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35 PA Cons Stat § 75A04 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 75A - Emergency Responder Mental Wellness and Stress Management|Section 75A04 - Trained peer support providers

§ 75A04. Trained peer support providers. (a) Establishment.--The department, in conjunction with cooperating officials and agencies, shall develop and establish guidelines for the recruitment and training of entities capable of providing peer-to-peer support under section 75A03 (relating to peer-to-peer support programs).  (b) Contents.--The guidelines shall include the establishment of minimum qualifications as a trained peer support provider.  (c) Credentialing requirement.--The department shall establish a clear credentialing requirement and a certificate evidencing a trained peer support provider's qualifications.  (d) Procedure.--A procedure shall be established for the suspension or revocation of credentials.
35 PA Cons Stat § 75A05 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 75A - Emergency Responder Mental Wellness and Stress Management|Section 75A05 - Toll-free helpline

§ 75A05. Toll-free helpline. (a) General rule.--The department shall:  (1) Establish a toll-free helpline to respond to calls from emergency responders who have been involved in a critical incident or are dealing with mental wellness issues.  (2) Obtain the toll-free telephone number 866-1ST-HELP for such purposes. If the telephone number 866-1ST-HELP is not available, the department shall obtain a substantially similar telephone number acronym for such purposes.  (3) Permit persons to provide information anonymously, should they choose to do so. (4) Ensure the confidentiality of the names of callers, information discussed during the call and any referrals for further services.  (b) Helpline operators.--An operator of the helpline must be an individual adequately trained in identifying post-traumatic stress injuries and other emotional and psychological reactions common to emergency responders or capable of making an appropriate referral to either a peer-to-peer support program or a licensed behavioral health professional for further mental health evaluation or care.  (c) Posting.--A sign shall be posted at all sites where emergency responders serve and shall:  (1) Be no smaller than 8 1/2 by 11 inches. (2) Be posted in a conspicuous manner clearly visible to emergency responders. (3) Include the following information: (i) The toll-free telephone number, which must be printed in bold type and large font. (ii) Notice that callers may provide information anonymously if they choose to do so. (d) Online access to sign.--The department and cooperating officials and agencies shall provide the sign on their respective publicly accessible Internet websites for any person to print as needed.
35 PA Cons Stat § 75A06 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 75A - Emergency Responder Mental Wellness and Stress Management|Section 75A06 - Statewide Critical Incident Stress Management Program

§ 75A06. Statewide Critical Incident Stress Management Program. (a) Establishment.--The department, in consultation with the Pennsylvania Emergency Health Services Council's Critical Incident Stress Management Committee, which shall consist of representatives of emergency responders and the Pennsylvania Critical Incident Stress Management Network, shall establish a Statewide Critical Incident Stress Management Program to:  (1) Identify the emotional impact that external and internal critical incidents have on this Commonwealth's emergency responders.  (2) Prepare a response to event-driven situations affecting the emotional well-being of emergency responders.  (3) Update the Critical Incident Stress Management Team level participation in the Pennsylvania Voluntary Critical Incident Stress Management Network.  (b) (Reserved).
35 PA Cons Stat § 75A07 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 75A - Emergency Responder Mental Wellness and Stress Management|Section 75A07 - Trauma and suicide awareness and impact training

§ 75A07. Trauma and suicide awareness and impact training. (a) Training required.--The department shall develop a program of trauma and suicide awareness and impact training. The department may partner or contract with a third-party entity to provide the necessary training. The department shall require trauma and suicide awareness and impact training as a component of initial and continuing education for EMS providers and shall make the training available to other emergency responders.  (b) Training topics.--Trauma and suicide awareness and impact training shall include the following:  (1) Education on stress management. (2) Critical incidents. (3) Signs and symptoms of post-traumatic stress injury. (4) Vicarious trauma. (5) Substance abuse and addiction. (6) Warning signs of depression and suicide and any other relevant topics as determined by the department.  (7) The availability of additional resources, including the resources created under this chapter.
35 PA Cons Stat § 75A08 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 75A - Emergency Responder Mental Wellness and Stress Management|Section 75A08 - Nonprofit organizations

