Full Text of HB5828 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act | 5 | | is amended by changing Section 3.87 as follows: | 6 | | (210 ILCS 50/3.87) | 7 | | Sec. 3.87. Ambulance service provider and vehicle service | 8 | | provider upgrades; rural population. | 9 | | (a) In this Section, "rural ambulance service provider" | 10 | | means an ambulance service provider licensed under this Act | 11 | | that serves a rural population of 7,500 or fewer inhabitants. | 12 | | In this Section, "rural vehicle service provider" means an | 13 | | entity that serves a rural population of 7,500 or fewer | 14 | | inhabitants and is licensed by the Department to provide | 15 | | emergency or non-emergency medical services in compliance with | 16 | | this Act, the rules adopted by the Department pursuant to this | 17 | | Act, and an operational plan approved by the entity's EMS | 18 | | System, utilizing at least an ambulance, alternate response | 19 | | vehicle as defined by the Department in rules, or specialized | 20 | | emergency medical services vehicle. | 21 | | (b) A rural ambulance service provider or rural vehicle | 22 | | service provider may submit a proposal to the EMS System | 23 | | Medical Director requesting approval of either or both of the |
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| 1 | | following: | 2 | | (1) Rural ambulance service provider or rural vehicle | 3 | | service provider in-field service level upgrade. | 4 | | (A) An ambulance operated by a rural ambulance | 5 | | service provider or a specialized emergency medical | 6 | | services vehicle or alternate response vehicle | 7 | | operated by a rural vehicle service provider may be | 8 | | upgraded, as defined by the EMS System Medical Director | 9 | | in a policy or procedure, as long as the EMS System | 10 | | Medical Director and the Department have approved the | 11 | | proposal, to the highest level of EMT license (advanced | 12 | | life support/paramedic, intermediate life support, or | 13 | | basic life support) held by any person staffing that | 14 | | ambulance , specialized emergency medical services | 15 | | vehicle, or alternate response vehicle . The ambulance | 16 | | service provider's or rural vehicle service provider's | 17 | | proposal for an upgrade must include all of the | 18 | | following: | 19 | | (i) The manner in which the provider will | 20 | | secure and store advanced life support equipment, | 21 | | supplies, and medications. | 22 | | (ii) The type of quality assurance the | 23 | | provider will perform. | 24 | | (iii) An assurance that the provider will | 25 | | advertise only the level of care that can be | 26 | | provided 24 hours a day. |
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| 1 | | (iv) A statement that the provider will have | 2 | | that vehicle inspected by the Department annually. | 3 | | (B) If a rural ambulance service provider or rural | 4 | | vehicle service provider is approved to provide an | 5 | | in-field service level upgrade based on the licensed | 6 | | personnel on the vehicle, all the advanced life support | 7 | | medical supplies, durable medical equipment, and | 8 | | medications must be environmentally controlled, | 9 | | secured , and locked with access by only the personnel | 10 | | who have been authorized by the EMS System Medical | 11 | | Director to utilize those supplies. | 12 | | (C) The EMS System shall routinely perform quality | 13 | | assurance, in compliance with the EMS System's quality | 14 | | assurance plan approved by the Department, on in-field | 15 | | service level upgrades authorized under this Section | 16 | | to ensure compliance with the EMS System plan. | 17 | | (2) Rural ambulance service provider or rural vehicle | 18 | | service provider in-field service level upgrade. The EMS | 19 | | System Medical Director may define what constitutes an | 20 | | in-field service level upgrade through an EMS System policy | 21 | | or procedure.
An in-field service level upgrade may | 22 | | include, but need not be limited to, an upgrade to a | 23 | | licensed ambulance, alternate response vehicle as defined | 24 | | by the Department in rules , or specialized emergency | 25 | | medical services vehicle. | 26 | | (c) If the EMS System Medical Director approves a proposal |
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| 1 | | for a rural in-field service level upgrade under this Section, | 2 | | he or she shall submit the proposal to the Department along | 3 | | with a statement of approval signed by him or her. Once the | 4 | | Department has approved the proposal, the rural ambulance | 5 | | service provider or rural vehicle service provider will be | 6 | | authorized to function at the highest level of EMT license | 7 | | (advanced life support/paramedic, intermediate life support, | 8 | | or basic life support) held by any person staffing the vehicle.
| 9 | | (Source: P.A. 98-608, eff. 12-27-13.)
| 10 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 11 | | becoming law.
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