Bill Text: IL HB5828 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Engrossed
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Bill Title: Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. In a provision concerning rural ambulance service upgrades, provides that notwithstanding the service level of an ambulance, a first responder licensed by the Department of Public Health is authorized to function as a first responder.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 9-4)
Status: (Passed) 2014-08-13 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0881 [HB5828 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB5828-Engrossed.html
Bill Title: Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. In a provision concerning rural ambulance service upgrades, provides that notwithstanding the service level of an ambulance, a first responder licensed by the Department of Public Health is authorized to function as a first responder.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 9-4)
Status: (Passed) 2014-08-13 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0881 [HB5828 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB5828-Engrossed.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act | ||||||
5 | is amended by changing Section 3.87 as follows:
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6 | (210 ILCS 50/3.87) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 3.87. Ambulance service provider and vehicle service | ||||||
8 | provider upgrades; rural population. | ||||||
9 | (a) In this Section, "rural ambulance service provider" | ||||||
10 | means an ambulance service provider licensed under this Act | ||||||
11 | that serves a rural population of 7,500 or fewer inhabitants. | ||||||
12 | In this Section, "rural vehicle service provider" means an | ||||||
13 | entity that serves a rural population of 7,500 or fewer | ||||||
14 | inhabitants and is licensed by the Department to provide | ||||||
15 | emergency or non-emergency medical services in compliance with | ||||||
16 | this Act, the rules adopted by the Department pursuant to this | ||||||
17 | Act, and an operational plan approved by the entity's EMS | ||||||
18 | System, utilizing at least an ambulance, alternate response | ||||||
19 | vehicle as defined by the Department in rules, or specialized | ||||||
20 | emergency medical services vehicle. | ||||||
21 | (b) A rural ambulance service provider or rural vehicle | ||||||
22 | service provider may submit a proposal to the EMS System | ||||||
23 | Medical Director requesting approval of either or both of the |
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1 | following: | ||||||
2 | (1) Rural ambulance service provider or rural vehicle | ||||||
3 | service provider in-field service level upgrade. | ||||||
4 | (A) An ambulance operated by a rural ambulance | ||||||
5 | service provider or an ambulance, specialized | ||||||
6 | emergency medical services vehicle, or alternate | ||||||
7 | response vehicle operated by a rural vehicle service | ||||||
8 | provider may be upgraded, as defined by the EMS System | ||||||
9 | Medical Director in a policy or procedure, as long as | ||||||
10 | the EMS System Medical Director and the Department have | ||||||
11 | approved the proposal, to the highest level of EMT | ||||||
12 | license (advanced life support/paramedic, intermediate | ||||||
13 | life support, or basic life support) held by any person | ||||||
14 | staffing that ambulance , specialized emergency medical | ||||||
15 | services vehicle, or alternate response vehicle . The | ||||||
16 | ambulance service provider's or rural vehicle service | ||||||
17 | provider's proposal for an upgrade must include all of | ||||||
18 | the following: | ||||||
19 | (i) The manner in which the provider will | ||||||
20 | secure advanced life support equipment, supplies, | ||||||
21 | and medications. | ||||||
22 | (ii) The type of quality assurance the | ||||||
23 | provider will perform. | ||||||
24 | (iii) An assurance that the provider will | ||||||
25 | advertise only the level of care that can be | ||||||
26 | provided 24 hours a day. |
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1 | (B) If a rural ambulance service provider or rural | ||||||
2 | vehicle service provider is approved to provide an | ||||||
3 | in-field service level upgrade based on the licensed | ||||||
4 | personnel on the vehicle, all the advanced life support | ||||||
5 | medical supplies, durable medical equipment, and | ||||||
6 | medications must be secured and locked with access by | ||||||
7 | only the personnel who have been authorized by the EMS | ||||||
8 | System Medical Director to utilize those supplies. | ||||||
9 | (C) The EMS System shall routinely perform quality | ||||||
10 | assurance, in compliance with the EMS System's quality | ||||||
11 | assurance plan approved by the Department, on in-field | ||||||
12 | service level upgrades authorized under this Section | ||||||
13 | to ensure compliance with the EMS System plan. | ||||||
14 | (2) Rural ambulance service provider or rural vehicle | ||||||
15 | service provider in-field service level upgrade. The EMS | ||||||
16 | System Medical Director may define what constitutes an | ||||||
17 | in-field service level upgrade through an EMS System policy | ||||||
18 | or procedure.
An in-field service level upgrade may | ||||||
19 | include, but need not be limited to, an upgrade to a | ||||||
20 | licensed ambulance, alternate response vehicle as defined | ||||||
21 | by the Department in rules , or specialized emergency | ||||||
22 | medical services vehicle. | ||||||
23 | (c) If the EMS System Medical Director approves a proposal | ||||||
24 | for a rural in-field service level upgrade under this Section, | ||||||
25 | he or she shall submit the proposal to the Department along | ||||||
26 | with a statement of approval signed by him or her. Once the |
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1 | Department has approved the proposal, the rural ambulance | ||||||
2 | service provider or rural vehicle service provider will be | ||||||
3 | authorized to function at the highest level of EMT license | ||||||
4 | (advanced life support/paramedic, intermediate life support, | ||||||
5 | or basic life support) held by any person staffing the vehicle.
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6 | (Source: P.A. 98-608, eff. 12-27-13.)
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7 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
8 | becoming law.
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