- (1) identifying local health department roles and responsibilities in emergency response;
- (2) establishing partnerships with volunteers, emergency response agencies, and other community organizations involved in emergency response;
- (3) cooperating with the Department in fulfilling responsibilities associated with Emergency Support Functions;
- (4) maintaining an all-hazards response plan;
- (5) maintaining a continuity of operations plan that shall include employee notification, lines of authority and succession, and prioritized local health department functions; and
- (6) testing public health preparedness through participation in Department coordinated response drills and exercises.
Each local health department shall participate in environmental emergency preparedness efforts, including:
KEY: administrative procedures, local health departments
Date of Last Change: June 21, 2024
Notice of Continuation: December 9, 2025
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 19-1-201; 26A-1-106(4)