Sec. 102. Medical disaster response and recovery training facility
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Section 303 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5143 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the FEMA Modernization Act of 2019 , the President, acting through the Secretary of Health and Human Services in consultation with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall establish a medical disaster response and recovery training facility in accordance with this subsection. The medical facility established under paragraph
(1)shall be managed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and in consultation with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The facility established under this subsection shall have a capacity to train 800 medical personnel annually, which shall increase to 1,200 annually on the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of the FEMA Modernization Act of 2019 . Not later than 240 days after the date of enactment of the FEMA Modernization Act of 2019 the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Ways and Means, and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, Pensions, and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate a report containing a plan to engage local and State government partners in promotion of the development of surge teams. The President, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in consultation with the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians and the Military Health System, shall establish a National Disaster Medical Triage capacity that shall include the development of guidelines for Tactical Disaster Casualty Care which shall be used for medical evacuation protocols to be implemented by local and State governments in advance of certain major disasters, as designated by the Administrator in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to— remove individuals with requisite health conditions, including dialysis patients, heart patients, diabetics, physically impaired individuals, pregnant individuals, those who have recently delivered a child, and individuals recovering from surgery, out of the path of danger; and establish medical priorities policies for certain disaster situations, as determined by the Administrator, to reduce loss of life and human suffering. In carrying out this subsection, the Administrator shall promote local efforts to develop compacts with medical systems to take patients for short-term disaster evacuation or to host locations for field hospitals when needed. Subject to this paragraph, a covered person shall be immune from suit and liability under Federal and State law with respect to all claims for medical care by a board certified or accredited practitioner arising out of medical services provided to an individual in the course of a medical evacuation protocol described in paragraph (1). The term covered person means a person— who is a health care provider licensed under the laws of the State in which the action giving rise to the claim described in subparagraph
(A)occurred; who was providing medical services that are within the scope of the person’s license; was acting in accordance with a protocol described in paragraph (1); and is acting in a volunteer capacity. This paragraph shall not apply in the case of willful misconduct (as such term is defined in section 319F–3 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247–6d ). Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the FEMA Modernization Act of 2019 , the President, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and in consultation with the American College of Surgeons and the Department of Defense Health Agency, shall establish an Incident Medical Recovery Management Team to determine best practices in implementing an Advanced Trauma Life Support capabilities, to assess health impacts that result from federally declared disasters. .
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