVEL CLINICAL LABORATORY PROTOCOLS FOR...