HB 2542 - DIGEST

Requires the secretary to: (1) By December 1, 2006, develop a limited set of key performance measures for emergency preparedness and protection from communicable disease. The performance measures must provide a means to assess operations of the department and each local health jurisdiction with respect to providing an adequate and consistent level of statewide protection for the residents of the state in the event of an emergency that threatens public health or an outbreak of communicable disease.

(2) Develop a process for assessing the compliance of the department and each local health jurisdiction with the performance measures developed under this act at least biannually;

(3) Determine timely and appropriate remedial measures as provided in this act for any local health jurisdiction found not to be in substantial compliance with the performance measures developed under this act;

(4) Review spending plans submitted by local health jurisdictions under this act for meeting performance measures developed under this act; and

(5) Notify the governor immediately when funds for local health jurisdictions are inadequate for jurisdictions to maintain substantial compliance with the performance measures developed under this act.

Appropriates the sum of twenty million dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, from the general fund to the department of health for the purposes of this act.