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1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | is amended by changing Sections 3.30, 3.90, 3.95, 3.100, 3.105, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 3.110, and 3.140 and by adding Section 3.101 and 3.102 as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | follows:
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8 | (210 ILCS 50/3.30)
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9 | Sec. 3.30. EMS Region Plan; Content.
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10 | (a) The EMS Medical Directors Committee shall address
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11 | least the following:
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12 | (1) Protocols for inter-System/inter-Region
patient | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | transports, including identifying the conditions of
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14 | emergency patients which may not be transported to the
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15 | different levels of emergency department, based on their
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16 | Department classifications and relevant Regional
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17 | considerations (e.g. transport times and distances);
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18 | (2) Regional standing medical orders;
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19 | (3) Patient transfer patterns, including criteria
for | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | determining whether a patient needs the specialized
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21 | services of a trauma center, along with protocols for the
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22 | bypassing of or diversion to any hospital, trauma center or
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23 | regional trauma center which are consistent with |
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1 | individual
System bypass or diversion protocols and | ||||||
2 | protocols for
patient choice or refusal;
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3 | (4) Protocols for resolving Regional or
Inter-System | ||||||
4 | conflict;
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5 | (5) An EMS disaster preparedness plan which
includes | ||||||
6 | the actions and responsibilities of all EMS
participants | ||||||
7 | within the Region. Within 90 days of the effective date of | ||||||
8 | this
amendatory Act of 1996, an EMS System shall submit to | ||||||
9 | the Department for review
an internal disaster plan. At a | ||||||
10 | minimum, the plan shall include contingency
plans for the | ||||||
11 | transfer of patients to other facilities if an evacuation | ||||||
12 | of the
hospital becomes necessary due to a catastrophe, | ||||||
13 | including but not limited to, a
power failure;
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14 | (6) Regional standardization of continuing
education | ||||||
15 | requirements;
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16 | (7) Regional standardization of Do Not
Resuscitate | ||||||
17 | (DNR) policies, and protocols for power of
attorney for | ||||||
18 | health care;
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19 | (8) Protocols for disbursement of Department
grants; | ||||||
20 | and
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21 | (9) Protocols for the triage, treatment, and transport | ||||||
22 | of possible acute stroke patients. | ||||||
23 | (b) The Trauma Center Medical Directors or Trauma
Center | ||||||
24 | Medical Directors Committee shall address at least
the | ||||||
25 | following:
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26 | (1) The identification of Regional Trauma
Centers;
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1 | (2) Protocols for inter-System and inter-Region
trauma | ||||||
2 | patient transports, including identifying the
conditions | ||||||
3 | of emergency patients which may not be
transported to the | ||||||
4 | different levels of emergency department,
based on their | ||||||
5 | Department classifications and relevant
Regional | ||||||
6 | considerations (e.g. transport times and
distances);
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7 | (3) Regional trauma standing medical orders;
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8 | (4) Trauma patient transfer patterns, including
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9 | criteria for determining whether a patient needs the
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10 | specialized services of a trauma center, along with
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11 | protocols for the bypassing of or diversion to any | ||||||
12 | hospital,
trauma center or regional trauma center which are | ||||||
13 | consistent
with individual System bypass or diversion | ||||||
14 | protocols and
protocols for patient choice or refusal;
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15 | (5) The identification of which types of patients
can | ||||||
16 | be cared for by Level I Trauma Centers, and Level II Trauma | ||||||
17 | Centers , and Level III Trauma Centers ;
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18 | (6) Criteria for inter-hospital transfer of
trauma | ||||||
19 | patients;
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20 | (7) The treatment of trauma patients in each
trauma | ||||||
21 | center within the Region;
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22 | (8) A program for conducting a quarterly
conference | ||||||
23 | which shall include at a minimum a discussion of
morbidity | ||||||
24 | and mortality between all professional staff
involved in | ||||||
25 | the care of trauma patients;
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26 | (9) The establishment of a Regional trauma
quality |
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1 | assurance and improvement subcommittee, consisting of
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2 | trauma surgeons, which shall perform periodic medical | ||||||
3 | audits
of each trauma center's trauma services, and forward
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4 | tabulated data from such reviews to the Department; and
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5 | (10) The establishment , within 90 days of the effective | ||||||
6 | date of this
amendatory Act of 1996, of an internal | ||||||
7 | disaster plan, which shall include, at a
minimum, | ||||||
8 | contingency plans for the transfer of patients to other | ||||||
9 | facilities if
an evacuation of the hospital becomes | ||||||
10 | necessary due to a catastrophe, including
but not limited | ||||||
11 | to, a power failure.
