Bill Title: Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Makes changes to defined terms. Replaces references to Primary Stroke Centers with Stroke Centers. Provides that a hospital that no longer meets nationally recognized, evidence-based standards for Stroke Centers, loses its Stroke Center certification, or has any change to its designation level shall notify the Department of Public Health and the Regional EMS Advisory Committee within 5 business days. Requires the Department to consult with the State Stroke Advisory Subcommittee for the adoption or deletion of approved stroke designation levels. Provides that the approved stroke designation levels shall coincide with the stroke designation levels recognized by Department-approved certifying bodies. Requires the Department to establish reporting requirements for designated Stroke Centers to capture information using new or existing electronic reporting tools for statewide data collection and certification purposes. Removes provisions concerning previous Stroke Center designations. Makes other changes.

Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-2)

Status: (Enrolled) 2026-06-18 - Sent to the Governor [HB5494 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Enrolled	2026-05-22	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2026-04-16	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2026-02-06	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
House Amendment 001	2026-04-13	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View

Supplemental Documents

Title	Description	Date	Format	Source	View
No supplemental documents for Illinois HB5494 currently on file.