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1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act | ||||||
5 | is amended by changing Section 3.50 as follows:
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6 | (210 ILCS 50/3.50)
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7 | Sec. 3.50. Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Licensure.
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8 | (a) "Emergency Medical Technician-Basic" or
"EMT-B" means | ||||||
9 | a person who has successfully completed a course of
instruction | ||||||
10 | in basic life support
as prescribed by the
Department, is | ||||||
11 | currently licensed by the Department in
accordance with | ||||||
12 | standards prescribed by this Act and rules
adopted by the | ||||||
13 | Department pursuant to this Act, and practices within an EMS
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14 | System.
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15 | (b) "Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate"
or "EMT-I" | ||||||
16 | means a person who has successfully completed a
course of | ||||||
17 | instruction in intermediate life support
as
prescribed by the | ||||||
18 | Department, is currently licensed by the
Department in | ||||||
19 | accordance with standards prescribed by this
Act and rules | ||||||
20 | adopted by the Department pursuant to this
Act, and practices | ||||||
21 | within an Intermediate or Advanced
Life Support EMS System.
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22 | (c) "Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic" or "EMT-P" | ||||||
23 | means a person who
has successfully completed a
course of |
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1 | instruction in advanced life support care
as
prescribed by the | ||||||
2 | Department, is licensed by the Department
in accordance with | ||||||
3 | standards prescribed by this Act and
rules adopted by the | ||||||
4 | Department pursuant to this Act, and
practices within an | ||||||
5 | Advanced Life Support EMS System.
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6 | (d) The Department shall have the authority and
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7 | responsibility to:
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8 | (1) Prescribe education and training requirements, | ||||||
9 | which
includes training in the use of epinephrine,
for all | ||||||
10 | levels of EMT, based on the respective national
curricula | ||||||
11 | of the United States Department of Transportation
and any | ||||||
12 | modifications to such curricula specified by the
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13 | Department through rules adopted pursuant to this Act.
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14 | (2) Prescribe licensure testing requirements
for all | ||||||
15 | levels of EMT, which shall include a requirement that
all | ||||||
16 | phases of instruction, training, and field experience be
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17 | completed before taking the EMT licensure examination.
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18 | Candidates may elect to take the National Registry of
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19 | Emergency Medical Technicians examination in lieu of the
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20 | Department's examination, but are responsible for making
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21 | their own arrangements for taking the National Registry
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22 | examination.
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23 | (2.5) Review applications for EMT licensure from
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24 | honorably discharged members of the armed forces of the | ||||||
25 | United States with military emergency medical training. | ||||||
26 | Applications shall be filed with the Department within one |
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1 | year after military discharge and shall contain: (i) proof | ||||||
2 | of successful completion of military emergency medical | ||||||
3 | training; (ii) a detailed description of the emergency | ||||||
4 | medical curriculum completed; and (iii) a detailed | ||||||
5 | description of the applicant's clinical experience. The | ||||||
6 | Department may request additional and clarifying | ||||||
7 | information. The Department shall evaluate the | ||||||
8 | application, including the applicant's training and | ||||||
9 | experience, consistent with the standards set forth under | ||||||
10 | subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) of Section 3.10. If the | ||||||
11 | application clearly demonstrates that the training and | ||||||
12 | experience meets such standards, the Department shall | ||||||
13 | offer the applicant the opportunity to successfully | ||||||
14 | complete a Department-approved
EMT examination for which | ||||||
15 | the applicant is qualified. Upon passage of an examination, | ||||||
16 | the Department shall issue a license, which shall be | ||||||
17 | subject to all provisions of this Act that are otherwise | ||||||
18 | applicable to the class of EMT
license issued.
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19 | (3) License individuals as an EMT-B, EMT-I,
or EMT-P | ||||||
20 | who have met the Department's education, training and
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21 | testing requirements.
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22 | (4) Prescribe annual continuing education and
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23 | relicensure requirements for all levels of EMT.
