Action 11.
Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting
Health & Social Services
- Meeting Date:
- 01/25/2022
- Title:
- MOU between AzCHER and CHSS
- Submitted By:
- Alicia Thompson, Health & Social Services
- Department:
- Health & Social Services
Presentation:
No A/V Presentation
Recommendation:
Approve
Document Signatures:
BOS Signature Required
# of ORIGINALS
Submitted for Signature:
Submitted for Signature:
1
NAME
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Alicia Thompson
TITLE
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Health Director
Docket Number (If applicable):
Mandated Function?:
Not Mandated
Source of Mandate
or Basis for Support?:
or Basis for Support?:
Information
Agenda Item Text:
Approve Mutual Aid and Cooperative Assistance Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Arizona Coalition for Healthcare Emergency Response (AzCHER) and Cochise Health & Social Services.
Background:
AzCHER is a statewide coalition of healthcare delivery organizations, emergency services providers, public health agencies, and their emergency preparedness partners in the state of Arizona (each an “AzCHER Member”). AzCHER’s purpose is to promote individual facility and systemic resilience to disasters and large-scale emergencies affecting the provision of healthcare in the state.
This MOU is a voluntary agreement among each of the MOU Participants and serves to coordinate communications between MOU Participants in the event of a Disaster; provide for the potential care and transfer of patients; address the possible loan of supplies, equipment (including vehicles), and other items between MOU Participants; facilitate the possible loan of employed staff or assisted volunteerism of non-employed professional staff; as well as other purposes outlined here.
This MOU addresses the relationships between and among MOU Participants. It is intended to augment, not replace, each Organization’s Disaster plan and other established procedures governing interaction with other entities during a Disaster (e.g., , emergency medical services, the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS), Local Health Departments, tribal health and emergency entities, fire departments, law enforcement organizations, American Red Cross, Community Emergency Response Teams (CERTs), Medical Reserve Corps (MRCs), etc.).
This MOU is a voluntary, nonbinding agreement among each of the MOU Participants, and no MOU Participant is required to provide assistance unless it determines it is able to do so. However, with its signature on this MOU, each MOU Participant states its intent to cooperate with one another and coordinate response efforts pertaining to the sharing of resources in the event of a Disaster. Each MOU Participant also agrees to incorporate the terms of this MOU into the Organization’s emergency management plans.
This MOU is a voluntary agreement among each of the MOU Participants and serves to coordinate communications between MOU Participants in the event of a Disaster; provide for the potential care and transfer of patients; address the possible loan of supplies, equipment (including vehicles), and other items between MOU Participants; facilitate the possible loan of employed staff or assisted volunteerism of non-employed professional staff; as well as other purposes outlined here.
This MOU addresses the relationships between and among MOU Participants. It is intended to augment, not replace, each Organization’s Disaster plan and other established procedures governing interaction with other entities during a Disaster (e.g., , emergency medical services, the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS), Local Health Departments, tribal health and emergency entities, fire departments, law enforcement organizations, American Red Cross, Community Emergency Response Teams (CERTs), Medical Reserve Corps (MRCs), etc.).
This MOU is a voluntary, nonbinding agreement among each of the MOU Participants, and no MOU Participant is required to provide assistance unless it determines it is able to do so. However, with its signature on this MOU, each MOU Participant states its intent to cooperate with one another and coordinate response efforts pertaining to the sharing of resources in the event of a Disaster. Each MOU Participant also agrees to incorporate the terms of this MOU into the Organization’s emergency management plans.
Department's Next Steps (if approved):
Your approvals are respectfully requested.
Signed MOU to be returned to CHSS to send to AzCHER
Signed MOU to be returned to CHSS to send to AzCHER
Impact of NOT Approving/Alternatives:
CHSS will not be a MOU Participant.
To BOS Staff: Document Disposition/Follow-Up:
Please send the signed MOU to Alicia Thompson at CHSS Bisbee