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12-509-1241

Name

Medical Officer

Status

Published

Version

1.4

Updated

1/9/2024 4:01:58 PM

Original Release

11/07/2017

Last Major Release

NQS Position

Resource Category

Medical and Public Health

Primary Core Capability

Public Health, Healthcare, and Emergency Medical Services

Secondary Core Capability

Resource Kind

Personnel

Overall Function

The Medical Officer is a practitioner licensed to diagnose and treat a range of health problems and supervise medical decisions and protocols

Single resource

In conjunction with a NIMS typed team

NIMS Typed Team

Emergency Care Task Force, Behavioral Health Community Services Team

In conjunction with a NIMS typed unit

NIMS Typed Unit

Description Notes

Not Specified

Supporting Core Capabilities
None

Types
Type	Description
Type 1	Same as Type 2, PLUS: The Type 1 Medical Officer is a board-certified medical or surgical specialist and has specialized training to treat and manage specific injuries, illnesses and exposures for patients of all ages in a variety of clinical settings, including those with special needs and special patient populations
Type 2	Same as Type 3, PLUS: The Type 2 Medical Officer is a physician and has primary responsibility and authority over all aspects of patient care through the study, diagnosis and treatment of diseases, injury and other physical and mental conditions
Type 3	The Type 3 Medical Officer is a clinician licensed to independently diagnose and treat a range of health problems and: 1. Works as an independently licensed clinician 2. Promotes health, disease prevention, maintenance of infection control standards and comprehensive health care 3. Provides clinical assessment and treatment 4. Prescribes medications, vaccines and other therapeutic interventions 5. Orders, performs and interprets diagnostic tests 6. Coordinates with local public health personnel, volunteers, vendors and contractors 7. Coordinates and communicates balancing resources and provides operational recommendations based on medical needs or requirements 8. Performs medical triage, dispensing, client education and access and functional needs (AFN) screening 9. Maintains medical documentation

Education

Not Specified

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	Same as Type 2, PLUS: Completion of post-graduate education in health/medical or surgical residency leading to board certification in the requested specialty
Type 2	1. Graduate of an accredited medical school 2. Completion of an accredited residency program or post-graduate year three and above
Type 3	Graduate of an accredited nurse practitioner program or physician assistant program

Training

Not Specified

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	Same as Type 2
Type 2	Same as Type 3
Type 3	Completion of the following: 1. IS-100: Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100 2. IS-200: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response, ICS-200 3. IS-368: Including People with Disabilities and Others with Access and Functional Needs in Disaster Operations 4. IS-700: National Incident Management System, An Introduction 5. IS-800: National Response Framework, An Introduction 6. Psychological First Aid course such as Red Cross Psychological First Aid, National Council for Mental Wellbeing Mental Health First Aid or equivalent 7. Training in accordance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1910.120: Hazardous Materials Awareness 8. Training in accordance with OSHA 29 CFR Part 1910.134: Respiratory Protection 9. Training in accordance with OSHA 29 CFR Part 1910.1030: Bloodborne Pathogens

Experience

Not Specified

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	Same as Type 2, PLUS: Three additional years of experience in a clinical practice setting such as a hospital, health system, agency or service commensurate with the mission assignment
Type 2	Same as Type 3
Type 3	1. Two years of experience in a clinical practice setting such as a hospital, health system, agency, or service commensurate with the mission assignment 2. One year of supervisory experience in a clinical setting

Physical/Medical Fitness

1. The NIMS Guideline for the National Qualification System (NQS) defines Physical/Medical Fitness levels for NIMS positions 2. PPE is mission-specific and may vary by working environment, including protective footwear, protective clothing for skin exposures, eye and hearing protection, respirators, gloves and masks

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	Same as Type 2
Type 2	Same as Type 3
Type 3	1. Moderate 2. Is able to work while wearing appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) 3. Maintains immunizations in accordance with current AHJ requirements

Currency

Provider must carry out and use any background checks as applicable law specifies. This may include a: 1. Background check completed within the past 12 months 2. Sex-offender registry check 3. Local, state and or national criminal history check

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	Same as Type 2
Type 2	Same as Type 3
Type 3	1. Functions in this position during an operational incident, planned event, exercise, drill or simulation at least once every three years 2. Currently practices in a healthcare setting, such as a hospital, health system, agency or service commensurate with the mission assignment 3. Immunizations up-to-date and commensurate with mission assignment 4. Background checks as applicable law permits or requires

Professional and Technical Licenses and Certifications

Not Specified

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	Same as Type 2, PLUS: Board certification in health/medical or surgical specialty
Type 2	1. State, District of Columbia or US territory-granted active status of legal authority to function as an allopathic or osteopathic physician without restrictions 2. DEA registration as this position may prescribe or administer medications commensurate with the mission assignment
Type 3	1. State, District of Columbia or US territory-granted active status of legal authority to function as a physician assistant or nurse practitioner without restrictions 2. Current Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) registration 3. Active National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) certification (physician assistant only)

Composition and Ordering Specifications
Specification
This position can be ordered as a single resource or in conjunction with a NIMS typed team (such as Emergency Care Task Force, Behavioral Health Community Services Team or Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Point of Dispensing (POD) Management Team)
Discuss logistics for this position, such as security, lodging, transportation and meals prior to deployment
The position typically works 12 hours per shift, is self-sustainable for 72 hours and is deployable for up to 14 days

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Notes

References
Reference
FEMA, NIMS 508: Behavioral Health Community Services Team
FEMA, NIMS 508: Emergency Care Task Force
FEMA, NIMS 508: Medical Countermeasure (MCM) Point of Dispensing (POD) Management Team
FEMA, National Incident Management System (NIMS), October 2017
FEMA, NIMS Guideline for the National Qualification System (NQS), November 2017
IS-100: Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100
IS-200: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response, ICS-200
IS-368: Including People with Disabilities and Others with Access and Functional Needs in Disaster Operations
IS-700: National Incident Management System, An Introduction
IS-800: National Response Framework, An Introduction
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 29 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) Part 1910.120: Hazardous Materials Awareness, latest edition adopted
OSHA 29 CFR Part 1910.134: Respiratory Protection, latest edition adopted
OSHA 29 CFR Part 1910.1030: Bloodborne Pathogens, latest edition adopted

Version	Publish Date	Document Type
Published Versions
1.4	1/9/2024 4:01:58 PM	PDF
1.3	5/22/2020 11:46:48 AM	PDF
1.2	1/4/2019 3:51:41 PM	PDF
1.1	9/28/2018 5:14:39 PM	PDF
1.0	11/7/2017 5:09:58 PM	PDF