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    AN ACT concerning regulation.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act 
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is amended  by adding Section 3.86 as follows:
 
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    (210 ILCS 50/3.86  new)
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    Sec. 3.86. Stretcher van providers.
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    (a) In this Section, "stretcher van provider" means an 
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entity licensed by the Department to provide non-emergency 
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transportation of passengers on a stretcher in compliance with 
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this Act or the rules adopted by the Department pursuant to 
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this Act, utilizing stretcher vans.
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    (b) The Department has the authority and responsibility to 
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do the following:
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        (1) Require all stretcher van providers, both publicly 
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    and privately owned, to be licensed by the Department.
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        (2) Establish licensing and safety standards and 
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    requirements for stretcher van providers, through rules 
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    adopted pursuant to this Act, including but not limited to:
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            (A) Vehicle design, specification, operation, and 
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        maintenance standards.
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            (B) Safety equipment requirements and standards.
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            (C) Staffing requirements.
 


 






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            (D) Annual license renewal.
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        (3) License all stretcher van providers that have met 
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    the Department's requirements for licensure.
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        (4) Annually inspect all licensed stretcher van 
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    providers, and relicense providers that have met the 
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    Department's requirements for license renewal.
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        (5) Suspend, revoke, refuse to issue, or refuse to 
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    renew the license of any stretcher van provider, or that 
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    portion of a license pertaining to a specific vehicle 
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    operated by a provider, after an opportunity for a hearing, 
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    when findings show that the provider or one or more of its 
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    vehicles has failed to comply with the standards and 
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    requirements of this Act or the rules adopted by the 
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    Department pursuant to this Act.
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        (6) Issue an emergency suspension order for any 
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    provider or vehicle licensed under this Act when the 
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    Director or his or her designee has determined that an 
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    immediate or serious danger to the public health, safety, 
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    and welfare exists.  Suspension or revocation proceedings 
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    that offer an opportunity for a hearing shall be promptly 
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    initiated after the emergency suspension order has been 
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    issued.
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        (7) Prohibit any stretcher van provider from 
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    advertising, identifying its vehicles, or disseminating 
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    information in a false or misleading manner concerning the 
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    provider's type and level of vehicles, location, response 
 


 






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    times, level of personnel, licensure status, or EMS System 
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    participation.
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        (8) Charge each stretcher van provider a fee, to be 
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    submitted with each application for licensure and license 
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    renewal, which shall not exceed $25 per vehicle, up to $500 
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    per provider.
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    (c) A stretcher van provider may provide transport of a 
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passenger on a stretcher, provided the passenger meets all of 
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the following requirements:
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        (1) He or she needs no medical equipment, except 
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    self-administered medications.
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        (2) He or she needs no medical monitoring or medical 
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    observation.
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        (3) He or she needs routine transportation to or from a 
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    medical appointment or service if the passenger is 
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    convalescent or otherwise bed-confined and does not 
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    require medical monitoring, aid, care, or treatment during 
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    transport.
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    (d) A stretcher van provider may not transport a passenger 
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who meets any of the following conditions:
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        (1) He or she is currently admitted to a hospital or is 
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    being transported to a hospital for admission or emergency 
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    treatment.
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        (2) He or she is acutely ill, wounded, or medically 
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    unstable as determined by a licensed physician.
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    condition, an acute medical condition, an exacerbation of a 
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    chronic medical condition, or a sudden illness or injury.
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        (4) He or she was administered a medication that might 
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    prevent the passenger from caring for himself or herself.
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        (5) He or she was moved from one environment where 
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    24-hour medical monitoring or medical observation will 
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    take place by certified or licensed nursing personnel to 
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    another such environment. Such environments shall include, 
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    but not be limited to, hospitals licensed under the 
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    Hospital Licensing Act or operated under the University of 
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    Illinois Hospital Act, and nursing facilities licensed 
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    under the Nursing Home Care Act.
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.