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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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	Concurrence in Senate	2009-06-30	52	0	2	0	54	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Concurrence in Senate	2009-06-30	52	0	2	0	54	Passed	Link	View
House	Third Reading in House	2009-06-24	108	3	0	0	111	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Third Reading in Senate	2009-04-01	52	0	2	0	54	Passed	Link	View

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