Bill Title: Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides for licensure of stretcher van providers by the Department of Public Health. Provides that a stretcher van provider may provide transport of a passenger on a stretcher, provided the passenger needs no medical equipment, medical monitoring, or medical observation. Provides that a stretcher van provider may not provide transport of a passenger if the passenger is acutely ill, wounded, or medically unstable or meets certain other conditions. Sets forth the Department's responsibilities in connection with licensure of stretcher van providers. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)

Status: (Passed) 2009-07-13 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0040 [SB1959 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Dan Cronin [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-021	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Deanna Demuzio [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-049	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator John Sullivan [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-047	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Mike Jacobs [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-036	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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