Bill Text: IL SB0761 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Further amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. In provisions concerning scope of practice, provides that an EMT, EMT-I, A-EMT, Paramedic, PHRN, PHAPRN, or PHPA shall be eligible to work for another EMS System for a period not to exceed 2 weeks, if they meet specified requirements. Provides that the membership of the EMT Training, Recruitment, and Retention Task Force shall include 2 EMS Medical Directors appointed by the Governor and makes other changes to the appointing authority for certain members of the Task Force. Provides that the EMS personnel licensed at the highest level shall provide the initial assessment of the patient to determine the level of care required for transport to the receiving health care facility, and that assessment shall be documented in the patient care report and documented with online medical control. Provides that the EMS personnel licensed at or above the level of care required by the specific patient as directed by the EMS Medical Director shall be the primary care provider en route to the destination facility or patient's residence. Sets forth provisions concerning EMS System Program Plan deployments for out-of-state disasters. Sets forth provisions concerning quality assurance reports. Sets forth provisions concerning a pilot program beginning July 1, 2023 that shall not exceed a term of 3 years. Removes provisions concerning an EMS Lead Instructor. Makes other changes. Provides an immediate effective date.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2023-08-11 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0547 [SB0761 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB0761-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Further amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. In provisions concerning scope of practice, provides that an EMT, EMT-I, A-EMT, Paramedic, PHRN, PHAPRN, or PHPA shall be eligible to work for another EMS System for a period not to exceed 2 weeks, if they meet specified requirements. Provides that the membership of the EMT Training, Recruitment, and Retention Task Force shall include 2 EMS Medical Directors appointed by the Governor and makes other changes to the appointing authority for certain members of the Task Force. Provides that the EMS personnel licensed at the highest level shall provide the initial assessment of the patient to determine the level of care required for transport to the receiving health care facility, and that assessment shall be documented in the patient care report and documented with online medical control. Provides that the EMS personnel licensed at or above the level of care required by the specific patient as directed by the EMS Medical Director shall be the primary care provider en route to the destination facility or patient's residence. Sets forth provisions concerning EMS System Program Plan deployments for out-of-state disasters. Sets forth provisions concerning quality assurance reports. Sets forth provisions concerning a pilot program beginning July 1, 2023 that shall not exceed a term of 3 years. Removes provisions concerning an EMS Lead Instructor. Makes other changes. Provides an immediate effective date.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2023-08-11 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0547 [SB0761 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB0761-Introduced.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, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Alternative Health Care Delivery Act is | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | amended by changing Section 10 as follows:
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| 6 | (210 ILCS 3/10)
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| 7 | Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act, unless the
the context
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| 8 | otherwise requires: | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | "Ambulatory surgical treatment center" or "ASTC" means any | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | institution, place, or building licensed under the Ambulatory | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Surgical Treatment Center Act. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | "Alternative health care model" means a facility or | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | program
authorized under Section 35 of this Act.
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| 14 | "Board" means the State Board of Health.
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| 15 | "Department" means the Illinois Department of Public | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Health.
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| 17 | "Demonstration program" means a program to license and | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | study
alternative health care models authorized under this | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Act.
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| 20 | "Director" means the Director of Public Health.
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| 21 | (Source: P.A. 97-987, eff. 1-1-13.)
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