The Certified Ophthalmic Medical Technologist (COMT) certification designation recognizes those individuals who have progressed through the COA and COT levels or are training program graduates as accomplished eye care professionals.
The DSCA mission includes the broader scope of support that the DOD provides to states upon request, to include support to hurricane, wildland fire, earthquakes, and other natural disasters, through the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act). (21) The Stafford Act is the primary statutory authority for both the DOD DSCA mission and the JTF-CS CBRNE consequence management mission. (22) In accordance with the principles of federalism embodied in the Stafford Act, DOD supports civil authorities during consequence management operations at the direction of the Secretary of Defense to support the lead federal agency (LFA).
The links below provide the statutory citation, as well as information about applying for participation in the CPV. Minnesota Statutes  471.59, subd. 1, known as the Joint Powers Act, defines the governmental entities that may participate in the CPV. They include counties, cities, towns, townships, and school districts, as well as certain other entities. Minnesota Statutes  16B.2975 defines entities that are eligible to receive federal surplus property. These entities are also eligible to participate in the CPV. Minnesota Statutes 43A.50, defines registered combined charitable organizations that are eligible to participate in the CPV. Minnesota Statutes  309.50, Subd. 4 defines the charitable organizations that are eligible to participate in the CPV.