Roll Call: IL SB0693 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly
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Bill Title: Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that when a patient has been determined by EMS personnel to (1) have no immediate life-threatening injuries or illness, (2) not be under the influence of drugs or alcohol, (3) have no immediate or obvious need for transport to an emergency department, and (4) have an immediate need for transport to an EMS System-approved mental health facility, the EMS personnel may contact Online Medical Control or his or her EMS Medical Director or Emergency Communication Registered Nurse to request bypass or diversion of the closest emergency department and request transport to the closest or appropriate EMS System-approved mental health facility.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-4)
Status: (Passed) 2021-08-27 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0623 [SB0693 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Bill Title: Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that when a patient has been determined by EMS personnel to (1) have no immediate life-threatening injuries or illness, (2) not be under the influence of drugs or alcohol, (3) have no immediate or obvious need for transport to an emergency department, and (4) have an immediate need for transport to an EMS System-approved mental health facility, the EMS personnel may contact Online Medical Control or his or her EMS Medical Director or Emergency Communication Registered Nurse to request bypass or diversion of the closest emergency department and request transport to the closest or appropriate EMS System-approved mental health facility.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-4)
Status: (Passed) 2021-08-27 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0623 [SB0693 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Vote: Third Reading in Senate
| Vote | Tally | Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | 57 | 40 | 17 |
| Nay | - | - | - |
| Not Voting | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Absent | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 59 | 41 | 18 |
