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A Menu of Suggested
Provisions for
Public Health Mutual Aid Agreements
Supplementary
Agreements or Parties
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Descriptive Note
Conceding that EMAC only provides the “elements of a broad base
common to all states” and that “it is probable that the pattern
and detail of the machinery for mutual aid among two or more states
may differ,” Article VII bestows upon states the discretion to enter
into supplementary agreements for the purpose of reconciling their
differences. Parties entering into mutual aid agreements may similarly
choose to incorporate provisions relating to supplementary agreements
or additional parties to the agreement.
Optional sample provisions
Authorizing entry into supplementary agreements:
- Nothing in this Agreement precludes any Party from entering
into supplementary agreements with another Party or affects
any other agreements already in force among Parties.
- This is not an exclusive agreement and shall not prevent
or limit other agreements of any nature between Parties to this
Agreement.
Contemplating additional parties to the agreement:
- Nothing in this Agreement precludes additional jurisdictions
with public health responsibilities from becoming Parties, subject
to approval of Parties to the Agreement.
Restricting parties to the terms of the executed agreement:
- This Agreement incorporates all of the agreements, covenants
and understandings between the Parties concerning the subject
matter herein. No agreement or understanding of the Parties
or their agents shall be valid or enforceable unless stated
in this Agreement.
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