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12 | (c) The Region's EMS Medical Directors and Trauma
Center | ||||||
13 | Medical Directors Committees shall appoint any
subcommittees | ||||||
14 | which they deem necessary to address specific
issues concerning | ||||||
15 | Region activities.
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16 | (Source: P.A. 96-514, eff. 1-1-10.)
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17 | (210 ILCS 50/3.90)
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18 | Sec. 3.90. Trauma Center Designations.
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19 | (a) "Trauma Center" means a hospital which: (1)
within | ||||||
20 | designated capabilities provides optimal care to
trauma | ||||||
21 | patients; (2) participates in an approved EMS System;
and (3) | ||||||
22 | is duly designated pursuant to the provisions of
this Act. | ||||||
23 | Level I Trauma Centers shall provide all
essential services | ||||||
24 | in-house, 24 hours per day, in accordance
with rules adopted by | ||||||
25 | the Department pursuant to this Act.
Level II and Level III |
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1 | Trauma Centers shall have some essential services
available | ||||||
2 | in-house, 24 hours per day, and other essential
services | ||||||
3 | readily available, 24 hours per day, in accordance
with rules | ||||||
4 | adopted by the Department pursuant to this Act. | ||||||
5 | (a-5) An Acute Injury Stabilization Center shall have a | ||||||
6 | basic or
comprehensive emergency department capable of initial
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7 | management and transfer of the acutely injured in accordance
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8 | with rules adopted by the Department pursuant to this Act.
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9 | (b) The Department shall have the authority and
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10 | responsibility to:
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11 | (1) Establish and enforce minimum standards for
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12 | designation and re-designation of 3 levels of trauma | ||||||
13 | centers
that meet trauma center national standards, as | ||||||
14 | modified by the
Department in administrative rules as a | ||||||
15 | Level I or Level II Trauma Center, consistent with Sections
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16 | 22 and 23 of this Act, through rules adopted pursuant to
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17 | this Act ;
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18 | (2) Require hospitals applying for trauma
center | ||||||
19 | designation to submit a plan for designation in a manner | ||||||
20 | and
form prescribed by the Department through rules adopted
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21 | pursuant to this Act;
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22 | (3) Upon receipt of a completed plan for
designation, | ||||||
23 | conduct a site visit to inspect the hospital
for compliance | ||||||
24 | with the Department's minimum standards.
Such visit shall | ||||||
25 | be conducted by specially qualified
personnel with | ||||||
26 | experience in the delivery of emergency
medical and/or |
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1 | trauma care. A report of the inspection
shall be provided | ||||||
2 | to the Director within 30 days of the
completion of the | ||||||
3 | site visit. The report shall note
compliance or lack of | ||||||
4 | compliance with the individual
standards for designation, | ||||||
5 | but shall not offer a
recommendation on granting or denying | ||||||
6 | designation;
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7 | (4) Designate applicant hospitals as Level I ,
or Level | ||||||
8 | II , or Level III Trauma Centers which meet the minimum | ||||||
9 | standards
established by this Act and the Department. The | ||||||
10 | Beginning
September 1, 1997 the Department shall designate | ||||||
11 | a new
trauma center only when a local or regional need for | ||||||
12 | such
trauma center has been identified. The Department | ||||||
13 | shall
request an assessment of local or regional need from | ||||||
14 | the
applicable EMS Region's Trauma Center Medical | ||||||
15 | Directors
Committee, with advice from the Regional Trauma | ||||||
16 | Advisory
Committee.
