If you need assistance outside of business hours, consult the documents or call the hotline phone numbers listed below.
Physician's can report suspected or confirmed communicable diseases by calling:
(914) 813-5159 during regular business hours
(914) 813-5000 outside of regular business hours
For general information and 24-hour, seven-day-a-week public health emergencies call:
(914) 813-5000.
Animal Contact
- Catching a bat. Download and Watch this 80-second video prepared by the New York State Department of Health on the proper technique for safely capturing a bat found in a home.
- List of licensed registered trappers
- NYSDOH 2024 Guidance Regarding Human Exposure to Rabies and Postexposure Prophylaxis Decisions
- Rabies Post Exposure Prophylaxis Algorithm for Medical Providers (Updated 9/2024)
- Report of animal bite, scratch and contact form (fillable pdf)
- Hospital/Health Care Provider Rabies PEP Report Form (Updated 8/2024)
- Rabies Biological Administration Record
- CDC Updates on Vaccine and Immune Globulin Availability
Building Departments by Municipality
Complaint Fillable Forms - Administrator on-call
(Fill out the forms and print or save as a pdf, don't forget to rename the pdf doc.)
- General Overnight Complaint Fillable Form 2014
- Overnight Report of Animal Bite, Scratch or Contact fillable form
- After Hours Spill Incident Report Form Fillable (OEHRC)
Disease Control
- WCDOH Communicable Disease Reporting Requirements (Updated 1/2024)
Mercury and Chemical Spills
- Health care providers – For medical questions and consultation on managing patients who have been exposed to a chemical, such as mercury, or have ingested a chemical or poison, contact the Poison Control Center.
- Members of the public – If you have been exposed to a chemical or poison, seek immediate medical attention.
- Poison Control Center's 24/7 hotline: (800) 222-1222
- Visit the Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry, a federal public health agency, for useful information about toxic substances.