6 U.S.C. § 320 — Credentialing and typing

The Administrator^* shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the administrators of the Emergency Management^* Assistance Compact, State^*, local, and tribal governments, and organizations that represent emergency response providers^*, to collaborate on developing standards for deployment capabilities, including for credentialing^* and typing^* of incident management personnel, emergency^* response providers, and other personnel (including temporary personnel) and resources^* likely needed to respond to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters.

Not later than 6 months after receiving the standards provided under subsection (b), each Federal agency with responsibilities under the National Response Plan shall ensure that incident management personnel, emergency response providers, and other personnel (including temporary personnel) and resources likely needed to respond to a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other manmade disaster are credentialed^* and typed^* in accordance with this section.

In developing standards for credentialing health care professionals under this section, the Administrator shall consult with the Secretary^* of Health and Human Services.