[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 51 (Monday, March 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 14725]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05727]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2010-0049]


Recovery Policy RP9525.4, Emergency Medical Care and Medical 
Evacuations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: This document provides notice of the availability of the final 
Recovery Policy RP9525.4, Emergency Medical Care and Medical 
Evacuations. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) published a 
notice of availability and request for comment for the proposed policy 
on August 13, 2010 at 75 FR 49507.

DATES: This policy is effective February 3, 2014.

ADDRESSES: This final policy is available online at http://www.regulations.gov and under docket ID FEMA-2010-0049 and on FEMA's 
Web site at http://www.fema.gov. The proposed and final policy, all 
related Federal Register Notices, and all public comments received 
during the comment period are available at http://www.regulations.gov 
under docket ID FEMA-2010-0049. You may also view a hard copy of the 
final policy at the Office of Chief Counsel, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, Room 8NE, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472-
3100.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Roche, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, 202-646-
3834, or via email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final policy identifies the 
extraordinary emergency medical care expenses that are eligible for 
reimbursement under the Category B, Emergency Protective Measures 
provisions of the Public Assistance Program following an emergency or 
major disaster declaration. This updated policy in section VIII.B(1)(c) 
adds labor costs for personnel activated and deployed to support the 
performance of eligible emergency work; in section VIII.B(1)(f) 
additional language is included to clarify the intent of providing 
post-disaster vaccinations; labor costs for permanent employees that 
are activated and deployed to support patient evacuation is an eligible 
expense in section VIII.C(1)(c); and section VIII.F addresses Mutual 
Aid and removes reference to public or private nonprofit providers 
working within their jurisdiction as ineligible mutual aid providers. 
Section VII.C(2)(c) which stated increased operating costs are 
ineligible and costs incurred in preparation for an increased patient 
load from an emergency or disaster are ineligible in section VII.F were 
removed from the previous version of the policy.
    FEMA received three comments on the proposed policy one of which 
lead to a change to the final policy. The following sentence in Section 
VIII.F. of the draft policy was removed: ``Public or private nonprofit 
medical service providers working within their jurisdiction do not 
qualify as mutual aid providers under DAP9523.6''.
    This final policy does not have the force or effect of law.

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 5121-5207, and implementing regulations of 
44 CFR part 206.

David J. Kaufman,
Associate Administrator, Office of Policy and Program Analysis, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency.
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