Section 250.730  Emergency Preparedness, Community, or Areawide Planning

a)         Hospitals shall meet the requirements of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for Conditions of Participation for Hospital Emergency Preparedness 42 CFR 482.15 and Section 240 of the Emergency Medical Services, Trauma Centers, Pediatric Emergency and Critical Care Centers, Stroke Centers Hospital Code.

b)         The primary participating hospital in any emergency preparedness, community, or areawide plan for hospital emergency services must meet the requirements of either Comprehensive Emergency Treatment Services or Basic Emergency Treatment Services (See Section 250.710(a)(1) and (a)(2)).

c)         The emergency preparedness, community, or areawide plan for providing hospital emergency services shall be forwarded to the hospital's designated resource hospital, as defined in the Emergency Medical Services, Trauma Centers, Pediatric Emergency and Critical Care Centers, Stroke Centers Hospital Code.

(Source:  Amended at 49 Ill. Reg. 14395, effective October 27, 2025)