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24 | (5) Relicense individuals as an EMT-B, EMT-I,
or EMT-P | ||||||
25 | every 4 years, based on their compliance with
continuing | ||||||
26 | education and relicensure requirements. An Illinois |
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1 | licensed Emergency Medical Technician whose license has | ||||||
2 | been expired for less than 36 months may apply for | ||||||
3 | reinstatement by the Department. Reinstatement shall | ||||||
4 | require that the applicant (i) submit satisfactory proof of | ||||||
5 | completion of continuing medical education and clinical | ||||||
6 | requirements to be prescribed by the Department in an | ||||||
7 | administrative rule; (ii) submit a positive recommendation | ||||||
8 | from an Illinois EMS Medical Director attesting to the | ||||||
9 | applicant's qualifications for retesting; and (iii) pass a | ||||||
10 | Department approved test for the level of EMT license | ||||||
11 | sought to be reinstated.
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12 | (6) Grant inactive status to any EMT who
qualifies, | ||||||
13 | based on standards and procedures established by
the | ||||||
14 | Department in rules adopted pursuant to this Act.
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15 | (7) Charge each candidate for EMT a fee to be
submitted | ||||||
16 | with an application for a licensure examination.
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17 | (8) Suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the
license of | ||||||
18 | an EMT, after an opportunity for a hearing, when
findings | ||||||
19 | show one or more of the following:
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20 | (A) The EMT has not met continuing
education or | ||||||
21 | relicensure requirements as prescribed by the | ||||||
22 | Department;
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23 | (B) The EMT has failed to maintain
proficiency in | ||||||
24 | the level of skills for which he or she is licensed;
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25 | (C) The EMT, during the provision of
medical | ||||||
26 | services, engaged in dishonorable, unethical or
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1 | unprofessional conduct of a character likely to | ||||||
2 | deceive,
defraud or harm the public;
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3 | (D) The EMT has failed to maintain or
has violated | ||||||
4 | standards of performance and conduct as prescribed
by | ||||||
5 | the Department in rules adopted pursuant to this Act or
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6 | his or her EMS System's Program Plan;
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7 | (E) The EMT is physically impaired to
the extent | ||||||
8 | that he or she cannot physically perform the skills and
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9 | functions for which he or she is licensed, as verified | ||||||
10 | by a
physician, unless the person is on inactive status | ||||||
11 | pursuant
to Department regulations;
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12 | (F) The EMT is mentally impaired to the
extent that | ||||||
13 | he or she cannot exercise the appropriate judgment,
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14 | skill and safety for performing the functions for which | ||||||
15 | he
or she is licensed, as verified by a physician, | ||||||
16 | unless the person
is on inactive status pursuant to | ||||||
17 | Department regulations; or
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18 | (G) The EMT has violated this Act or any
rule | ||||||
19 | adopted by the Department pursuant to this Act. | ||||||
20 | The education requirements prescribed by the Department | ||||||
21 | under this subsection must allow for the suspension of those | ||||||
22 | requirements in the case of a member of the armed services or | ||||||
23 | reserve forces of the United States or a member of the Illinois | ||||||
24 | National Guard who is on active duty pursuant to an executive | ||||||
25 | order of the President of the United States, an act of the | ||||||
26 | Congress of the United States, or an order of the Governor at |
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1 | the time that the member would otherwise be required to fulfill | ||||||
2 | a particular education requirement. Such a person must fulfill | ||||||
3 | the education requirement within 6 months after his or her | ||||||
4 | release from active duty.
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5 | (e) In the event that any rule of the
Department or an EMS | ||||||
6 | Medical Director that requires testing for drug
use as a | ||||||
7 | condition for EMT licensure conflicts with or
duplicates a | ||||||
8 | provision of a collective bargaining agreement
that requires | ||||||
9 | testing for drug use, that rule shall not
apply to any person | ||||||
10 | covered by the collective bargaining
agreement.
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11 | (Source: P.A. 96-540, eff. 8-17-09.)
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12 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
13 | becoming law. |