E-500 Communicable Disease Control and Reporting

Wisconsin Statutes, Chapter 252, outlines the state’s directives regarding preventing, controlling, and reporting communicable diseases. Specifically, Wisconsin Statutes 252.05(3) requires anyone having knowledge or reason to believe that a person has a communicable disease to report the facts to the local health officer.

Wisconsin Administrative Code DHS 145, Appendix A: Communicable Diseases, defines communicable diseases. This document identifies two (2) categories: Category 1, which requires urgent action to report the facts immediately (within 24 hours) to local health officials, and Category 2, which requires that the local health officer be notified of the facts within 72 hours.

The College recognizes its responsibility for preventing, controlling, and reporting communicable diseases. As such, the College will practice appropriate safe and sanitary standards to prevent and control the spread of communicable diseases. Whenever the College suspects or becomes aware of a potential communicable disease all facts involved with the case will be reported to local health officials immediately through the Office of Campus Safety and Security. Any suspected case of a communicable disease shall be regarded as an actual case until proven otherwise, and all rules and directions from local health officials shall be followed.