§ 75A08. Nonprofit organizations. Nothing under this chapter shall prohibit the department or cooperating officials and agencies from contracting with nonprofit organizations to offer support services to eligible emergency responders in accordance with this chapter.
35 PA Cons Stat § 75A09 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 75A - Emergency Responder Mental Wellness and Stress Management|Section 75A09 - Publication

§ 75A09. Publication. The department and cooperating officials and agencies shall post on their respective publicly accessible Internet websites the contact information of entities offering support services under this chapter and shall update the posting annually.
35 PA Cons Stat § 75A10 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 75A - Emergency Responder Mental Wellness and Stress Management|Section 75A10 - Confidential communications involving emergency responders

§ 75A10. Confidential communications involving emergency responders. (a) Disclosure.--Except as provided under subsection (b), a trained peer support provider or coparticipant present during peer support services or a helpline operator may not disclose any information regarding an emergency responder without the consent of the emergency responder.  (b) Exceptions.--The privilege established under subsection (a) shall not apply if any of the following apply:  (1) The trained peer support provider or helpline operator reasonably believes a clear and present danger exists to the emergency responder or to other individuals.  (2) The emergency responder has given express consent to disclose information. (3) The emergency responder is deceased and the surviving spouse or the executor or administrator of the estate of the deceased emergency responder has given express consent.
35 PA Cons Stat § 75A11 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 75A - Emergency Responder Mental Wellness and Stress Management|Section 75A11 - Funding

§ 75A11. Funding. The department may expend annually an amount not to exceed $250,000 from the money allocated to the Catastrophic Medical and Rehabilitation Fund for victims of trauma.
35 PA Cons Stat § 7602 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 76 - Emergency Management Assistance Compact|Section 7602 - Exercise of powers and duties

§ 7602. Exercise of powers and duties. The Governor or a designee shall exercise the powers, duties and responsibilities set forth in section 7601 (relating to compact enacted).
35 PA Cons Stat § 7603 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 76 - Emergency Management Assistance Compact|Section 7603 - Mutual agreements

§ 7603. Mutual agreements. The Governor shall examine threats to the security and safety of the Commonwealth and execute appropriate interstate mutual aid plans and procedures as may be necessary to implement this compact.
35 PA Cons Stat § 7604 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 76 - Emergency Management Assistance Compact|Section 7604 - Budgetary considerations

§ 7604. Budgetary considerations. (a) Expenditures.--In addition to the funds which the Governor is authorized to transfer for disasters in accordance with 35 Pa.C.S. § 7307 (relating to use and appropriation of unused Commonwealth funds), the Governor may transfer any other appropriated but unused funds in an amount of not more than $15,000,000 in any fiscal year which may have been appropriated for the ordinary expenses of the Commonwealth government from the General Fund to be utilized for the purposes set forth in 35 Pa.C.S. § 7601 (relating to compact enacted). The Secretary of the Budget shall, within five days of a transfer of funds authorized under this section, notify the chairman and minority chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the chairman and minority chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives of such transfer. Such notification shall identify the amount transferred, the appropriation from which funds were transferred, the appropriation to which the funds were transferred and the justification for such transfer. The Secretary of the Budget shall provide a full accounting to the chairman and minority chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the chairman and minority chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives after the close of each fiscal year concerning funds transferred pursuant to the provisions of this section.  (b) Reimbursements.-- (1) Reimbursement of all support provided to member states in accordance with the provisions of 35 Pa.C.S. § 7601 shall be secured by the Governor or the Governor's designee in consultation with the Secretary of the Budget.  (2) The Governor may accept on behalf of the Commonwealth all reimbursements for funds and services provided in accordance with the provisions of 35 Pa.C.S. § 7601. Reimbursements shall be deposited in the State Treasury and shall be allocated by the Secretary of the Budget to the agencies from which funds were transferred pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.    References in Text. Section 7307, referred to in this section, is repealed.
35 PA Cons Stat § 7702 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 77 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 7702 - Acceptance of services, gifts, grants and loans

