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Office of
Emergency Management
Emergency Management
Office of
Multi-Agency Coordination Center
7530 Little Road
New Port Richey , FL 34654
Office 727-847-8137  
Fax 727-847-8004

Resident Information Center
727-847-8959


Email
oem@pascocountyfl.net


For Additional Information Call
New Port Richey.....727-847-8137
Land O'Lakes..........813-996-7341
Dade City..............352-521-5137
TDD.....................727-847-8949 or call
Florida Relay Service at 1-800-955-8771
Definition of a Special Needs Person

  • A person with special needs is defined as a person who during periods of evacuation, either mandatory or voluntary, will require
    assistance that exceeds the basic level of care provided at the general population shelter but will not require the level of skilled
    medical care provided at institutional facilities.

  • Criteria for Special Needs Shelter client may include, but not limited to:

  1. A person with a stable medical condition that requires periodic observation, assessment, and maintenance (i.e. glucose
    readings, vital signs, ostomy care, urinary catheter)
  2. A person requiring periodic wound care assistance (i.e. dressing changes).  
  3. A person with limitations that requires assistance with activities of daily living
  4. A person requiring and needing assistance with oral, subcutaneous or intramuscular injectable, or topical medication
  5. A person requiring minimal assistance with ambulation, position change and transfer (i.e. able to move more than 100 feet
    with or without an assistive device)
  6. A person requiring oxygen that can be manually supplied
  7. A person medically dependent on uninterrupted electricity for therapies including but not limited to oxygen, nebulizer, and
    feeding tubes.  Ventilator dependent persons and persons with multiple special needs requiring a higher level of care, may
    need to be referred to a skilled medical facility
  8. A person with mental or cognitive limitations requiring assistance who is accompanied by an appropriate fulltime caregiver
    for the duration of their stay in the shelter
  9. A person requiring fulltime care who is accompanied by an appropriate fulltime caregiver for the duration of their stay in the
    shelter
  10. A person whose weight does not exceed the safety weight restrictions of provided cots.  
  11. A person who can be safely transferred and does not require specialty lifting or transferring equipment.  A person requiring a
    stretcher to be transported may need to be referred to a skilled medical facility

  • Every reasonable effort should be made to avoid admitting clients with known infectious conditions or those who require
    isolation, i.e. Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) or persons who require respiratory isolation such as infectious
    Tuberculosis (TB).