This shall not be construed as a needs | ||||||
17 | assessment for health planning or
other purposes outside of | ||||||
18 | this Act;
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19 | (5) Designate Attempt to designate trauma centers in
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20 | all areas of the State. There shall be at least one Level I
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21 | Trauma Center serving each EMS Region, unless waived by the
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22 | Department. This subsection shall not be construed to
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23 | require a Level I Trauma Center to be located in each EMS
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24 | Region. Level I Trauma Centers shall serve as resources for
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25 | the Level II and Level III Trauma Centers and Acute
Injury | ||||||
26 | Stabilization Centers in the EMS Regions. The extent
of |
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1 | such relationships shall be defined in the EMS Region
Plan;
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2 | (6) Inspect designated trauma centers to
assure | ||||||
3 | compliance with the provisions of this Act and the rules
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4 | adopted pursuant to this Act. Information received by the
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5 | Department through filed reports, inspection, or as
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6 | otherwise authorized under this Act shall not be disclosed
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7 | publicly in such a manner as to identify individuals or
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8 | hospitals, except in proceedings involving the denial,
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9 | suspension or revocation of a trauma center designation or
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10 | imposition of a fine on a trauma center;
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11 | (7) Renew trauma center designations every 2
years, | ||||||
12 | with onsite inspections conducted every 4 years after an | ||||||
13 | on-site inspection , based on compliance with
renewal | ||||||
14 | requirements and standards for continuing operation,
as | ||||||
15 | prescribed by the Department through rules adopted
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16 | pursuant to this Act;
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17 | (8) Refuse to issue or renew a trauma center
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18 | designation, after providing an opportunity for a hearing,
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19 | when findings show that it does not meet the standards and
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20 | criteria prescribed by the Department;
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21 | (9) Review and determine whether a trauma
center's | ||||||
22 | annual morbidity and mortality rates for trauma
patients | ||||||
23 | significantly exceed the State average for such
rates, | ||||||
24 | using a uniform recording methodology based on
nationally | ||||||
25 | recognized standards. Such determination shall
be | ||||||
26 | considered as a factor in any decision by the Department
to |
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1 | renew or refuse to renew a trauma center designation
under | ||||||
2 | this Act, but shall not constitute the sole basis for
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3 | refusing to renew a trauma center designation;
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4 | (10) Take the following action, as
appropriate, after | ||||||
5 | determining that a trauma center is in violation of
this | ||||||
6 | Act or any rule adopted pursuant to this Act:
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7 | (A) If the Director determines that the
violation | ||||||
8 | presents a substantial probability that death or
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9 | serious physical harm will result and if the trauma | ||||||
10 | center
fails to eliminate the violation immediately or | ||||||
11 | within a
fixed period of time, not exceeding 10 days, | ||||||
12 | as determined
by the Director, the Director may | ||||||
13 | immediately revoke the
trauma center designation. The | ||||||
14 | trauma center may appeal the
revocation within 15 days | ||||||
15 | after receiving the Director's
revocation order, by | ||||||
16 | requesting a hearing as provided by
Section 29 of this | ||||||
17 | Act. The Director shall notify the chair
of the | ||||||
18 | Region's Trauma Center Medical Directors
Committee and | ||||||
19 | EMS Medical Directors for appropriate EMS
Systems of | ||||||
20 | such trauma center designation revocation;
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21 | (B) If the Director determines that the
violation | ||||||
22 | does not present a substantial probability that
death | ||||||
23 | or serious physical harm will result, the Director
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24 | shall issue a notice of violation and request a plan of
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25 | correction which shall be subject to the Department's
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26 | approval. The trauma center shall have 10 days after
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1 | receipt of the notice of violation in which to submit a | ||||||
2 | plan
of correction. The Department may extend this | ||||||
3 | period for up
to 30 days. The plan shall include a | ||||||
4 | fixed time period not
in excess of 90 days within which | ||||||
5 | violations are to be
corrected. The plan of correction | ||||||
6 | and the status of its
implementation by the trauma | ||||||
7 | center shall be provided, as
appropriate, to the EMS | ||||||
8 | Medical Directors for appropriate
EMS Systems. If the | ||||||
9 | Department rejects a plan of
correction, it shall send | ||||||
10 | notice of the rejection and the
reason for the | ||||||
11 | rejection to the trauma center. The trauma
center shall | ||||||
12 | have 10 days after receipt of the notice of
rejection | ||||||
13 | in which to submit a modified plan. If the
modified | ||||||
14 | plan is not timely submitted, or if the modified
plan | ||||||
15 | is rejected, the trauma center shall follow an approved
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16 | plan of correction imposed by the Department. If, after
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17 | notice and opportunity for hearing, the Director | ||||||
18 | determines
that a trauma center has failed to comply | ||||||
19 | with an approved
plan of correction, the Director may | ||||||
20 | revoke the trauma
center designation. The trauma | ||||||
21 | center shall have 15 days
after receiving the | ||||||
22 | Director's notice in which to request a
hearing. Such | ||||||
23 | hearing shall conform to the provisions of
Section | ||||||
24 | 3.135 30 of this Act;
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25 | (11) The Department may delegate authority to
local | ||||||
26 | health departments in jurisdictions which include a
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1 | substantial number of trauma centers. The delegated
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2 | authority to those local health departments shall include,
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3 | but is not limited to, the authority to designate trauma
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4 | centers with final approval by the Department, maintain a
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5 | regional data base with concomitant reporting of trauma
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6 | registry data, and monitor, inspect and investigate trauma
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7 | centers within their jurisdiction, in accordance with the
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8 | requirements of this Act and the rules promulgated by the
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9 | Department;
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10 | (A) The Department shall monitor the
performance | ||||||
11 | of local health departments with authority
delegated | ||||||
12 | pursuant to this Section, based upon performance
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13 | criteria established in rules promulgated by the | ||||||
14 | Department;
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15 | (B) Delegated authority may be revoked
for | ||||||
16 | substantial non-compliance with the Department's | ||||||
17 | rules.