§ 7702. Acceptance of services, gifts, grants and loans.  (a) General rule.--Whenever any person or the Federal Government or any Federal agency or officer offers to the Commonwealth or, through the Commonwealth, to any political subdivision, services, equipment, supplies, materials or funds by way of gift, grant or loan for purposes of disaster emergency services, the Commonwealth, acting through the Governor, or the political subdivision, acting with the consent of the Governor and through its executive officer or governing body, may accept the offer and upon acceptance the Governor or executive officer or governing body of the political subdivision may authorize any officer of the Commonwealth or of the political subdivision, as the case may be, to receive the services, equipment, supplies, materials or funds on behalf of the Commonwealth or political subdivision subject to the terms of the offer and the rules and regulations, if any, of the agency or person making the offer.  (b) Property of Commonwealth.--All equipment, supplies and materials referred to in subsection (a) shall, when accepted by the Commonwealth, be treated as the property of the Commonwealth and shall be subject to the relevant provisions of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as "The Administrative Code of 1929," unless the General Assembly directs otherwise by statute.
35 PA Cons Stat § 7703 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 77 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 7703 - Interstate arrangements

§ 7703. Interstate arrangements.  (a) General rule.--Upon finding that a vulnerable area lies only partly within this Commonwealth and includes territory in another state or states or territory in a foreign jurisdiction and that it would be desirable to establish an interstate relationship, mutual aid or an area organization for disaster emergency services, the Governor shall take steps to that end as desirable.  (b) Negotiation and status of agreements.--If this action is taken with jurisdictions that have enacted the Interstate Civil Defense and Disaster Compact, any resulting agreement or agreements may be considered supplemental agreements pursuant to Article 6 of that compact. If the other jurisdiction or jurisdictions with which the Governor proposes to cooperate pursuant to subsection (a) have not enacted that compact, the Governor may negotiate special agreements with the jurisdiction or jurisdictions.  (c) Legislative approval of agreements.--Any agreement, if sufficient authority for the making thereof does not otherwise exist, becomes effective only after its text has been communicated to the General Assembly and provided that neither House of the General Assembly has disapproved it by adjournment of the next ensuing session competent to consider it or within 30 days of its submission, whichever is longer.
35 PA Cons Stat § 7704 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 77 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 7704 - Immunity from civil liability

§ 7704. Immunity from civil liability. (a) General rule.--Neither the Commonwealth, nor any Commonwealth agency, nor any political subdivision, nor, except in cases of willful misconduct, gross negligence, recklessness or bad faith, the agents, employees or representatives of any of them engaged in any emergency services activities, nor, except in cases of willful misconduct, gross negligence, recklessness or bad faith, any individual or other person under contract with them to provide equipment or work on a cost basis to be used in disaster relief, nor, except in cases of willful misconduct, gross negligence, recklessness or bad faith, any person, firm, corporation or an agent or employee of any of them engaged in emergency services activities, while complying with or attempting to comply with this part or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this part, shall be liable for the death of or any injury to persons or loss or damage to property as a result of that activity.  (a.1) Deployment protections.--A person that or an agent or employee of an employer who is temporarily deployed by the Commonwealth or provides equipment for the purpose of emergency services activities in response to a mutual aid request by the agency shall be granted immunity under subsection (a), except in cases of willful misconduct, gross negligence, recklessness or bad faith, and shall not be liable for the death or injury to persons or for damage to or loss of property as a result of that activity. No immunity, rights or privileges shall be granted to persons under this subsection unless deployed by the Commonwealth in accordance with subsection (a.2).  (a.2) Deployment by the Commonwealth.--The agency shall promulgate, adopt and enforce rules, regulations, standards, directives and orders as may be deemed necessary to carry out the provisions under subsection (a.1).  (b) Real estate owners.--Any person, organization or authority owning or controlling real estate or other premises, who voluntarily and without compensation, grants a license or privilege or otherwise permits the designation or use of the whole or any part or parts of the real estate or premises for any emergency services purpose, shall, together with his successors in interest, if any, not be civilly liable for negligently causing the death of or injury to or loss or damage to the property of any person who is upon the real estate or other premises for that purpose.  (c) Other benefits unaffected.--This section does not affect the right of any person to receive benefits to which he would otherwise be entitled under this part or under the workmen's compensation laws or under any pension law, nor the right of any person to receive any benefits or compensation under any Federal law.  (July 23, 2020, P.L.670, No.69, eff. imd.)   2020 Amendment. Act 69 amended subsec. (a) and added subsecs. (a.1) and (a.2).
35 PA Cons Stat § 7705 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 77 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 7705 - Special powers of local agencies

