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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act | ||||||
| 3 | enacted by Public Act 81-1518, passed December 15, 1980 and | ||||||
| 4 | Amendment 88-1 mandates the establishment within the | ||||||
| 5 | Department of Public Health a central authority responsible for | ||||||
| 6 | the coordination and integration of all activities within the | ||||||
| 7 | State concerning pre-hospital and inter-hospital emergency | ||||||
| 8 | medical services, as well as non-emergency medical transports | ||||||
| 9 | and the overall planning, evaluation, and regulation of | ||||||
| 10 | pre-hospital emergency medical services systems; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, The Illinois Emergency Medical Services Director | ||||||
| 12 | position has been vacant for over 3 years, leaving all | ||||||
| 13 | Illinoisans at risk; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, There is an urgent need for the leadership of an | ||||||
| 15 | Emergency Medical Services Director within each of the 11 EMS | ||||||
| 16 | Regions immediately; therefore, be it
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| 17 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 18 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 19 | pursuant to Public Act 81-1518, it is mandated that the State | ||||||
| 20 | must appoint an Emergency Medical Services Director | ||||||
| 21 | immediately; and be it further
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| 1 | RESOLVED, That he or she must, at a minimum, have current | ||||||
| 2 | credentials as an Emergency Medical Services provider and have | ||||||
| 3 | extensive and current knowledge of all aspects of the EMS | ||||||
| 4 | system; and be it further
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| 5 | RESOLVED, That the Emergency Medical Services Director | ||||||
| 6 | must encompass all aspects related to the quality and | ||||||
| 7 | availability of medical care within the State; and be it | ||||||
| 8 | further | ||||||
| 9 | RESOLVED, That the Emergency Medical Services Director | ||||||
| 10 | must serve as an advocate for efficient and effective emergency | ||||||
| 11 | medical services throughout the State; and be it further | ||||||
| 12 | RESOLVED, That the Emergency Medical Services Director | ||||||
| 13 | must ensure that the delivery of emergency medical care is | ||||||
| 14 | consistent with prevailing standards and that quality of care | ||||||
| 15 | management is maintained in a manner that ensures professional | ||||||
| 16 | and public accountability for emergency medical care provided | ||||||
| 17 | in the State of Illinois; and be it further | ||||||
| 18 | RESOLVED, That the Emergency Medical Services Director | ||||||
| 19 | must appoint and oversee each of the State's
EMS Regional | ||||||
| 20 | Directors and their committee members and ensure all prevailing | ||||||
| 21 | statutes are complied with according to federal and State laws, | ||||||
| 22 | establish an office of Pre-EMS to address bystander care | ||||||
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| 1 | intervention, and appoint its officer; and be it further | ||||||
| 2 | RESOLVED, That the newly appointed Emergency Medical | ||||||
| 3 | Services Director must report directly to the Director of | ||||||
| 4 | Public Health and secure a statewide Emergency Medical Services | ||||||
| 5 | budget, through the Illinois Department of Public Health to | ||||||
| 6 | accommodate the growing needs of EMS throughout this State.
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