Notice of an intent to revoke shall be served | ||||||
18 | upon the local
health department by certified mail, | ||||||
19 | stating the reasons for
revocation and offering an | ||||||
20 | opportunity for an administrative
hearing to contest | ||||||
21 | the proposed revocation. The request for
a hearing must | ||||||
22 | be in writing and received by the Department within 10
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23 | working days of the local health department's receipt | ||||||
24 | of
notification;
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25 | (C) The director of a local health
department may | ||||||
26 | relinquish its delegated authority upon 60
days |
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1 | written notification to the Director of Public Health.
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2 | (Source: P.A. 89-177, eff. 7-19-95.)
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3 | (210 ILCS 50/3.95)
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4 | Sec. 3.95. Level I Trauma Center Minimum Standards. The | ||||||
5 | Department shall establish, through rules adopted
pursuant to | ||||||
6 | this Act, standards for Level I Trauma Centers
which shall | ||||||
7 | include, but need not be limited to:
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8 | (a) The designation by the trauma center of a
Trauma Center | ||||||
9 | Medical Director and specification of his
qualifications;
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10 | (b) The types of surgical services the trauma
center must | ||||||
11 | have available for trauma patients, including but not
limited | ||||||
12 | to a twenty-four hour in-house surgeon with
operating | ||||||
13 | privileges and ancillary staff necessary for
immediate | ||||||
14 | surgical intervention;
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15 | (c) The types of nonsurgical services the trauma
center | ||||||
16 | must have available for trauma patients;
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17 | (d) The numbers and qualifications of emergency
medical | ||||||
18 | personnel;
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19 | (e) The types of equipment that must be available
to trauma | ||||||
20 | patients;
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21 | (f) Requiring the trauma center to be affiliated
with an | ||||||
22 | EMS System;
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23 | (g) Requiring the trauma center to have a
communications | ||||||
24 | system that is fully integrated with all
Level II Trauma | ||||||
25 | Centers , Level III Trauma Centers, Acute Injury Stabilization
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1 | Centers, and EMS Systems with which it is
affiliated;
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2 | (h) The types of data the trauma center must
collect and | ||||||
3 | submit to the Department relating to the trauma services
it | ||||||
4 | provides. Such data may include information on
post-trauma care | ||||||
5 | directly related to the initial traumatic
injury provided to | ||||||
6 | trauma patients until their discharge
from the facility and | ||||||
7 | information on discharge plans;
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8 | (i) Requiring the trauma center to have helicopter
landing | ||||||
9 | capabilities approved by appropriate State and
federal | ||||||
10 | authorities, if the trauma center is located within
a | ||||||
11 | municipality having a population of less than two million
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12 | people; and
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13 | (j) Requiring written agreements with Level II
Trauma | ||||||
14 | Centers , Level III Trauma Centers, and Acute Injury
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15 | Stabilization Centers in the EMS Regions it serves, executed | ||||||
16 | within a
reasonable time designated by the Department.
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17 | (Source: P.A. 89-177, eff. 7-19-95.)
