135.143 PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE TEAMS.
1. The department shall approve public health response teams to
supplement and support disrupted or overburdened local medical and
public health personnel, hospitals, and resources. Assistance shall
be rendered under the following circumstances:
a. At or near the site of a disaster or threatened disaster
by providing direct medical care to victims or providing other
support services.
b. If local medical or public health personnel or hospitals
request the assistance of a public health response team to provide
direct medical care to victims or to provide other support services
in relation to any of the following incidents:
(1) During an incident resulting from a novel or previously
controlled or eradicated infectious agent, disease, or biological
toxin.
(2) After a chemical attack or accidental chemical release.
(3) After an intentional or accidental release of radioactive
material.
(4) In response to a nuclear or radiological attack or accident.
(5) Where an incident poses a high probability of a large number
of deaths or long-term disabilities in the affected population.
(6) During or after a natural occurrence or incident, including
but not limited to fire, flood, storm, drought, earthquake, tornado,
or windstorm.
(7) During or after a man-made occurrence or incident, including
but not limited to an attack, spill, or explosion.
2. The department shall provide by rule a process for
registration and approval of public health response team members and
sponsor entities and shall authorize specific public health response
teams, which may include but are not limited to disaster assistance
teams and environmental health response teams. The department may
expedite the registration and approval process during a disaster,
threatened disaster, or other incident described in subsection 1.
3. A member of a public health response team acting pursuant to
this division of this chapter shall be considered an employee of the
state under section 29C.21 and chapter 669, shall be afforded
protection as an employee of the state under section 669.21, and
shall be considered an employee of the state for purposes of workers'
compensation, disability, and death benefits, provided that the
member has done all of the following:
a. Registered with and received approval to serve on a public
health response team from the department.
b. Provided direct medical care or other support services
during a disaster, threatened disaster, or other incident described
in subsection 1; or participated in a training exercise to prepare
for a disaster or other incident described in subsection 1.
4. The department shall provide the department of administrative
services with a list of individuals who have registered with and
received approval from the department to serve on a public health
response team. The department shall update the list on a quarterly
basis, or as necessary for the department of administrative services
to determine eligibility for coverage.
5. Upon notification of a compensable loss, the department of
administrative services shall seek funding from the executive council
for those costs associated with covered workers' compensation
benefits.
Section History: Recent Form
2003 Acts, ch 33, §4, 11; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2005 Acts, ch
89, §9; 2009 Acts, ch 37, §7, 8
Referred to in § 29C.20
135.143 PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE TEAMS.
1. The department shall approve public health response teams to
supplement and support disrupted or overburdened local medical and
public health personnel, hospitals, and resources. Assistance shall
be rendered under the following circumstances:
a. At or near the site of a disaster or threatened disaster
by providing direct medical care to victims or providing other
support services.
b. If local medical or public health personnel or hospitals
request the assistance of a public health response team to provide
direct medical care to victims or to provide other support services
in relation to any of the following incidents:
(1) During an incident resulting from a novel or previously
controlled or eradicated infectious agent, disease, or biological
toxin.
(2) After a chemical attack or accidental chemical release.
(3) After an intentional or accidental release of radioactive
material.
(4) In response to a nuclear or radiological attack or accident.
(5) Where an incident poses a high probability of a large number
of deaths or long-term disabilities in the affected population.
(6) During or after a natural occurrence or incident, including
but not limited to fire, flood, storm, drought, earthquake, tornado,
or windstorm.
(7) During or after a man-made occurrence or incident, including
but not limited to an attack, spill, or explosion.
2. The department shall provide by rule a process for
registration and approval of public health response team members and
sponsor entities and shall authorize specific public health response
teams, which may include but are not limited to disaster assistance
teams and environmental health response teams. The department may
expedite the registration and approval process during a disaster,
threatened disaster, or other incident described in subsection 1.
3. A member of a public health response team acting pursuant to
this division of this chapter shall be considered an employee of the
state under section 29C.21 and chapter 669, shall be afforded
protection as an employee of the state under section 669.21, and
shall be considered an employee of the state for purposes of workers'
compensation, disability, and death benefits, provided that the
member has done all of the following:
a. Registered with and received approval to serve on a public
health response team from the department.
b. Provided direct medical care or other support services
during a disaster, threatened disaster, or other incident described
in subsection 1; or participated in a training exercise to prepare
for a disaster or other incident described in subsection 1.
4. The department shall provide the department of administrative
services with a list of individuals who have registered with and
received approval from the department to serve on a public health
response team. The department shall update the list on a quarterly
basis, or as necessary for the department of administrative services
to determine eligibility for coverage.
5. Upon notification of a compensable loss, the department of
administrative services shall seek funding from the executive council
for those costs associated with covered workers' compensation
benefits.
Section History: Recent Form
2003 Acts, ch 33, §4, 11; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2005 Acts, ch
89, §9; 2009 Acts, ch 37, §7, 8
Referred to in § 29C.20
135.143 PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE TEAMS.
1. The department shall approve public health response teams to
supplement and support disrupted or overburdened local medical and
public health personnel, hospitals, and resources. Assistance shall
be rendered under the following circumstances:
a. At or near the site of a disaster or threatened disaster
by providing direct medical care to victims or providing other
support services.
b. If local medical or public health personnel or hospitals
request the assistance of a public health response team to provide
direct medical care to victims or to provide other support services
in relation to any of the following incidents:
(1) During an incident resulting from a novel or previously
controlled or eradicated infectious agent, disease, or biological
toxin.
(2) After a chemical attack or accidental chemical release.
(3) After an intentional or accidental release of radioactive
material.
(4) In response to a nuclear or radiological attack or accident.
(5) Where an incident poses a high probability of a large number
of deaths or long-term disabilities in the affected population.
(6) During or after a natural occurrence or incident, including
but not limited to fire, flood, storm, drought, earthquake, tornado,
or windstorm.
(7) During or after a man-made occurrence or incident, including
but not limited to an attack, spill, or explosion.
2. The department shall provide by rule a process for
registration and approval of public health response team members and
sponsor entities and shall authorize specific public health response
teams, which may include but are not limited to disaster assistance
teams and environmental health response teams. The department may
expedite the registration and approval process during a disaster,
threatened disaster, or other incident described in subsection 1.
3. A member of a public health response team acting pursuant to
this division of this chapter shall be considered an employee of the
state under section 29C.21 and chapter 669, shall be afforded
protection as an employee of the state under section 669.21, and
shall be considered an employee of the state for purposes of workers'
compensation, disability, and death benefits, provided that the
member has done all of the following:
a. Registered with and received approval to serve on a public
health response team from the department.
b. Provided direct medical care or other support services
during a disaster, threatened disaster, or other incident described
in subsection 1; or participated in a training exercise to prepare
for a disaster or other incident described in subsection 1.
4. The department shall provide the department of administrative
services with a list of individuals who have registered with and
received approval from the department to serve on a public health
response team. The department shall update the list on a quarterly
basis, or as necessary for the department of administrative services
to determine eligibility for coverage.
5. Upon notification of a compensable loss, the department of
administrative services shall seek funding from the executive council
for those costs associated with covered workers' compensation
benefits.
Section History: Recent Form
2003 Acts, ch 33, §4, 11; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2005 Acts, ch
89, §9; 2009 Acts, ch 37, §7, 8
Referred to in § 29C.20
