# Georgia — US state notifiable disease reporting timeframes by condition

For Georgia, disease / condition is Diphtheria; reporting timeframe is Report Immediately; reporting method is telephone; reporting agency is Georgia Department of Public Health, recorded from its source on 2026-08-14.

- **State:** Georgia _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Disease / Condition:** Diphtheria _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Reporting Timeframe:** Report Immediately
- **Reporting Method:** telephone
- **Reporting Agency:** Georgia Department of Public Health _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Legal Authority:** K.S.A. 65-118; K.A.R. 28-1-2 _(per kdhe.ks.gov, not stated by the source above)_

## What the source says

> Diphtheria |

## 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 **Report Immediately**, as of 2026-08-14.

> Diphtheria |

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

kdhe.ks.gov says reporting timeframe is **within 24 hours or the next business day**, as of 2026-08-14.

> Diphtheria

Source: https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/DocumentCenter/View/14247/Kansas-Notifiable-Diseases-List-PDF

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

> Diphtheria 2, 3 Call Immediately

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.

> Diphtheria |

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

kdhe.ks.gov says reporting agency is **Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE)**, as of 2026-08-14.

> Diphtheria

Source: 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.

> Diphtheria 2, 3 Call Immediately

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.kdhe.ks.gov/DocumentCenter/View/14247/Kansas-Notifiable-Diseases-List-PDF
- 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/).