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18 | (210 ILCS 50/3.100)
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19 | Sec. 3.100. Level II Trauma Center Minimum Standards. The | ||||||
20 | Department shall establish, through rules adopted
pursuant to | ||||||
21 | this Act, standards for Level II Trauma Centers
which shall | ||||||
22 | include, but need not be limited to:
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23 | (a) The designation by the trauma center of a
Trauma Center | ||||||
24 | Medical Director and specification of his
qualifications;
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25 | (b) The types of surgical services the trauma
center must |
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1 | have available for trauma patients. The Department
shall not | ||||||
2 | require the availability of all surgical services
required of | ||||||
3 | Level I Trauma Centers;
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4 | (c) The types of nonsurgical services the trauma
center | ||||||
5 | must have available for trauma patients;
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6 | (d) The numbers and qualifications of emergency
medical | ||||||
7 | personnel, taking into consideration the more
limited trauma | ||||||
8 | services available in a Level II Trauma
Center;
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9 | (e) The types of equipment that must be available
for | ||||||
10 | trauma patients;
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11 | (f) Requiring the trauma center to have a written
agreement | ||||||
12 | with a Level I Trauma Centers, Level III Trauma Centers, and | ||||||
13 | Acute Injury Stabilization
Centers Center serving the EMS
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14 | Region outlining their respective responsibilities in
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15 | providing trauma services, executed within a reasonable time
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16 | designated by the Department, unless the requirement for a
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17 | Level I Trauma Center to serve that EMS Region has been
waived | ||||||
18 | by the Department;
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19 | (g) Requiring the trauma center to be affiliated
with an | ||||||
20 | EMS System;
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21 | (h) Requiring the trauma center to have a
communications | ||||||
22 | system that is fully integrated with the
Level I Trauma | ||||||
23 | Centers , Level III Trauma Centers, Acute Injury Stabilization
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24 | Centers, and the EMS Systems with which it is
affiliated;
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25 | (i) The types of data the trauma center must
collect and | ||||||
26 | submit to the Department relating to the trauma services
it |
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1 | provides. Such data may include information on
post-trauma care | ||||||
2 | directly related to the initial traumatic
injury provided to | ||||||
3 | trauma patients until their discharge
from the facility and | ||||||
4 | information on discharge plans;
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5 | (j) Requiring the trauma center to have helicopter
landing | ||||||
6 | capabilities approved by appropriate State and
federal | ||||||
7 | authorities, if the trauma center is located within
a | ||||||
8 | municipality having a population of less than two million
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9 | people.
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10 | (Source: P.A. 89-177, eff. 7-19-95.)
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11 | (210 ILCS 50/3.101 new) | ||||||
12 | Sec. 3.101. Level III Trauma Center minimum standards. The | ||||||
13 | Department shall establish, through rules adopted pursuant to | ||||||
14 | this Act,
standards for Level III Trauma Centers which shall | ||||||
15 | include, but need not be
limited to: | ||||||
16 | (1) the designation by the trauma center of a Trauma | ||||||
17 | Center Medical
Director and specification of his or her | ||||||
18 | qualifications; | ||||||
19 | (2) the types of surgical services the trauma center | ||||||
20 | must have available
for trauma patients; the Department | ||||||
21 | shall not require the availability of all
surgical services | ||||||
22 | required of Level I or Level II Trauma Centers; | ||||||
23 | (3) the types of nonsurgical services the trauma center | ||||||
24 | must have
available for trauma patients; | ||||||
25 | (4) the numbers and
qualifications of emergency |
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1 | medical personnel, taking into consideration the more | ||||||
2 | limited trauma services available in a Level III
Trauma | ||||||
3 | Center; | ||||||
4 | (5) the types of equipment that must be available for | ||||||
5 | trauma patients; | ||||||
6 | (6) requiring the trauma center to have a written | ||||||
7 | agreement with Level I
Trauma Centers, Level II Trauma | ||||||
8 | Centers, and Acute Injury Stabilization
Centers serving | ||||||
9 | the EMS Region outlining their respective responsibilities | ||||||
10 | in
providing trauma services, executed within a reasonable | ||||||
11 | time designated by
the Department, unless the requirement | ||||||
12 | for a Level I Trauma Center to serve
that EMS Region has | ||||||
13 | been waived by the Department; | ||||||
14 | (7) requiring the trauma center to be affiliated with | ||||||
15 | an EMS System; | ||||||
16 | (8) requiring the trauma center to have a | ||||||
17 | communications system that is
fully integrated with the | ||||||
18 | Level I Trauma Centers, Level II Trauma Centers,
Acute | ||||||
19 | Injury Stabilization Centers, and the EMS Systems with | ||||||
20 | which it is
affiliated; | ||||||
21 | (9) the types of data the trauma center must collect | ||||||
22 | and submit to the
Department relating to the trauma | ||||||
23 | services it provides; such data may include
information on | ||||||
24 | post-trauma care directly related to the initial traumatic
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25 | injury provided to trauma patients until their discharge | ||||||
26 | from the facility
and information on discharge plans; and |
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1 | (10) requiring the trauma center to have helicopter | ||||||
2 | landing capabilities that have been approved by | ||||||
3 | appropriate State and federal authorities. | ||||||
4 | (210 ILCS 50/3.102 new) | ||||||
5 | Sec. 3.102. Acute Injury Stabilization Center minimum | ||||||
6 | standards. The Department shall
establish, through rules | ||||||
7 | adopted pursuant to this Act, standards for Acute
Injury | ||||||
8 | Stabilization Centers which shall include, but need not be | ||||||
9 | limited to, Comprehensive or Basic Emergency Department | ||||||
10 | services pursuant to the
Hospital Licensing Act.
