Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
Filed: 4/10/2013
 
 

 

 

 
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1
AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1729 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1729 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
 
4    "Section 5. The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems 
5Act is amended  by changing Section 2 and by adding Section 3.33 
6as follows:
 



7    (210 ILCS 50/2)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5502)



8    Sec. 2. Legislative intent; construction of Act. The 
9Legislature finds and declares that emergency medical
services 
10are essential services in the State of Illinois and it is the 
11intent of
this legislation to provide the State with systems 
12for
emergency medical
services by establishing within the State 
13Department of Public Health a central
authority responsible for 
14the coordination and integration of all activities within the 
15State concerning pre-hospital and
inter-hospital emergency 
16medical services, as well as non-emergency
medical transports, 
 
 
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1and
the overall planning, evaluation,
and regulation of 
2pre-hospital emergency medical services systems. 

3    The provisions of this Act shall not be construed to deny 
4emergency medical
services to persons outside the boundaries of 
5this State nor to limit,
restrict,
or prevent any cooperative 
6agreement for the provision of emergency medical
services 
7between this State, or any of its political subdivisions, and 
8any
other State or its political subdivisions or a federal 
9agency.

10    The provisions of this Act shall not be construed to

11regulate the emergency transportation of persons by friends
or 
12family members, in personal vehicles that are not
ambulances, 
13specialized emergency medical service vehicles,
first response 
14vehicles or medical carriers.

15    This legislation is intended to provide minimum
standards 
16for the statewide delivery of EMS services.  It
is recognized, 
17however, that diversities exist between
different areas of the 
18State, based on geography, location
of health care facilities, 
19availability of personnel, and
financial resources.  The 
20Legislature therefore intends that
the implementation and 
21enforcement of this Act by
the Illinois Department of Public 
22Health accommodate those
varying needs and interests to the 
23greatest extent possible
without jeopardizing appropriate 
24standards of medical care,
through the Department's exercise of 
25the waiver provision of
this Act and its adoption of rules 
26pursuant to this Act.

 
 
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1(Source: P.A. 88-1; 89-177, eff. 7-19-95.)

 
2    (210 ILCS 50/3.33 new)
3    Sec. 3.33. Areas without ambulatory services. In any county 
4in which an ambulance service ceases operations and leaves a 
5geographic area of that county without timely ambulance 
6coverage, the County Administrator and County Board Chairman 
7shall submit a written plan for covering that area to the 
8closest EMS System Medical Director.  This plan must define what 
9ambulance provider or providers will now cover the affected 
10area, what their range of estimated average response times will 
11be for the area in need of coverage, any anticipated negative 
12impacts on the geographic area previously covered by the 
13newly-closed ambulance service or the geographic area normally 
14covered by the ambulance provider or providers which will fill 
15that gap, and any expected gaps in ambulance service to the 
16geographic area.  This plan shall be submitted by the county 
17within 15 days after its initial notification of an ambulance 
18service closing.
19    The EMS System Medical Director shall review and submit a 
20copy of this plan to the Department along with a written letter 
21of support or denial.".