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Regional Disaster Medical Health Coordinator (RDMHC) — RDMHS FY 01-02 Contract Objectives

Objective 1

Create/update regional disaster medical/health plans utilizing EMSA regional template available fall 2001 to include the following:

1. On a quarterly basis, update contact and resource lists. Submit changes with quarterly progress reports.

Objective 2

Act as a resource to operational area medical and health planners, including:

1. Review the OA medical and health response plans within the region. Provide assistance to OA to develop and/or improve response plans consistent with SEMS,
2. Provide assistance in medical and health disaster-related grant projects including but not limited to:
   1. Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS),
   2. Disaster Medical Assistance Teams (DMAT) s, and
   3. Prevention 2010 Grants,
3. Conduct quarterly regional meetings with region MHOACs, RDMHC, and other disaster planners and responders,
4. Disseminate information on addressing the needs of medically fragile populations during disasters, including sheltering,
5. Provide annual training and updates as necessary to local health officers on the regional and local disaster medical/health plans,
6. Conduct quarterly communications drills to test regional and local communication systems to include RIMS in at least one drill per year,
7. Conduct at a minimum one regional tabletop exercise per year,
8. Support OA tabletop and functional exercises within the region, and
9. Provide oversight and guidance to regional participants in the Statewide Disaster Medical and Health exercise.

Objective 3

Establish and/or continue liaison with regional disaster planners and organizations, including but not limited to:

1. Represent EMSA at designated regional OES, state, federal and local functions,
2. Participate on two statewide committees as designated by EMSA including but not limited to the annual statewide exercise design committee, and
3. Attend and represent EMSA at a minimum of 75% of the scheduled Mutual Aid Regional Advisory Committee (MARAC) meetings per year.

Objective 4

Disseminate information and promote education within the region on mitigation and recovery planning to include:

1. Hospital Emergency Incident Command System (HEICS),
2. Non-structural hazard mitigation, and
3. Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS).

Objective 5

Participate in the DMAT program as follows:

1. Teams meetings,
2. Recruitment efforts, and
3. Annual training exercise.

Objective 6

Participate in MMRS development, maintenance, and/or regional and statewide coordination efforts.

Objectives 7

Attend disaster training and educational opportunities to maintain and develop professional skills including but not limited to:

1. Annual NDMS conference,
2. Annual DMAT training exercise,
3. Annual Statewide Disaster Health Care Conference,
4. CSTI Earthquake Course,
5. EMSA Boot Camp, and
6. Nuclear waste shipments.

Objective 8

Provide EMSA with information/reports.

1. Participate in a minimum of 75% of the monthly RDMHS conference calls and quarterly RDMHC/S meetings,
2. Provide an After Action Report to EMSA following participation in disaster medical and health exercises, and
3. Submit quarterly progress reports as required in the RDMHS Policy Manual.