### Question
How is the term certified monitoring program defined?


### Answer
The term **certified monitoring program** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 300hh* as the following:

> a medical monitoring program—


(A) in which a participating responder is a participant as a condition of the employment of such participating responder

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 300hh*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 6A-PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE > SUBCHAPTER XXVI-NATIONAL ALL-HAZARDS PREPAREDNESS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES > Part B-All-Hazards Emergency Preparedness and Response**

