ID
12-508-1239
Name
Medical Countermeasure (MCM) Point of Dispensing (POD) Management Team
Status
Published
Version
1.8
Updated
2/16/2023 2:19:56 PM
Original Release
11/22/2022
Last Major Release
 
Description
The Medical Countermeasure (MCM) Point of Dispensing (POD) Management Team oversees and provides direction, coordination and consultation to local personnel (from public health, law enforcement, facilities management and the private sector) providing help with set-up, inventory management, resupply, volunteer management and training, throughput management, distribution, and dispensing of mass prophylaxes (medications and vaccines) to targeted populations at POD sites
Resource Category
Medical and Public Health
Primary Core Capability
Public Health, Healthcare, and Emergency Medical Services
Secondary Core Capability
 
Resource Kind
Team
Overall Function
The MCM POD Management Team: 1. Manages set-up, operations, and demobilization of one or two MCM mass prophylaxis POD sites per shift within a defined area 2. Provides training, including just-in-time training, to locally provided staff in POD command and control, POD logistics and POD operations 3. Coordinates with Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) emergency management and public health officials to implement their MCM POD mobilization plan
Composition and Ordering Specifications
1. Discuss logistics for deploying this team, such as working conditions, length of deployment, security, lodging, transportation and meals prior to deployment 2. This team works up to 12 hours per shift, is self-sustainable for 72 hours and is deployable for up to 14 days 3. Team staffing is based on management of a POD site, with a minimum throughput of 500 clients (or population equivalent for rural/frontier/tribal jurisdictions) per hour per POD 4. Requestor supplies POD equipment and supplies, including signage, personal protective equipment (PPE), crowd control equipment, pallet jacks and forklifts 5. Requestor provides staff and first line supervisors to conduct POD operations as needed 6. Joint Information Center (JIC) assigns a Public Information Officer (PIO) or liaison with mass prophylaxis training or experience 7. Requestor specifies the need for additional equipment and supplies, such as pallet jacks and forklifts 8. Requestor provides POD site security measures for this team 9. Requestor orders additional technical specialists, such as Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers, infectious disease specialists, environmental health specialists, behavioral health specialists and interpreters, if necessary
Supporting Core Capabilities
None
Components
Component Notes  
Minimum Personnel Per TeamNot Specified
Component Types
Type Attribute
Type 16
Management And Oversight Personnel Per TeamNot Specified
Component Types
Type Attribute
Type 11 – National Incident Management System (NIMS) Type 1 MCM POD Management Team Leader
SUPPORT PERSONNEL PER TEAMNot Specified
Component Types
Type Attribute
Type 11 – NIMS Type 1 MCM POD Intake/Line Flow Manager 1 – NIMS Type 1 MCM POD Logistics Manager 1 – NIMS Type 3 Medical Officer 1 – NIMS Type 1 Pharmacist
Electronics Equipment Per TeamNot Specified
Component Types
Type Attribute
Type 15 – Laptop computers or equivalent
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Equipment Per Team MemberThe following regulation addresses PPE: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1910.134: Respiratory Protection
Component Types
Type Attribute
Type 1PPE is mission specific and may include: 1. Gloves 2. Foot protection 3. Eye protection 4. Ear protection 5. Hard hats 6. Respirators 7. Protective clothing 8. Sanitizer
Communications Equipment Per TeamNot Specified
Component Types
Type Attribute
Type 15 – Short-range, two-way portable radios 5 – Cell phones 1 – Satellite phone
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Notes
References
Reference
FEMA, NIMS 509: Medical Countermeasure (MCM) Point of Dispensing (POD) Management Team Leader
FEMA, NIMS 509: Medical Countermeasure (MCM) Point of Dispensing (POD) Intake/Line Flow Manager
FEMA, NIMS 509: Medical Countermeasure (MCM) Point of Dispensing (POD) Logistics Manager
FEMA, NIMS 509: Medical Officer
FEMA, NIMS 509: Pharmacist
FEMA, National Incident Management System (NIMS), October 2017
FEMA, NIMS Guideline for the National Qualification System (NQS), November 2017
OSHA 29 CFR Part 1910.134: Respiratory Protection, latest edition adopted
OSHA 29 CFR Part 1910.1030: Bloodborne Pathogens, latest edition adopted
Published Versions
Version Publish Date Document Type
1.8 2/16/2023 2:19:56 PM PDF
1.7 11/22/2022 8:21:32 AM PDF
1.6 11/18/2019 4:44:38 PM PDF
1.5 9/28/2018 5:08:46 PM PDF
1.4 6/19/2018 11:32:07 AM PDF
1.3 6/19/2018 11:31:57 AM PDF
1.2 6/19/2018 11:31:51 AM PDF
1.1 6/19/2018 10:17:37 AM PDF
1.0 6/18/2018 11:15:37 PM PDF