This is an excerpt from the state of Illinois H1N1 Pandemic Flu Plan found at:
http://www.idph.state.il.us/pandemic_flu/H1N1_Pandemic_Flu_Plan_091409.pdf
This is what we want for epidemics, in each state, for each reportable communicable disease. If it has to be reported to them, they have to report it to us if it becomes an epidemic!