Metropolitan Medical Response System Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-4580
Sponsor: Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7]
Introduced: 2010-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health programs administration and funding
Homeland security
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Natural disasters
Performance measurement
State and local government operations
Terrorism
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: 
Metropolitan Medical Response System Program Act of 2010 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a Metropolitan Medical Response System Program to support state and local jurisdictions in preparing for and maintaining all-hazards response capabilities to manage public health and mass casualty incidents resulting from natural and man-made disasters, terrorist acts, and epidemic disease outbreaks, by systematically enhancing and integrating first responders, public health personnel, emergency management personnel, and other participants in mass casualty management. (Repeals provisions of the Post-Katrina Management Reform Act of 2006 regarding a Metropolitan Medical Response Program.)
 
Directs the Assistant Secretary, Office of Health Affairs, to develop programmatic and policy guidance for the Program in coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). 
 
Authorizes the Secretary, through the Administrator, to enter in contracts with local jurisdictions to assist in preparing for and responding to mass casualty incidents. Authorizes the use of contracts to support the integration of emergency management, health, and medical systems into a coordinated response to mass casualty incidents caused by any hazard.

Sets forth eligibility requirements. Encourages local jurisdictions receiving assistance under the Program to develop and maintain memoranda of understanding and agreement with neighboring jurisdictions to support a system of mutual aid among the jurisdictions.

Requires the Administrator: (1) in coordination with the Assistant Secretary, Office of Health Affairs, and a National Metropolitan Medical Response System Working Group, to issue performance measures for each local jurisdiction that enters a contract under this Act; and (2) together with the Assistant Secretary and the Working Group, to conduct a review of the Program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-02-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response.
action_date: 2010-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Referred to House Homeland Security
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Introduced in House