# Georgia — US state notifiable disease reporting timeframes by condition

For Georgia, disease / condition is Cancer; reporting timeframe is Within 6 months; reporting agency is Georgia Department of Public Health, verified against its source on 2026-08-14.

- **State:** Georgia _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Disease / Condition:** Cancer _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Reporting Timeframe:** Within 6 months _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Reporting Agency:** Georgia Department of Public Health _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Legal Authority:** 25 TAC Chapter 97 _(per dshs.texas.gov, not stated by the source above)_

## What the source says

> Within 6 months Condition | Legend note marker(s) | Submission symbol | Benign brain and central nervous system tumors | | | Cancer | | | For more information: <http://www.dph.ga.gov/disease-reporting> www.dph.ga.gov/disease-reporting Generated for accessibility and screen-reader use. Source: Georgia Department of Public Health “Notifiable Disease Condition Reporting” poster (Updated:

## Sources disagree

More than one authority states this, and they do not state the same
thing. Both are reproduced with the source each came from.

### Reporting Timeframe

dph.georgia.gov says reporting timeframe is **Within 6 months**, as of 2026-08-14.

> Within 6 months Condition | Legend note marker(s) | Submission symbol | Benign brain and central nervous system tumors | | | Cancer | | | For more information: <http://www.dph.ga.gov/disease-reporting> www.dph.ga.gov/disease-reporting Generated for accessibility and screen-reader use. Source: Georgia Department of Public Health “Notifiable Disease Condition Reporting” poster (Updated:

Source: https://dph.georgia.gov/notifiable-disease-condition-reporting-accessible-text-and-tables

dshs.texas.gov says reporting timeframe is **See rules**, as of 2026-08-14.

> *Cancer 9 See rules

Source: https://www.dshs.texas.gov/sites/default/files/IDCU/investigation/Reporting-forms/notifiable-conditions-2026-black-and-white.pdf


### Reporting Agency

dph.georgia.gov says reporting agency is **Georgia Department of Public Health**, as of 2026-08-14.

> Within 6 months Condition | Legend note marker(s) | Submission symbol | Benign brain and central nervous system tumors | | | Cancer | | | For more information: <http://www.dph.ga.gov/disease-reporting> www.dph.ga.gov/disease-reporting Generated for accessibility and screen-reader use. Source: Georgia Department of Public Health “Notifiable Disease Condition Reporting” poster (Updated:

Source: https://dph.georgia.gov/notifiable-disease-condition-reporting-accessible-text-and-tables

dshs.texas.gov says reporting agency is **Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)**, as of 2026-08-14.

> *Cancer 9 See rules

Source: https://www.dshs.texas.gov/sites/default/files/IDCU/investigation/Reporting-forms/notifiable-conditions-2026-black-and-white.pdf


## Source

- https://dph.georgia.gov/notifiable-disease-condition-reporting-accessible-text-and-tables
- https://www.dshs.texas.gov/sites/default/files/IDCU/investigation/Reporting-forms/notifiable-conditions-2026-black-and-white.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-14. Review by: 2027-08-14.
Part of [US state notifiable disease reporting timeframes by condition](https://referencesource.org/notifiable-disease-reporting-timeframes/).