Full Text of HR0059 96th General Assembly
HR0059 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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 |
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| 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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| 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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