§ 7705. Special powers of local agencies.  (a) Roadway clearance.--Whenever the Governor shall have proclaimed a disaster emergency under section 7301(c) (relating to declaration of disaster emergency), officials of any political subdivision included in the disaster emergency shall have the authority to clear such roadways as are necessary for the health, safety and welfare of residents, even though such roadways are not officially the responsibility of such political subdivision. The political subdivision may be reimbursed for the cost of such clearing as provided in subsection (c).  (b) Water systems.--Whenever the Governor shall have proclaimed a disaster emergency under section 7301(c) and in the event that a water system owned or operated by a political subdivision or municipal authority is damaged, destroyed or made inoperable as a direct result of such disaster emergency, the political subdivision or municipal authority shall have the authority to lease or hire such personnel and equipment as may be needed to effect restoration of such water system. The political subdivision or municipal authority may be reimbursed for the cost of such restoration as provided in subsection (c).  (c) Reimbursement.--(Repealed).  (d) Limitations.--Reimbursements pursuant to subsection (c) shall not be made to the extent that the Commonwealth, a political subdivision or a municipal authority may be eligible for assistance from the Federal Government. (May 22, 1996, 2nd Sp.Sess., P.L.1761, No.1, eff. imd.; July 17, 2007, P.L.141, No.42, eff. imd.)  2007 Repeal. Act 42 repealed subsec. (c).  1996 Amendment. Act 1, 2nd Sp.Sess., amended subsec. (c).
35 PA Cons Stat § 7706 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 77 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 7706 - Compensation for accidental injury

§ 7706. Compensation for accidental injury.  (a) Benefits.--All duly enrolled emergency management volunteers, and such other volunteers as the agency shall by regulation qualify, who are not eligible to receive benefits under the Workmen's Compensation Laws shall be entitled, except during a state of war or period of armed conflict within the continental limits of the United States, to the following benefits relating to injuries sustained while actually engaged in emergency management activities and services or in or en route to and from emergency management tests, drills, exercises or operations authorized by the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and carried out in accordance with rules and orders promulgated and adopted by the agency:  (1) A sum of $20,000 for accidental injury directly causing or leading to death.  (2) A sum not exceeding $15,000 for reimbursement for medical and hospital expenses associated with accidental injury.  (3) Weekly payments of $200, not to exceed six months in duration, beginning on the eighth day of disability directly arising from accidental injury rendering the individual totally incapable of following his normal gainful pursuits.  (b) Source of funds.--All benefits hereby authorized shall be paid out of funds appropriated to the agency. Payments shall be made on the basis of claims submitted to the agency through the Department of Labor and Industry in accordance with rules and orders promulgated and adopted by the agency. (July 13, 1988, P.L.501, No.87, eff. imd.)  1988 Amendment. Act 87 amended subsec. (a).
35 PA Cons Stat § 7707 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 77 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 7707 - Penalties

§ 7707. Penalties.  (a) General rule.--Any person violating any of the plans and programs adopted and promulgated by the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Council shall, upon conviction thereof in a summary proceeding, be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $200 or imprisonment not exceeding 30 days or both, for the first offense, and a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or both, for each subsequent offense.  (b) Loss of funds.--Those political subdivisions in violation of section 7501 (relating to general authority of political subdivisions), section 7502 (relating to local coordinator of emergency management), section 7503 (relating to powers and duties of political subdivisions) or section 7504 (relating to coordination, assistance and mutual aid) shall, at the direction of the council, be subject to loss of Federal personnel and administrative funding for the remainder of the fiscal year in which conviction is established. Reinstatement of Federal personnel and administrative funding shall take place the year following approval of remedial action to the violation.