TITLE 77: PUBLIC HEALTH
CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
SUBCHAPTER f: EMERGENCY SERVICES AND HIGHWAY SAFETY
PART 518 FREESTANDING EMERGENCY CENTER CODE
SECTION 518.1050 INCORPORATED AND REFERENCED MATERIALS


 

Section 518.1050  Incorporated and Referenced Materials

 

a)         The following regulations, standards and guidelines are incorporated in this Part:

 

1)         Private and professional association standards:

 

A)        ASHRAE Handbook − Fundamentals (2009), which may be obtained from the National Association of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc., 180 Technology Parkway NW, Peachtree Corners, GA  30092.

 

B)        The following NFPA standards, which may be obtained from the National Fire Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA  02169:

 

i)          NFPA 101 (2012):  Life Safety Code and all applicable references under Chapter 2, Referenced Publications.

 

ii)         NFPA 101A (2013):  Guide on Alternative Approaches to Life Safety

 

C)        National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP), Report No. 49: Structural Shielding Design and Evaluation for Medical Use of X-rays and Gamma Rays of Energies up to 10 MeV (1976) and NCRP Report No. 102: Medical X-Ray, Electron Beam and Gamma-Ray Protection for Energies Up to 50 MeV (Equipment Design, Performance and Use) (1989), which may be obtained from the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP), 7910 Woodmont Ave., Suite 905, Bethesda, MD  20814-3046.

 

D)        The International Code Council, International Building Code (2012) which may be obtained from the International Code Council, 4051 Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, IL  60478. (See Section 250.2420.)

 

E)        American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standard No. A17.1-2007, Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, which may be obtained from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Two Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10016-5990.

 

F)         Facilities Guidelines Institute Guidelines (2010 edition), Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities, which may be obtained from www.fgiguidelines.org.

 

2)         Federal Regulations

 

A)        14 CFR 157 (January 1, 2021) − Notice of Construction, Alteration, Activation, and Deactivation of Airports

 

B)        14 CFR 77, Subpart D (January 1, 2021) − Aeronautical Studies and Determinations

 

C)        42 CFR 493, Laboratory Requirements (October 1, 2020)

 

3)         Federal Guidelines

Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services.

 

A)        Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings, available at:  https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/guidelines/hand-hygiene/index.html (October 25, 2002)

 

B)        Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Infection Control in Healthcare Personnel, available in two parts: "Infrastructure and Routine Practices for Occupational Infection Prevention and Control Services" (October 25, 2019) and "Epidemiology and Control of Selected Infections Transmitted Among Healthcare Personnel and Patients" (October 3, 2022), both available at https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/guidelines/healthcare-personnel/index.html

 

b)         All incorporations by reference of federal regulations and guidelines and the standards of nationally recognized organizations refer to the regulations, guidelines and standards on the date specified and do not include any amendments or editions subsequent to the date specified.

 

c)         The following statutes and State regulations are referenced in this Part:

 

1)         Federal statutes:

 

A)        Federal Aviation Act of 1958, Sections 307 and 308 (P.L. 85-726, 72 U.S.C. 731)

 

B)        Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (42 U.S.C. 1395dd)

 

C)        Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 263a)

 

D)        Title XVIII and Title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq., 1395 et seq., and 1396 et seq.)

 

2)         State of Illinois statutes:

 

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

 

B)        Hospital Emergency Service Act [210 ILCS 80]

 

C)        Hospital Licensing Act [210 ILCS 85]

 

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

 

E)        Nurse Practice Act [225 ILCS 65]

 

F)         Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act [20 ILCS 3960]

 

G)        Emergency Medical Treatment Act [210 ILCS 70]

 

H)        X-ray Retention Act [210 ILCS 90]

 

I)         Radiation Protection Act of 1990 [420 ILCS 40]

 

J)         Pharmacy Practice Act [225 ILCS 85]

 

K)        Illinois Clinical Laboratory and Blood Bank Act [210 ILCS 25]

 

L)        Language Assistance Services Act [210 ILCS 87]

 

M)       Criminal Identification Act [20 ILCS 2630]

 

N)        Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law) [20 ILCS 2310]

 

O)        Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987 [225 ILCS 95]

 

P)         Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code [405 ILCS 5]

 

Q)        Health Care Worker Background Check Act [225 ILCS 46]

 

3)         State of Illinois regulations:

 

A)        Department of Public Health, Illinois Plumbing Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 890)

 

B)        Department of Public Health, Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 545)

 

C)        Department of Public Health, Control of Communicable Diseases Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 690)

 

D)        Department of Public Health, Food Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 750)

 

E)        Department of Public Health, Public Area Sanitary Practice Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 895)

 

F)         Department of Public Health, HIV/AIDS Confidentiality and Testing Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 697)

 

G)        Department of Public Health, Control of Sexually Transmissible Infections Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 693)

 

H)        Department of Public Health, Emergency Medical Services, Trauma Center, Comprehensive Stroke Center, Primary Stroke Center and Acute Stroke Ready Hospital Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 515)

 

I)         Department of Public Health, Hospital Licensing Requirements (77 Ill. Adm. Code 250)

 

J)         Capital Development Board, Illinois Accessibility Code (71 Ill. Adm. Code 400)

 

K)        Department of Transportation, Aviation Safety (92 Ill. Adm. Code 14)

 

L)        Pollution Control Board, Special Waste Hauling (35 Ill. Adm. Code 809)

 

M)       Pollution Control Board, Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities (35 Ill. Adm. Code 725)

 

N)        Department of Public Health, Health Care Worker Background Check Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 955)

 

O)        Department of Public Health, Rules of Practice and Procedure in Administrative Hearings (77 Ill. Adm. Code 100)

 

P)         Department of Public Health, Violent Injury Reporting Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 560)

 

Q)        Department of Public Health, Language Assistance Services Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 940)

 

R)        Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Pharmacy Practice Act (68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330)

 

S)         Illinois Emergency Management Agency, Use of X-Rays in the Healing Arts, Including Medical, Dental, Podiatry, and Veterinary Medicine (32 Ill. Adm. Code 360)

 

T)         Illinois Emergency Management Agency, Standards For Protection Against Radiation (32 Ill. Adm. Code 340)

 

U)        Illinois Emergency Management Agency, Medical Use of Radioactive Material (32 Ill. Adm. Code 335)

 

V)        Illinois Emergency Management Agency, Registration and Operator Requirements for Radiation Installations (32 Ill. Adm. Code 320)

 

W)       Illinois Emergency Management Agency, Accrediting Persons in the Practice of Medical Radiation Technology (32 Ill. Adm. Code 401)

 

X)        Illinois Emergency Management Agency, General Provisions for Radiation Protection (32 Ill. Adm. Code 310)

 

Y)        Illinois Emergency Management Agency, Registration Requirements for Diagnostic Imaging Specialists and Therapeutic Radiological Physicists (32 Ill. Adm. Code 410)

 

(Source:  Amended at 47 Ill. Reg. 12120, effective July 28, 2023)