# Texas · Chickenpox (varicella) — US state notifiable disease reporting timeframes by condition

For Texas, disease / condition is Chickenpox (varicella); reporting timeframe is Within 1 week; reporting agency is Your local health department; reporter class is Health care providers, hospitals, laboratories, schools, and others; legal authority is Chapter 97, Title 25, Texas Administrative Code, verified against its source on 2026-09-22.

- **State:** Texas
- **Disease / Condition:** Chickenpox (varicella) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Reporting Timeframe:** Within 1 week _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Reporting Agency:** Your local health department _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Reporter Class:** Health care providers, hospitals, laboratories, schools, and others _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Legal Authority:** Chapter 97, Title 25, Texas Administrative Code _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> *Chickenpox (varicella) 13 Within 1 week

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Reporting Agency

> Call your local health department for a copy of the Varicella Reporting Form with their fax number.

### Reporter Class

> Health care providers, hospitals, laboratories, schools, and others are required to report patients who are suspected of having a notifiable condition ( Chapter 97, Title 25, Texas Administrative Code ).

### Legal Authority

> Health care providers, hospitals, laboratories, schools, and others are required to report patients who are suspected of having a notifiable condition ( Chapter 97, Title 25, Texas Administrative Code ).

## Source

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

Last verified: 2026-09-22. Review by: 2027-09-22.
Part of [US state notifiable disease reporting timeframes by condition](https://referencesource.org/notifiable-disease-reporting-timeframes/).