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Project Overview
Under Executive Order RP57, March 21,
2006, issued by the Governor of the
State of Texas, the Department of State
Health Services (DSHS) is tasked with
developing a plan for dealing with medical
special needs populations during a disaster
including evacuation, sheltering, and
medical support for shelters. To address
this tasking, a draft Medical Special
Needs Plan was developed to be used
for the May 2006 Hurricane Evacuation
Exercise, recognizing that modification
will occur as we gain more knowledge
and experience.
The Governors Division of Emergency
Management's plan for evacuation and
sheltering includes point-to-point shelter
cities within a regional shelter hub
concept. In keeping with this concept,
DSHS identified five hub regional areas
for medical special needs sheltering.
A link to the draft Medical Special
Needs Plan is just below and DSHS welcomes
comments from stakeholders. Comments
can be sent to the attention of Medical
Special Needs Project by email to medicalsn@dshs.state.tx.us,
by fax to (512) 458-7264, or by mail
to:
Medical Special Needs Project
Specialized Health Services Section
Department of State Health Services
1100 West 49th Street MC1938
Austin, Texas 78756
OF SPECIAL NOTE: Please see Tab C,
"Transportation", starting
on page 41.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMMENT:
Due to the size of the document, DSHS
requests that the actual document not
be returned with comments included,
but that comments be provided with clear
references to the exact page/section
of the document that relates to the
comment. Comments will be accepted through
Monday, May 15, 2006 at 5 p.m.
For questions relating to this request
for comment, please contact Jon Huss
at (512) 458-7111 ext. 1-3182 or Barry
Sharp at (512) 458-7111 ext. 1-2665.
Questions may also be sent via email
to medicalsn@dshs.state.tx.us.
LINK TO DOCUMENT: http://texasdshsaar.net/specialneeds/specialneeds.htm
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