1. Texas Disaster Volunteer Registry Belinda Hare State Disaster Volunteer Coordinator Community Preparedness Section Texas Department of State Health Services

2. Birth of ESAR-VHP ESAR-VHP = Emergency Systems for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals Tragic events of 9/ll Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002

3. Growth of ESAR-VHP HRSA’s National Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program (NBHPP) Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) Starting in 2009, must be in place or no cooperative agreement funding

4. Purpose/Functions Federal perspective: single, nationwide interoperable network of state-owned, state-operated systems Primary functions: Advance registration Licensure verification Credentialing

5. Additional Functions Call down capabilities Search queries Volunteer management Volunteer tracking Reporting, administrative tools

6. Texas Customizations Useful tool for locals Integration with existing systems Must include the lay individual Simple, secure, 24/7/365 availability Help build local ranks of volunteers

7. Registry Data Elements Contact information Military service, languages spoken Geographical deployment preferences Willingness to be federalized Affiliations with other volunteer groups Link to local volunteer groups

8. Search capabilities Profession and specialty Credentialing level Languages spoken DSHS Health Service Region City and/or County Zip code

9. Benefits of registry Resource/asset assessment Effective utilization of assets Automated call downs/confirmations Rapid response to emergencies Volunteer tracking Administrative tools Minimize spontaneous volunteers

10. Benefits to volunteer Liability Training Relationship building Safety Effective use of volunteer skills Helping your neighbors

11. Phase One Purchase technology to support registry Ensure sustainability Engineer linkages with key boards/regulatory entities Engineer credentialing linkages Identify/train state-level administrators

12. Phase One (con’t) Physicians, physician assistants RNs, LVNs, nurse practitioners Pharmacists, pharmacy techs & interns EMTs/paramedics Social workers, marriage & family therapists, licensed professional counselors

13. Phase One (con’t) Start state-level recruitment Place Texas Disaster Volunteer Registry logo on Web sites Populate via linkages/recruitment with state partners (TMA, TOMA, TNA, TPA) Exercise/improve

14. Phase Two Integrate additional disciplines Dentists Respiratory therapists & techs Surgical technologists Medical & clinical laboratory techs Veterinarians Others

15. Phase Two (con’t) Operationalize on local/regional levels Identify local/regional administrators Train administrators on system Integrate linkages with local/regional volunteer systems Assist with local/regional recruitment

16. Phase Two (con’t) Integrate Protect Texas SNS volunteers Integrate public health staff into system Explore linkages with faith-based and other community volunteer groups Identify/incorporate minimal training standards/competency into system

17. Access to Registry Local EOC, hospitals, public health: access to city/county volunteers Health Service Regions/SNS Planners: access to volunteers in geographic area DSHS Multi-agency Coordination Center: access to volunteers statewide

18. Registry logo/icon

19. Texas Disaster Volunteer Registry Texas Disaster Volunteer Registry Volunteer Nurses Pharmacists Mental Health Workers Physicians EMT Paramedics Local EOC Local Hospital Health Service Region Local Public Health State MACC Credentialing Entities Licensure Verification Recruitment Credentialing

20. STATE Region Local

21. For more information… Belinda Hare State Disaster Volunteer Coordinator Texas Department of State Health Services Belinda.Hare@dshs.state.tx.us Phone: (512) 458-7219