Sec. 302. Chief Medical Officer
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(c)of section 516 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 321e ) is amended— in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting and shall establish medical and human, animal, and occupational health exposure policy, guidance, strategies, and initiatives, before including— ; in paragraph (1), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: , including advice on how to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate against the medical effects of terrorist attacks or other high consequence events utilizing chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear agents or explosives ; in paragraph (2), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: , including coordinating the Department’s policy, strategy and preparedness for pandemics and emerging infectious diseases ; in paragraph (5), by inserting emergency medical services and medical first responder stakeholders, after the medical community ; in paragraph (6), by striking and at the end; and by adding after paragraph
(7)the following new paragraphs: ensuring that the workforce of the Department has evidence-based policy, standards, requirements, and metrics for occupational health and operational medicine programs; directing and maintaining a coordinated system for medical support for the Department’s operational activities; providing oversight of the Department’s medical programs and providers, including— reviewing and maintaining verification of the accreditation of the Department’s health provider workforce; developing quality assurance and clinical policy, requirements, standards, and metrics for all medical and health activities of the Department; providing oversight of medical records systems for employees and individuals in the Department’s care and custody; and providing medical direction for emergency medical services activities of the Department; and as established under section 527, maintaining a medical countermeasures stockpile and dispensing system, as necessary, to facilitate personnel readiness, and protection for working animals, employees, and individuals in the Department’s care and custody in the event of a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosives attack, naturally occurring disease outbreak, or pandemic. . The Chief Medical Officer of the Department of Homeland Security may provide medical liaisons to the components of the Department to provide subject matter expertise on medical and public health issues and a direct link to the Chief Medical Officer. Such expertise may include the following: Providing guidance on health and medical aspects of policy, planning, operations, and workforce health protection. Identifying and resolving component medical issues. Supporting the development and alignment of medical and health systems. Identifying common gaps in medical and health standards, policy, and guidance, and enterprise solutions to bridge such gaps.
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