The department shall establish and maintain a sentinel surveillance program for RSV infection in children. The program will:

1. (1) maintain a central database of laboratory-confirmed cases of RSV that can be used to investigate the incidence, prevalence, and trends of RSV; and
2. (2) recruit at least one health care facility or provider associated with a health care facility in each Health Service Region of the State to report RSV data.

Source Note:The provisions of this §97.255 adopted to be effective September 14, 2006, 31 TexReg 7351; amended to be effective December 20, 2012, 37 TexReg 9777.