Resources and Guidelines

• CDPH Office of Viral Hepatitis Prevention (OVHP)
• AASLD Curriculum and Training: Free Online CME Courses for Primary Care Providers on HBV and HCV (American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, 2014 
• Chronic Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection: Treatment Considerations (Department of Veteran Affairs National Hepatitis C Resource Center, May 13, 2014 
• Recommendations for Testing, Managing and Treating Hepatitis C (Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2014)
• Hepatitis B and C Screening and Serology Toolkit for Primary Care Clinicians (CDPH, 2013) 
• CDC Guidance for Evaluating Health-Care Personnel for Hepatitis B Virus Protection and for Administering Postexposure Management
• Hepatitis C Screening and Clinical Management Courses for Primary Care Providers and other Clinicians
• Testing for HCV Infection: An Update of Guidance for Clinicians and Laboratorians (CDC, 2013)
• Internist Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection (The American Journal of Medicine, 2012)
• Integrated Prevention Services for HIV Infection, Viral Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Tuberculosis for Persons Who Use Drugs Illicitly (CDC and HHS, 2012)
• Recommendations for the Identification of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among Persons Born During 1945–1965 (CDC, 2012)
• Updated CDC Recommendations for the Management of Hepatitis B Virus–Infected Health-Care Providers and Students (CDC, 2012)
• Hepatitis A Guidelines
• Hepatitis B: General Information, Immunization Guidelines, Testing and Clinical Management Guidelines
• Hepatitis C: Testing and Reporting Guidelines, Prevention and Management Guidelines 
• Viral Hepatitis Prevention and Control Guidelines

Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention Guidelines

• Hepatitis B Vaccine Schedules for Newborn Infants ≥ 2000 gm by Maternal HBsAg Status
• Hepatitis B Vaccine Schedules for Newborn Infants <2000 gm by Maternal HBsAg Status
• Prenatal Provider Quicksheet (CDPH, March 2015)
• Labor and Delivery Quicksheet (CDPH, April 2011)
• Pediatric Provider Quicksheet (CDPH, August 2008)
• Memo to Clinicians: Importance for infants to complete Hepatitis B vaccine series and post-vaccine serology testing (CDPH, Oct 2

Reporting a Case of Viral Hepatitis

Per CA Code of Regulations, Title 17 Section 2500, providers are required to report cases of viral hepatitis, including chronic Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C, to their local health department.  See Communicable Disease Reporting Guidelines for reporting instructions.