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IMPORTANT – PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT CHANGE IN RESOURCE REQUEST PROCESS FOR SNFS

Effective immediately, the resource request process for EMS Systems is changing and will no longer be submitted through your county emergency managers. This change is due in part because of the excellent feedback received from many of you. This process change only relates to supplies for healthcare providers in the Hospital, EMS, and Long Term Care sectors. Our prioritization plan calls for fulfillment of scarce supplies in order to ensure urgent needs are met for those actively engaged in providing care for COVID-19 patients. This prioritization plan includes providing up to 7 days of inventory, when possible, for those that have only 96 hours of inventory remaining.

Skilled Nursing Facility administrators will be able to submit all resource requests directly to the State Emergency Operations Center. These requests must be submitted here.

Requests will be vetted by ESF8 staff and the appropriate course of action will be taken based upon priority and available supply at the state’s Healthcare Preparedness Coalitions. No other processes have been revised at this time. As supplies continue to arrive in North Carolina, we will work towards fulfilling resource requests for all agencies. Our healthcare providers are vital partners in our communities and will still require coordination and collaboration with Local Emergency Managers. It is not our intent to usurp the mutually beneficial relationships developed locally over the years but to help make the process more streamlined.