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46 <br /> <br /> <br /> 1. State of Washington policy dictates that only the Governor or the Governor’s designee <br /> may request the assistance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division <br /> of Strategic National Stockpile. Local jurisdictions should request specific assistance or <br /> resources from the state. The state processes and determines the source of the needed <br /> resources. <br /> 2. DOH recommends to LHJs that a single family member may be allowed to pick up a <br /> regiment of emergency medical countermeasures for each family member or household <br /> member listed on the screening and dispensing form(s). The age and weight of each <br /> person under 75 pounds must be listed. <br /> 3. DOH recommends that an unaccompanied minor is any minor over the age of 15 and <br /> may be allowed to pick up any needed emergency medical countermeasures for <br /> themselves and their immediate family members as described above in 2. <br /> 4. DOH recommends that the identification needed to receive emergency medical <br /> countermeasures is the name, age, and address recorded on the screening and dispensing <br /> form(s). Proof of residency is not recommended and should not be used to determine the <br /> need of a medical countermeasure, which may save the life of the citizen in question. <br /> 5. DOH is not a law enforcement agency and recommends that the use of force should be <br /> at the discretion of law enforcement professionals and their agencies. Any use of force <br /> should be as a last resort in order to control an aggressive situation, protect citizens from <br /> harm, or to protect the lifesaving resources. <br /> 6. DOH policy is that all victims of any public health emergency will be treated with <br /> respect, dignity, and equality. In an incident that the needed countermeasures are in short <br /> supply, medical countermeasures received will be supplied on a prorated allocation based <br /> on the epidemiology of the disease agent. <br /> 7. Our nation’s military members and their family members are included in population <br /> estimates and will be provided emergency medical countermeasures based on their <br /> exposure to the disease agent. The US Department of Defense may provide <br /> countermeasures to active duty troops initially. In an event that the needed <br /> countermeasures are in short supply, medical countermeasures will be supplied on a <br /> prorated allocation. <br /> <br />IV. RESPONSIBILITIES: <br /> <br />A. KCPHD is the lead agency in Kittitas County for medical countermeasures and medical <br />material management and distribution. KCPHD is also responsible for an annual review and <br />update of this plan, for training mass dispensing/vaccination personnel, and for exercising the <br />medication distribution plan. <br /> <br />B. Other Kittitas County agencies may perform support functions as requested in accordance <br />with the Kittitas County Emergency Management Plan (CEMP). Specific responsibilities may <br />include: <br /> <br /> 1. Law enforcement may provide security and traffic control at PODs. Law enforcement <br /> officer posts will be determined based upon need.