Section 525.100  Definitions

 

Act – the Automated External Defibrillator Act [410 ILCS 4].

 

Automated External Defribillator (AED) – a medical device heart monitor and defibrillator that:

 

Has received approval of its premarket notification, filed pursuant to 21 USC 360(k), from the United States Food and Drug Administration;

 

Is capable of recognizing the presence or absence of ventricular fibrillation and rapid ventricular tachycardia, and is capable of determining, without intervention by an operator, whether defibrillation should be performed;

 

Upon determining that defibrillation should be performed, either automatically charges and delivers an electrical impulse to an individual, or charges and delivers an electrical impulse at the command of the operator; and

 

In the case of a defibrillator that may be operated in either an automatic or manual mode, is set to operate in the automatic mode.  (Section 10 of the Act)

 

Defibrillation – administering an electrical impulse to an individual in order to stop ventricular fibrillation or rapid ventricular tachycardia.  (Section 10 of the Act)

 

Department – the Department of Public Health. (Section 10 of the Act)

 

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) System or System – an organization of hospitals, vehicle service providers and personnel approved by the Department in a specific geographic area, which coordinates and provides pre-hospital and inter-hospital emergency care and non-emergency medical transports at a BLS, ILS and/or ALS level pursuant to a System Program Plan submitted to and approved by the Department and pursuant to the EMS Regional Plan adopted for the EMS Region in which the System is located.  (Section 3.20 of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act)

 

Person – an individual, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, or organized group of persons (whether incorporated or not). (Section 10 of the Act)

 

Trained AED user – a person who has successfully completed a course of instruction in accordance with the standards of a nationally recognized organization such as the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association or a course of instruction in accordance with this Part to use an automated external defibrillator, or who is licensed to practice medicine in all its branches in this State.  (Section 10 of the Act)

 

(Source:  Amended at 35 Ill. Reg. 4213, effective February 22, 2011)

 

Section 525.200  Incorporated and Referenced Materials

 

a)         The following private and professional organization standards are incorporated in this Part:

 

1)         American Heart Association

2015 AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC

            208 South LaSalle St.

            Suite 900

            Chicago, Illinois 60604-1197

 

2)         American Red Cross

            American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED for the

Workplace (2006)

            311 W. John Gwynn Avenue

            Peoria, Illinois  61605-2566

 

b)         All incorporations by reference of the standards of nationally recognized organizations refer to the standards on the date specified and do not include any additions or deletions subsequent to the date specified.

 

c)         The following statutes are referenced in this Part:

 

1)         Federal statutes:

            21 USC 360(k):  Registration of producers of drugs or devices; report preceding introduction of devices into interstate commerce.

 

2)         State of Illinois statutes:

 

A)        Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act [210 ILCS 50]

 

B)        Medical Practice Act of 1987 [225 ILCS 60]

 

3)         State of Illinois rules:

Emergency Medical Services, Trauma Center, Primary Stroke Center and Emergent Stroke Ready Hospital Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 515)

 

(Source:  Amended at 40 Ill. Reg. 16220, effective December 9, 2016)

 

Section 525.300  Recognized Training Programs

 

The Department will recognize programs established to train individuals as AED users, in accordance with the following:

 

a)         The curriculum of any program to train individuals shall include complete training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) prepared according to nationally recognized guidelines (see Section 525.200(a)(1) and(2)).  (Section 15 of the Act)

 

b)         The Instructors shall have successfully completed an instructor training course for AED courses listed in Section 525.200(a)(1) and (2), or equivalent curriculum that follows nationally recognized guidelines.

 

c)         Instructors shall renew qualification every two years and shall meet the following criteria:

 

1)         Maintain provider status;

 

2)         Teach the number of courses required by the American Red Cross or American Heart Association, or other nationally recognized guidelines; and

 

3)         Complete an update on new information regarding course content.

 

d)         The Department recognizes courses that meet the course objectives of the American Heart Association or American Red Cross or other nationally recognized courses as appropriate training curriculum designed to train AED users.

 

e)         The Department will investigate any complaints against a course that allegedly does not adhere to the requirements set forth in this Section. Complaints shall be in writing and include the name, address and telephone number of the complainant.  The complaint must include the contact information of the accused course instructor or the business where the course was held.  Written complaints shall be submitted to the Illinois Department of Public Health at the following address:

 

Illinois Department of Public Health

Division of EMS and Highway Safety

422 South 5^th Street, 3^rd floor

Springfield IL 62701

 

(Source:  Amended at 40 Ill. Reg. 16220, effective December 9, 2016)

 

Section 525.400  Recognition of Trained AED Users

 

a)         To be recognized as a trained AED user, an individual shall:

 

1)         Successfully complete a course of instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in accordance with the standards of a nationally recognized organization such as the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association that incorporates instruction in the use of an automated external defibrillator (see Section 525.200(a)(1) and (2)); or

 

2)         Successfully complete a course of instruction in accordance with Section 525.300(b) of this Part; or

 

3)         Be licensed to practice medicine in all its branches in Illinois in accordance with the Medical Practice Act of 1987.  (Section 10 of the Act)

 

b)         Recognition of training completed in accordance with this Section shall be valid for a time period in accordance with the courses of instruction referenced in subsections (a)(1) and (2) of this Section, but not be valid for more than two years.  To renew recognition as a trained AED user, the individual shall present proof of satisfactory completion of an American Red Cross or American Heart Association or other nationally recognized renewal course.

 

(Source:  Amended at 35 Ill. Reg. 4213, effective February 22, 2011)

 

Section 525.500  Reports of AED Use

 

AED use is reported in accordance with requirements for data collection and submission pursuant to 77 Ill. Adm. Code 515.350 (Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Center Code − Data Collection and Submission).

 

(Source:  Amended at 35 Ill. Reg. 4213, effective February 22, 2011)

 

Section 525.600  Maintenance and Oversight of Automated External Defibrillators

 

a)         A person acquiring an automated external defibrillator shall take reasonable measures to ensure that:

           

1)         The automated external defibrillator is maintained and tested according to the manufacturer's guidelines;

 

2)         Any person considered to be an anticipated rescuer or user will have successfully completed a course of instruction in accordance with the standards of a nationally recognized organization, such as the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association, or a course of instruction in accordance with Section 525.400 to use an automated external defibrillator and to perform cardiovascular resuscitation (CPR); and

 

3)         Any person who renders out-of-hospital emergency care or treatment to a person in cardiac arrest by using an automated external defibrillator activates the EMS System as soon as possible and reports any clinical use of the automated external defibrillator to the responding emergency medical services personnel. (Section 20(a) of the Act)

 

b)         A person in possession of an automated external defibrillator shall notify an agent of the local emergency communications or vehicle dispatch center of the existence, location, and type of the automated external defibrillator.  (Section 20(b) of the Act)

 

(Source:  Amended at 35 Ill. Reg. 4213, effective February 22, 2011)

 

Section 525.700  Quality Assurance (Repealed)

 

(Source:  Repealed at 35 Ill. Reg. 4213, effective February 22, 2011)