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11 | (210 ILCS 50/3.105)
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12 | Sec. 3.105. Trauma Center Misrepresentation. No After the | ||||||
13 | effective date of
this amendatory Act of 1995, no facility | ||||||
14 | shall use the phrase "trauma center"
or words of similar | ||||||
15 | meaning in relation to itself or hold itself out as a
trauma | ||||||
16 | center without first obtaining designation pursuant to this | ||||||
17 | Act.
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18 | (Source: P.A. 89-177, eff. 7-19-95.)
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19 | (210 ILCS 50/3.110)
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20 | Sec. 3.110. EMS system and trauma center confidentiality | ||||||
21 | and immunity.
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22 | (a) All information contained in or relating to
any medical | ||||||
23 | audit performed of a trauma center's trauma
services or an |
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1 | Acute Injury Stabilization Center pursuant to this Act or by an | ||||||
2 | EMS Medical Director
or his designee of medical care rendered | ||||||
3 | by System
personnel, shall be afforded the same status as is | ||||||
4 | provided
information concerning medical studies in Article | ||||||
5 | VIII,
Part 21 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Disclosure of | ||||||
6 | such information to the Department pursuant to
this Act shall | ||||||
7 | not be considered a violation of Article
VIII, Part 21 of the | ||||||
8 | Code of Civil Procedure.
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9 | (b) Hospitals, trauma centers and individuals that
perform | ||||||
10 | or participate in medical audits pursuant to this
Act shall be | ||||||
11 | immune from civil liability to the same extent
as provided in | ||||||
12 | Section 10.2 of the Hospital Licensing Act.
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13 | (c) All information relating to the State Emergency Medical | ||||||
14 | Services
Disciplinary Review Board or a local review board, | ||||||
15 | except final decisions,
shall be afforded the same status as is | ||||||
16 | provided information concerning medical
studies in Article | ||||||
17 | VIII, Part 21 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Disclosure of
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18 | such information to the Department pursuant to this Act shall | ||||||
19 | not be
considered a violation of Article VIII, Part 21 of the | ||||||
20 | Code of Civil Procedure.
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21 | (Source: P.A. 92-651, eff. 7-11-02.)
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22 | (210 ILCS 50/3.140)
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23 | Sec. 3.140. Violations; Fines.
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24 | (a) The Department shall have the authority to
impose fines | ||||||
25 | on any licensed vehicle service provider, designated
trauma |
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1 | center, Acute Injury Stabilization Center, resource hospital, | ||||||
2 | associate hospital, or
participating hospital.
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3 | (b) The Department shall adopt rules pursuant to
this Act | ||||||
4 | which establish a system of fines related to the type
and level | ||||||
5 | of violation or repeat violation, including but
not limited to:
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6 | (1) A fine not exceeding $10,000 for a
violation which | ||||||
7 | created a condition or occurrence presenting a
substantial | ||||||
8 | probability that death or serious harm to an
individual | ||||||
9 | will or did result therefrom; and
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10 | (2) A fine not exceeding $5,000 for a
violation which | ||||||
11 | creates or created a condition or occurrence which
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12 | threatens the health, safety or welfare of an individual.
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13 | (c) A Notice of Intent to Impose Fine may be
issued in | ||||||
14 | conjunction with or in lieu of a Notice of Intent to
Suspend, | ||||||
15 | Revoke, Nonrenew or Deny, and shall conform to the
requirements | ||||||
16 | specified in Section 3.130(d) of this Act. All
Hearings | ||||||
17 | conducted pursuant to a Notice of Intent to Impose
Fine shall | ||||||
18 | conform to the requirements specified in
Section 3.135 of this | ||||||
19 | Act.
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20 | (d) All fines collected pursuant to this Section
shall be | ||||||
21 | deposited into the EMS Assistance Fund.
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22 | (Source: P.A. 89-177, eff. 7-19-95.)
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