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PUBLIC LAW 109–347—OCT. 13, 2006

a program under paragraph (1), a medical institution or a consortium of medical institutions that— (i) is located near— (I) the disaster area with respect to which the program is carried out; and (II) any other area in which there reside groups of individuals that worked or volunteered in response to the disaster; and (ii) has appropriate experience in the areas of environmental or occupational health, toxicology, and safety, including experience in— (I) developing clinical protocols and conducting clinical health examinations, including mental health assessments; (II) conducting long-term health monitoring and epidemiological studies; (III) conducting long-term mental health studies; and (IV) establishing and maintaining medical surveillance programs and environmental exposure or disease registries. (6) INVOLVEMENT.— (A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out a program under paragraph (1), the President, acting through the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall involve interested and affected parties, as appropriate, including representatives of— (i) Federal, State, and local government agencies; (ii) groups of individuals that worked or volunteered in response to the disaster in the disaster area; (iii) local residents, businesses, and schools (including parents and teachers); (iv) health care providers; (v) faith based organizations; and (vi) other organizations and persons. (B) COMMITTEES.—Involvement under subparagraph (A) may be provided through the establishment of an advisory or oversight committee or board. (7) PRIVACY.—The President, acting through the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall carry out each program under paragraph (1) in accordance with regulations relating to privacy promulgated under section 264(c) of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 1320d–2 note; Public Law 104–191). (8) EXISTING PROGRAMS.—In carrying out a program under paragraph (1), the President, acting through the Secretary of Health and Human Services, may— (A) include the baseline clinical health examination of a participating responder under a certified monitoring programs; and (B) substitute the baseline clinical health examination of a participating responder under a certified monitoring program for a baseline clinical health examination under paragraph (1). (c) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the establishment of a program under subsection (b)(1), and every 5 years thereafter, the President, acting through the Secretary of Health and Human

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