Infectious disease control in the Netherlands is controlled by municipal health services. Since 1995 coordination between the 39 municipal health services and the national service since 1995, has been controlled by Preparedness and Reponse Unit (LCI), which draws up guidelines and coordinates outbreak management. The LCI consists of a professional advisory team: Outbreak Management Team (OMT) consisting of five permanent members with clinical, microbiological, and public health backgrounds and depending on the subject some other specialists (chairmanship Public health Laboratory, Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu, RIVM), a board of administrators (Bestuurlijk Afstemmings Overleg, BAO) and a small professional helpdesk (Preparedness and Reponse Unit (LCI)). The OMT advises the Permanent Secretary of Health (Minister van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport, VWS) through the BAO. Local professional clinical, microbiological and public health staff report data and join in the discussions of the OMT.

The BAO checks the advice for practical feasibility and decide on the policy to be implemented (under responsibility of Minister van VWS). The Ministry of Health and the Inspectorate of Health (Inspectie voor de Gezondheidszorg, IGZ) are represented in the BAO as well as representatives of municipal bodies and the health insurance advisory board (Ziekenfondsraad).