Kansas
For Kansas, disease / condition is Chickenpox (varicella); reporting timeframe is within 24 hours or the next business day; reporting agency is Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE); legal authority is K.S.A. 65-118; K.A.R. 28-1-2, recorded from its source on 2026-08-14.
- State
- Kansas verified
- Disease / Condition
- Chickenpox (varicella) verified
- Reporting Timeframe
- within 24 hours or the next business day
- Reporting Agency
- Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE)
- Legal Authority
- K.S.A. 65-118; K.A.R. 28-1-2
What the source says
Chickenpox (varicella)
— kdhe.ks.gov, retrieved 2026-08-14
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 — deciding between them is yours, not ours.
Reporting Timeframe
kdhe.ks.gov says reporting timeframe is within 24 hours or the next business day, as of 2026-08-14.
Chickenpox (varicella)
https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/DocumentCenter/View/14247/Kansas-Notifiable-Diseases-List-PDF
dshs.texas.gov says reporting timeframe is Within 1 week, as of 2026-08-14.
*Chickenpox (varicella) 13 Within 1 week
Reporting Agency
kdhe.ks.gov says reporting agency is Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), as of 2026-08-14.
Chickenpox (varicella)
https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/DocumentCenter/View/14247/Kansas-Notifiable-Diseases-List-PDF
dshs.texas.gov says reporting agency is Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), as of 2026-08-14.
*Chickenpox (varicella) 13 Within 1 week
Legal Authority
kdhe.ks.gov says legal authority is K.S.A. 65-118; K.A.R. 28-1-2, as of 2026-08-14.
Chickenpox (varicella)
https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/DocumentCenter/View/14247/Kansas-Notifiable-Diseases-List-PDF
dshs.texas.gov says legal authority is 25 TAC Chapter 97, as of 2026-08-14.
*Chickenpox (varicella) 13 Within 1 week
Sources
- kdhe.ks.govhttps://www.kdhe.ks.gov/DocumentCenter/View/14247/Kansas-Notifiable-Diseases-List-PDF
- dshs.texas.govhttps://www.dshs.texas.gov/sites/default/files/IDCU/investigation/Reporting-forms/notifiable-conditions-2026-black-and-white.pdf