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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  



  
 
4    Section 5. The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems 
5Act is amended by adding Section 3.89 as follows:
 
6    (210 ILCS 50/3.89 new)
7    Sec. 3.89. Rural populations; credential exception.
8    (a) In a rural population of 5,000 or fewer inhabitants, 
9each EMS System Medical Director may create an exception to 
10the credentialing process to allow registered nurses, 
11physician assistants, and advanced practice registered nurses 
12to apply to serve as volunteers who perform the same work as 
13EMTs. As part of the volunteer recognition process, EMS 
14Systems shall ensure that registered nurses, physician 
15assistants, and advanced practice registered nurses have an 
16active license issued by the Department of Financial and 
17Professional Regulation. This system-level recognition shall 
18require documentation and proof of the completion of at least 
1920 hours of prehospital care-specific coursework approved by 
20the Department of Public Health, including, but
not limited 
21to, airway management, ambulance operation, ambulance 
22equipment,
extrication, telecommunication, prehospital 
23cardiac and
trauma care, and 8 hours of observant riding time. 
 
 
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1Each EMS System Medical Director who creates an exception to 
2the credentialing process under this Section may require 
3additional training or documentation and may reject a 
4volunteer applicant under this Section for just cause. Each 
5exemption period shall be no longer than one year, after which 
6time a volunteer applicant may apply for another exemption 
7under this Section. Each EMS System Medical Director is 
8responsible
for ensuring that volunteer applicants meet EMS 
9System requirements for
credentialing and authorizing the 
10practice in accordance with
the EMS System plan for basic life 
11support. Exceptions to the credentialing process under this 
12Section are only allowable for volunteer EMS agencies in 
13Illinois.
14    (b) The Department of Public Health may adopt rules to 
15implement this Section.