Emergency management assistance compact is a state to state

The Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) is a congressionally ratified interstate mutual aid mechanism (Public Law 104-321) that is supported through legislation enacted by all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It provides a general framework (and legal basis) for interstate coordination and mutual aid during Governor-declared emergencies or disasters.[2] It also provides for interstate cooperation and resource sharing in emergency-related training, drills, and exercises. Important preparedness and response issues addressed in EMAC include the following:

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How many states are in the EMAC?
What is the national response framework and what is its purpose?
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Review of State emergency plans and hazard vulnerability analyses
Provisions for temporary suspension of any laws or ordinances
Licensure and permit waivers for medical and other professionals
Assumption of liability risk for donated personnel rendering aid
Reimbursement for assistance (e.g., personnel, equipment, and supplies)
Compensation for workers killed or injured while rendering aid
Interstate evacuation of the civilian population.

EMAC was designed to apply only to the sharing of State resources and personnel. Therefore, coverage for such issues as professional licensure and liability risk applies only to State employees. Specific legislative or regulatory actions must be taken to address coverage of local government or private sector public health and medical personnel deployed to another State. For example, some States have enacted legislation allowing local government and private sector personnel to deploy as temporary State employees via EMAC during emergencies.

EMAC was a key mechanism used by States to deploy public health and medical personnel and resources following Hurricane Katrina. This was, in fact, the largest ever deployment through EMAC with an estimated 66,000 personnel (civilian and National Guard) deployed across all disciplines.[3] One of the key lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina was the need for specificity in requesting resources via EMAC (e.g., clearly delineating specific qualifications or training for personnel or teams). Healthcare resource typing as a national initiative is underway but incomplete. Thus, it is important to carefully describe the type of assistance being requested.

Public health and medical planners should work closely with their State's EMAC coordinator to understand how EMAC is being implemented in their State. They should also be directly involved in establishing processes to ensure coordination of public health and medical assets obtained/deployed via EMAC in support of MSCC.

Additional information on EMAC is available at:http://www.emacweb.org/
EMAC Executive Briefing, August 16, 2006

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True or False. Emergency management assistance compact (emac) is a state to state system for sharing resources during an emergency or disaster.

Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) is a state-to-state system for sharing resources during an emergency or disaster. TRUE.

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The Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) is an interstate agreement that streamlines the assistance one governor can lend another after a natural disaster or terrorist attack by providing a framework for flexible response. EMAC was first introduced to the states in 1993 and the program is administered by the National Emergency Managers Association (NEMA). EMAC is an arrangement of the states, by the states and for the states. EMAC addresses all the issues associated with requesting assistance, reimbursement of services, workman's compensation, insurance and liability in advance of a disaster.

EMAC legislation was introduced in both the Michigan House and Senate (HB5189 and SB715). The EMAC bills were assigned Public Acts 247 and 248 of 2001 and were signed into law on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2002, and given immediate effect. Michigan became the 43rd state to join EMAC. Members now include all 50 states, the District of Columbia and 3 US Territories. Michigan is located in the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region V and the state of Minnesota has been designated as the region's lead state for EMAC.

Staff with the Michigan State Police, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division (EMHSD) began working with NEMA in February 2002, to prepare Michigan to actively participate in the compact. Michigan is in the process of identifying state resources, assets and establishing an implementation plan.

How many states are in the EMAC?

Emergency Management Assistance Compact, an interstate mutual aid agreement which all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands have passed.

What is the national response framework and what is its purpose?

The National Response Framework (NRF) is a guide to how the nation responds to all types of disasters and emergencies. It is built on scalable, flexible, and adaptable concepts identified in the National Incident Management System to align key roles and responsibilities.

What is the history of EMAC?

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