Office of AIDS

Surveillance Operations Documents

Surveillance Handbook (PDF)

Standard Operating Procedures

• Assignment of State Numbers (PDF)
• Case Checks (PDF)
• Electronic Matching Template (Excel)
• HIV Incidence Surveillance (HIS) Guidance (PDF)
• How to Use the Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) Network (PDF)
• Laboratory Data Entry Tool (LDET) Quick Start-Up Guide (PDF)
• Local Health Jurisdiction (LHJ) Management of Out of State Cases (PDF)
• LHJ Reporting Lab Test Results (PDF)
• LHJ Request for County eHARS Summary Report (PDF)
• Using Local Health Jurisdiction DUA Datasets (PDF) 

Data Use and Disclosure Agreement (DUA) Documents

• California HIV/AIDS Case Reporting System Data Use and Disclosure Agreement - CDPH 8713 (PDF)
• DUA Decision Tree (PDF)
• DUA Questions and Processes   

CDC Technical Guidance for HIV/AIDS Surveillance Programs

• Volume 1: Policies and Procedures (PDF, 4MB)
• Volume 3: Security and Confidentiality Guidelines (PDF)