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42 U.S. Code § 300hh-14. Protection of health and safety during disasters
(a) DefinitionsIn this section:
(1) Certified monitoring programThe term “certified monitoring program” means a medical monitoring program—
(A)
in which a participating responder is a participant as a condition of the employment of such participating responder; and
(B)
that the Secretary of Health and Human Services certifies includes an adequate baseline medical screening.
(2) Disaster area
The term “disaster area” means an area in which the President has declared a major disaster (as that term is defined in section 5122 of this title), during the period of such declaration.
(3) High exposure level
The term “high exposure level” means a level of exposure to a substance of concern that is for such a duration, or of such a magnitude, that adverse effects on human health can be reasonably expected to occur, as determined by the President, acting through the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in accordance with human monitoring or environmental or other appropriate indicators.
(4) IndividualThe term “individual” includes—
(A) a worker or volunteer who responds to a disaster, either natural or manmade, involving any mode of transportation in the United States or disrupting the transportation system of the United States, including—
(i)
a police officer;
(ii)
a firefighter;
(iii)
an emergency medical technician;
(iv)
any participating member of an urban search and rescue team; and
(v)
any other relief or rescue worker or volunteer that the President, acting through the Secretary of Health and Human Services, determines to be appropriate;
(B)
a worker who responds to a disaster, either natural or manmade, involving any mode of transportation in the United States or disrupting the transportation system of the United States, by assisting in the cleanup or restoration of critical infrastructure in and around a disaster area;
(C)
a person whose place of residence is in a disaster area, caused by either a natural or manmade disaster involving any mode of transportation in the United States or disrupting the transportation system of the United States;
(D)
a person who is employed in or attends school, child care, or adult day care in a building located in a disaster area, caused by either a natural or manmade disaster involving any mode of transportation in the United States or disrupting the transportation system of the United States, of the United States; and
(E)
any other person that the President, acting through the Secretary of Health and Human Services, determines to be appropriate.
(5) Participating responder
The term “participating responder” means an individual described in paragraph (4)(A).
(6) Program
The term “program” means a program described in subsection (b) that is carried out for a disaster area.