1. Texas Department of Public Safety DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT Texas Silver Alert Program How Prepared Are You?

2. Texas Department of Public Safety DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SAM ALLEN AMBER Alert Program Coordinator Texas Division of Emergency Management Texas Department of Public Safety (512) 424-2208 sam.allen@dps.texas.gov

3. Texas Department of Public Safety DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TEXAS MISSING NCIC DATA National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Missing Entries for 1 Year (2011), in Texas: 972 = >65 yrs.

4. Texas Department of Public Safety DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ARE YOU PREPARED? WILL ALL MISSING OLDER TEXANS QUALIFY FOR A SILVER ALERT? IF NOT, WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW?

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6. Texas Department of Public Safety DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT In response to legislation enacted September 1, 2007, the Texas Department of Public Safety implemented the Silver Alert Network, designed to advise the public of missing senior citizens with documented mental conditions. SILVER ALERT PROGRAM IMPLEMENTED SEPTEMBER 2007

7. Texas Department of Public Safety DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WWW.TXDPS.STATE.TX.US

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10. Texas Department of Public Safety DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT On physician’s letterhead, indicating the impaired mental condition, date of diagnosis, patient’s name, with physician’s signature. MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION SILVER ALERT STATE NETWORK

11. Texas Department of Public Safety DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MEDICAL RELEASE LAW ENFORCEMENT Texas Code of Criminal Procedures Art. 63.007. Release of Medical Records

12. Texas Department of Public Safety DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REQUEST PROCESS SILVER ALERT Texas Department of Public Safety Texas Division of Emergency Management, State Operations Center Requesting Law Enforcement Agency

13. Texas Department of Public Safety DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT LOCAL MEDIA TV & RADIO Public Attention Large Coverage Areas Mobile Communication (Radio) Voluntary Participation

14. Texas Department of Public Safety DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INDEPENDENT BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS

15. Texas Department of Public Safety DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TLETS NOTIFICATION LAW ENFORCEMENT

16. Texas Department of Public Safety DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TXDOT PUBLIC ADVISORIES DYNAMIC MESSAGE SIGNS (DMS)

17. Texas Department of Public Safety DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TEXAS LOTTERY COMMISSION

18. Texas Department of Public Safety DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DPS DISTRIBUTION VENDOR/MEDIA EMAIL DATABASE

19. Texas Department of Public Safety DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTIVATION AREA Silver Alerts Activation area is based upon investigative information and could change during the alert. Activation is not always “statewide”. 200 30

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21. Texas Department of Public Safety DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT Office of the Governor Sheriff’s and Police Chief’s Associations County Judges and Commissioners Association Association Regional Councils (COG’s) Alzheimer’s Association (Texas Chapter) DPS, TXDOT, Dept of Aging and Disability Services and Department of State Health Services STEERING COMMITTEE STATE NETWORK

22. Texas Department of Public Safety DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT