Hepatitis B Information for Health Professionals

Hepatitis B information and guidance for health care professionals, including information on perinatal Hepatitis B, reporting guidelines, and vaccination information.

On this page:
Hepatitis B general information
Perinatal Hepatitis B
Reporting
Vaccine information

Hepatitis B general information

• CDC: Hepatitis B
  Information on the basics of hepatitis B including symptoms, spread, prevention, vaccination and treatment.
• CDC Viral Hepatitis - Training Resources
  A list of online training resources from CDC and other external organizations on viral hepatitis.

Perinatal hepatitis B

• Perinatal Hepatitis B
  Information on perinatal hepatitis B, prevention, and treatment.
• HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
  • Hepatitis B Perinatal Reporting and HIPAA
  • MMWR: HIPAA Privacy Rule and Public Health; Guidance from CDC and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • Immunization Data Sharing, HIPAA, and MIIC

Reporting

• Reporting Hepatitis B
  MDH guidance on reporting hepatitis cases.

Vaccine information

• National Clinician Consultation Center: Post-exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Guidelines
  Current U.S. Public Health Service guidelines and select treatment protocols for managing exposures to HIV and hepatitis B and C.
• CDC: Hepatitis B Perinatal Vaccine Information
  A summary of vaccination guidelines and recommendations for pediatric hepatitis B vaccination.
• CDC: Hepatitis B Vaccine Administration
  CDC provides a summary of vaccination guidelines and recommendations for adult hepatitis B vaccination.
• Hepatitis B Vaccine Information Statement (VIS)
  CDCs vaccine information statement is available in English and other languages from Immunize.org.
• CDC: Immunization Schedules
  CDC immunization schedules and guidance.