Accountability of MRC

MRC units across the nation must maintain compliance with the Office of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps (OCVMRC), headquartered in the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General, to maintain active national national registry status.  The OCVMRC functions as a cleringhouse for information and best practices to help communities establish, implement an maintain MRC units nationwide.

Oklahoma's Program Policy and Development Council, which consists of representatives from OSDH, EMSA, OKOHS, THD and OCCHD oversees the OKMRC program.  The purpose of this committee is to make leadership decisions for OKMRC program operations and activities.  This comittee guides and directs the foundational elements of the OKMRC program.

Subcommittees are formed or appointed as needed to research, examine and prepare for matters that impact the statewide system.

  • Policy and Procedures Committee:  Responsible for the development of OKMRC write policies and procedures.
  • Background Review Committee:  Responsible fo the development of criminal history policies for reviewing records and rendering decisions on OKMRC applicants whose background investigation record reflects criminal activity.
  • Budget and Finance Committee:  Responsible for recommendations concerning program operating budgets, monitoring of expenses and income, and oversight of program donations
  • Program Evaluation Committee:  Responsible for measuring OKMRC program effectiveness and designing assessment tools for evaluation.
  • Training Committee:  Responsible for the development of a Training Curriculum and facilitating local, regional and statewide training for OKMRC volunteers.
  • Statewide Steering Committee:  Represents a diverse group of stakeholders, community partners and response agencies and their vested interest in the OKMRC program and communities served.

The OKMRC State Administrator is directly responsible for coordinating program management and development.

OKMRC County Coordinators serve as the point of contact for local volunteers and as a liason between local community partners and the OKMRC Program Office. (See Appendix 1, OKMRC County Coordinators Standard Operating Procedures.)