WAC 246-101-525. Special condition — Influenza — Local health jurisdictions

A local health jurisdiction shall: (1) Maintain a surveillance system for influenza during the influenza season which may include: (a) Monitoring of excess school absenteeism; (b) Requesting information from health care providers and health care facilities regarding influenza-like illnesses; and (c) Monitoring workplace absenteeism and other mechanisms. (2) Request submission of appropriate clinical specimens from a sample of patients with influenza-like illness to the Washington state public health laboratories or other laboratory approved by the state health officer.