SPECIAL NEEDS PROGRAM

What is the Special Needs Program?

The Pasco County Special Needs Program is in place to coordinate the registration, notification, and evacuation of those citizens with physical or mental disabilities or minor health and medical conditions. Special Needs Sheltering is in place to provide assistance to those in need of extra medical assistance such as those who are oxygen dependent, electrical equipment hookups, and various other medical conditions.

The Special Needs Shelter is under the supervision of registered nurses from the Health Department and is staffed by a consulting physician, health professionals from home health care, a consulting mental health professional and volunteers. The shelter provides a safe, secure environment but doesn’t take the place of hospitals, assisted living facilities, or long term care facilities.

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Registration

Registration for the Special Needs Program can be completed through your Home Health Care Agency or Oxygen Provider, Private Care Providers, Physician’s Offices, or by contacting Maria De La Hoz at the Pasco County Emergency Management Office. Once you are registered in our database, you or your healthcare representative should renew your application each and every year. Registration does not mean reservation in the shelter. Remember the following when filling out your form: