At the Operational Level of SEMS, which role coordinates medical health operations?

• A. SOC
• B. MHOAC
• C. EOC Liaison
• D. FEMA

Answer: (B)

In SEMS, the person who coordinates medical health operations within the Operational Area is the Medical/Health Operations Area Coordinator (MHOAC). This role serves as the lead for all medical and health response activities, bringing together EMS, hospitals, public health, and other health partners to ensure patient care, casualty management, and medical resource requests are aligned with the incident objectives. The MHOAC also coordinates mutual aid and works with the EOC to integrate medical health needs into the overall incident action plan.

The other options operate at different levels or functions: the State Operations Center handles state-level coordination, the EOC Liaison connects various EOCs without specifically directing medical operations, and FEMA is a federal agency, not an OA-level role in SEMS.