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C ) Sec . 252 . 385 (4) , Florida Statutes , Public Shelter Space Local emergency management agencies shall coordinate with public facilities , including schools , post secondary educational facilities , and other facilities owned or leased by state or local governments , but excluding hospitals , hospice care facilities , assisted living facilities , and nursing homes , which are suitable for use as public hurricane evacuation shelters , to ensure that designated facilities are ready to activate prior to a specific hurricane or disaster . D ) Sec . 252 .40 , Florida Statutes . Mutual aid arrangements . (optional - not a requirement) It is the duty of each local emergency management agency to render assistance in accordance with the provisions of mutual aid agreements to the fullest extent in times of emergency F ) Sec . 381 . 0303 ( 2) , Florida Statutes . Special needs shelters . i . County health departments shall , in conjunction with the local emergency management agencies , have the lead responsibility for coordination of the recruitment of health care practitioners to staff local special needs shelters . County health departments shall assign their employees to work in special needs shelters when those employees are needed to protect the health and safety of persons with special needs . County governments shall assist the department with nonmedical staffing and the operation of special needs shelters . The local health department and emergency management agency shall coordinate these efforts to ensure appropriate staffing in special needs shelters . ii . The appropriate county health department , Children ' s Medical Services office , and local emergency management agency shall jointly decide who has responsibility for medical supervision in each special needs shelter . iii . Local emergency management agencies shall be responsible for the designation and operation of special needs shelters during times of emergency or disaster and the closure of the facilities following an emergency or disaster. The local health department and emergency management agency shall coordinate these efforts to ensure the appropriate designation and operation of special needs shelters . County health departments shall assist the local emergency management agency with regard to the management of medical services in special needs shelters . G ) Sec . 393 . 067 ( 8 ) , Florida Statutes . Facility licensure . i . Review and approve the comprehensive emergency management plan for all comprehensive transitional education programs and for homes serving individuals who have complex medicals conditions . ii . The local emergency management agency shall ensure that the Agency for Persons with Disabilities and the Division of Emergency Management , at a minimum , are given the opportunity to review the plan , as well as appropriate volunteer organizations . iii . The local emergency management agency shall complete its review within 60 days and either approve the plan or advise the facility of necessary revisions . H ) Sec . 395 . 10550 ) ( c ) , Florida Statutes . Rules and enforcement i . Review and approve comprehensive emergency management plan (for hospitals) submitted by the State Agency for Health Care Administration . ii . The local emergency management agency shall ensure that the following agencies , at a minimum , are given the opportunity to review the plan : Department of Elderly Affairs , Department of Health , the Agency for Health Care Administration , and the Division of Emergency Management . Also , appropriate volunteer organizations must be given the opportunity to review the plan . iii . The local emergency management agency must complete the comprehensive emergency management plan review within 60 days and either approve the plan or advise the facility of necessary revisions . 20