Previously known as “Reportable Diseases”
Reporting Diseases of Public Health Significance (DOPHS)
Diseases of Public Health Significance (DOPHS) must be reported by physicians, laboratories, administrators of hospitals, schools, and institutions to the local Medical Officer of Health (as stated in the Health Protection and Promotion Act).
DOPHS can be reported to Hastings Prince Edward Public Health by completing and submitting the online DOPHS Reporting Form.
If you prefer to print and manually complete the DOPHS Reporting Form, please fax the completed form to 613-966-1813.
Patient consent is not required for reporting this information. The Personal Health Information Protection Act explicitly allows health care providers to disclose information to the local Medical Officer of Health for purposes outlined under the Health Protection and Promotion Act.
