97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB2231
 
Introduced 2/15/2011, by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
  
210 ILCS 50/3.60

     Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that a First Responder must be 16 years of age or older. Effective immediately.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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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 Act 
5is amended  by changing Section 3.60 as follows:
 



6    (210 ILCS 50/3.60)



7    Sec. 3.60. First Responder. 

8    (a) "First Responder" means a person who has
successfully 
9completed a course of instruction in emergency
first response 
10as prescribed by the Department, who provides
first response 
11services  prior to the arrival of an
ambulance or specialized 
12emergency medical services vehicle,
in accordance with the 
13level of care established in the
emergency first response 
14course.  A First Responder who
provides such services as part of 
15an EMS System response
plan which utilizes First Responders as 
16the personnel
dispatched to the scene of an emergency to 
17provide initial
emergency medical care shall comply with the 
18applicable
sections of the Program Plan of that EMS System. A 
19First Responder must be 16 years of age or older.

20    Persons who have already completed a course of
instruction 
21in emergency first response based on or
equivalent to the 
22national curriculum of the United States
Department of 
23Transportation, or as otherwise previously
recognized by the 
 
 
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1Department, shall be considered First
Responders on the 
2effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995.

3    (b) The Department shall have the authority and

4responsibility to: 


5        (1) Prescribe education requirements for the
First 
6    Responder, which meet or exceed the national
curriculum of 
7    the United States Department of
Transportation, through 
8    rules adopted pursuant to this Act.


9        (2) Prescribe a standard set of equipment for
use 
10    during first response services.  An individual First

11    Responder shall not be required to maintain his or her own 
12    set of
such equipment, provided he or she has access to 
13    such equipment
during a first response call.


14        (3) Require the First Responder to notify the

15    Department of any EMS System in which he or she 
16    participates as
dispatched personnel as described in 
17    subsection (a).


18        (4) Require the First Responder to comply with
the 
19    applicable sections of the Program Plans for those
Systems.


20        (5) Require the First Responder to keep the
Department 
21    currently informed as to who employs him or her and who 
22    supervises
his or her activities as a First Responder.


23        (6) Establish a mechanism for phasing in the
First 
24    Responder requirements over a 5-year period.

25        (7) Charge each First Responder applicant a fee for 
26    testing, initial licensure, and license renewal. A First 
 
 
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1    Responder who exclusively serves as a volunteer for units 
2    of local government or a not-for-profit organization that 
3    serves a service area with a population base of less than 
4    5,000 may submit an application to the Department for a 
5    waiver of these fees on a form prescribed by the 
6    Department. 
7(Source: P.A. 96-1469, eff. 1-1-11.)

 

8    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
9becoming law.