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DPH Communicable Diseases Memos

The Division of Public Health (DPH) Bureau of Communicable Diseases (BCD) issues memos to update providers and interested parties of important information.

Use the Memos Library to search for memos by subject.

Memo number Title Issue date Discontinued date Attachments
BCD-2021-03 Public Health Reporting Requirements for At-Home COVID-19 Tests
Replaced by:
At-Home COVID-19 Antigen Testing Use and Reporting
BCD 2021-02 Influenza Testing and Variant Influenza A Virus Detection (PDF)
BCD-2021-01 COVID-19 Antigen Testing: Reporting Guidance for Employers (PDF)
BCD 2020-29 DHS recommends testing migrant and seasonal workers for COVID-19 prior to departure at the end of the work season
BCD 2020-28 Guidance Related to Viral Whole Genome Sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 for the Public Health Response (PDF)
BCD 2020-27 Prevention and Control of Acute Respiratory Illness Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities (PDF)
Replaced by:
Preventing and Controlling Respiratory Illness Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities (PDF)
BCD-2020-26 Prevention and Control of Acute Respiratory Illness Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities
Replaced by:
BCD 2021-011
BCD 2020-25 Crisis Standards of Practice for COVID-19 Contact Tracing and Symptom Monitoring (PDF)
BCD 2020-24 Ryan White Part B and Life Care Services Policy: Requesting an Increase in Funding for Ryan White Services (PDF)
BCD 2020-23 Bordetella parapertussis Reporting (PDF)
BCD 2020-22 Ryan White Part B and Life Care Services Emergency Financial Assistance Policy in Response to COVID-19: Funding Extension (PDF)
BCD 2020-21 Guidance on the disposition of medically stable post-acute and long-term care residents with confirmed or clinically suspected COVID-19 infection (PDF)
BCD 2020-20 Guidance on the Transfer of Hospitalized Patients Infected with COVID-19 to Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Facilities (PDF)
BCD 2020-19 Guidance on the Role of COVID-19 Testing in Decisions Around Transfers From Acute Care Hospitals to Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Facilities (PDF)
BCD 2020-18 Guidance to Coroners and Medical Examiners on Postmortem COVID-19 Testing at the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene and the Milwaukee Health Department Laboratory (PDF)
BCD 2020-17 Changes to COVID-19 Reporting Requirements for Wisconsin Hospitals and Health Departments (PDF)
Replaced by:
BCD 2023-05 (PDF)
BCD 2020-16 Important Guidance for Infection Prevention and Control of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (REVISED) in Long-Term Care Facilities and Assisted Living Facilities (PDF)
BCD 2020-15 Important Information for Recipients of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) from the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) (PDF)
BCD 2020-14 Information for Dental Health Care Professionals (DHCP): What You Need to Know about Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) (PDF)
BCD 2020-13 What to do if someone breaks quarantine: Guidance for Local Health Departments (LHDs) (PDF)
BCD 2020-12 Updated guidance for local health departments and government partners about home isolation and quarantine for COVID-19 (PDF)
BCD 2020-11 Adult/Juvenile Correctional Facilities, Local Jails, and Secure Treatment Centers in Wisconsin Guidance for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (PDF)
BCD 2020-10 Ryan White Part B and Life Care Services Emergency Financial Assistance Policy in Response to COVID-19 (PDF)
BCD 2020-09 Urgent Update – Prioritization of COVID-19 Testing for Hospitalized Patients (PDF)
BCD 2020-08 Public Health Guidance for Discontinuation of Home Isolation and Voluntary Home Quarantine for Individuals Infected with or Exposed to COVID-19 (PDF)

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Last revised December 29, 2025