Title
Approve and authorize the Director of Health, the Assistant Director of Health, or the Emergency Medical Services Director, to execute the California Mutual Aid Region II Intra-Region Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Medical and Health Disaster Assistance.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the Director of Health, the Assistant Director of Health, or the Emergency Medical Services Director, to execute the California Mutual Aid Region II Intra-Region Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Medical and Health Disaster Assistance.
SUMMARY:
The Health Department seeks authorization to execute the California Mutual Aid Region II Intra-Region Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Medical and Health Disaster Assistance. This regional cooperative agreement is consistent with the State of California Emergency Plan, Emergency Support Function 8 Annex (ESF 8), California Public Health and Medical Emergency Operations Manual (EOM), and the Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS). This regional cooperative agreement would allow the County of Monterey to either request or provide emergency medical and/or public health services in the event of a medical/health disaster or catastrophic event that exceeds the capability of the County of Monterey or another participating county, as well as qualify for federal reimbursement.
DISCUSSION:
There exists a great potential for a medical/health disaster or catastrophic event capable of producing mass casualties that overwhelm local ability to contain and control. In addition, recent rulings at the state and federal level require regional medical health mutual aid agreements to be in place to qualify for reimbursement of federal and state disaster funds. Currently no agreement between counties governs this sharing of resources or financial responsibility for reimbursement.
Therefore, the jurisdictions within California Mutual Aid Region II, comprised of the co...
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