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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 ofresidency 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 />IV. RESPONSIBILITIES: <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 />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 />1. Law enforcement may provide security and traffic control at PODs. Law enforcement <br />officer posts will be determined based upon need. <br />46