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                            STATE OF ILLINOIS
                         OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
                           SPRINGFIELD, 62706

      GEORGE H. RYAN
      GOVERNOR
                             August 1, 2001

      To the Honorable Members of the
          Illinois House of Representatives
          92nd General Assembly
          Pursuant to the  authority  vested  in  the  Governor  by
      Article  IV,  Section  9(e)  of  the Illinois Constitution of
      1970, and re-affirmed by the People of the State of  Illinois
      by popular referendum in 1974, and conforming to the standard
      articulated  by  the Illinois Supreme Court in People ex Rel.
      Klinger v.  Howlett,  50  Ill.  2d  242  (1972),  Continental
      Illinois National Bank and Trust Co. v. Zagel, 78 Ill. 2d 387
      (1979),  People  ex Rel. City of Canton v. Crouch, 79 Ill. 2d
      356 (1980), and County of Kane v. Carlson, 116  Ill.  2d  186
      (1987),  that  gubernatorial  action  be  consistent with the
      fundamental purposes and the intent of  the  bill,  I  hereby
      return  House Bill 279, entitled "AN ACT concerning emergency
      medical dispatches," with  my  specific  recommendations  for
      change.
          House  Bill  279  amends  the  Emergency Medical Services
      (EMS) Systems Act. It requires emergency medical  dispatchers
      to  use  the Department of Public Health's approved emergency
      medical dispatch priority reference system (EMDPRS) protocols
      to  dispatch  aid,  including  non-discretionary  pre-arrival
      support  instructions  in  emergency  situations.  The   bill
      further  provides  that the Department of Public Health shall
      issue certificates to persons who meet the training and other
      requirements  of  an  emergency   medical   dispatcher.   The
      Department  is  also  responsible  for establishing an annual
      recertification    requirement    for    emergency    medical
      dispatchers, including continuing education requirements.
          It is my understanding that this  legislation  represents
      the  outcome  of  considerable  efforts  by  various  parties
      including  the  Illinois  Department  of  Public  Health,  to
      improve    the   statutory   process   for   EMS   dispatcher
      certification and education. However, House Bill 279 contains
      two technical defects that must be corrected.
          For this  reason,  I  return  House  Bill  279  with  the
      following specific recommendations for change:
          on page 1, line 30, by replacing "non-discretionary" with
          "non-discriminatory"; and
          on  page  2,  line  33, by replacing "EMD and EMD agency"
          with "EMS Medical Director".
          With these specific  recommendations  for  change,  House
      Bill  279  will have my approval. I respectfully request your
      concurrence.
                                             Sincerely,
                                             s/GEORGE H. RYAN
                                             Governor

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