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Public Act 102-0079 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems | ||||
Act is amended by changing Section 3.55 as follows:
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(210 ILCS 50/3.55)
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Sec. 3.55. Scope of practice.
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(a) Any person currently licensed as an EMR, EMT, EMT-I,
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A-EMT, PHRN, PHAPRN, PHPA, or Paramedic may perform emergency | ||||
and non-emergency medical
services as defined in this Act, in | ||||
accordance with his or her level of
education, training and | ||||
licensure, the standards of
performance and conduct prescribed | ||||
by the Department in
rules adopted pursuant to this Act, and | ||||
the requirements of
the EMS System in which he or she | ||||
practices, as contained in the
approved Program Plan for that | ||||
System. The Director may, by written order, temporarily modify | ||||
individual scopes of practice in response to public health | ||||
emergencies for periods not exceeding 180 days.
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(a-5) EMS personnel who have successfully completed a | ||||
Department approved
course in automated defibrillator | ||||
operation and who are functioning within a
Department approved | ||||
EMS System may utilize such automated defibrillator
according | ||||
to the standards of performance and conduct prescribed by the
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Department
in rules adopted pursuant to this Act and the | ||
requirements of the EMS System in
which they practice, as | ||
contained in the approved Program Plan for that
System.
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(a-7) An EMT, EMT-I, A-EMT, PHRN, PHAPRN, PHPA, or | ||
Paramedic
who has successfully completed a Department approved | ||
course in the
administration of epinephrine shall be required | ||
to carry epinephrine
with him or her as part of the EMS | ||
personnel medical supplies whenever
he or she is performing | ||
official duties as determined by the EMS System. The | ||
epinephrine may be administered from a glass vial, | ||
auto-injector, ampule, or pre-filled syringe.
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(b) An EMR, EMT,
EMT-I, A-EMT, PHRN, PHAPRN, PHPA, or | ||
Paramedic may practice as an EMR, EMT, EMT-I, A-EMT, or | ||
Paramedic or utilize his or her EMR, EMT, EMT-I, A-EMT, PHRN, | ||
PHAPRN, PHPA, or Paramedic license
in pre-hospital or | ||
inter-hospital emergency care settings or
non-emergency | ||
medical transport situations, under the
written or verbal | ||
direction of the EMS Medical Director.
For purposes of this | ||
Section, a "pre-hospital emergency care
setting" may include a | ||
location, that is not a health care
facility, which utilizes | ||
EMS personnel to render pre-hospital
emergency care prior to | ||
the arrival of a transport vehicle.
The location shall include | ||
communication equipment and all
of the portable equipment and | ||
drugs appropriate for the EMR, EMT, EMT-I, A-EMT, or | ||
Paramedic's
level of care, as required by this Act, rules | ||
adopted
by the Department pursuant to this Act, and the |
protocols of
the EMS Systems, and shall operate only with the | ||
approval
and under the direction of the EMS Medical Director.
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This Section shall not prohibit an EMR, EMT, EMT-I, A-EMT, | ||
PHRN, PHAPRN, PHPA, or Paramedic
from practicing within an | ||
emergency department or
other health care setting for the | ||
purpose of receiving
continuing education or training approved | ||
by the EMS Medical
Director. This Section shall also not | ||
prohibit an EMT,
EMT-I, A-EMT, PHRN, PHAPRN, PHPA, or | ||
Paramedic from seeking credentials other than his or her EMT, | ||
EMT-I, A-EMT, PHRN, PHAPRN, PHPA, or Paramedic
license and | ||
utilizing such credentials to work in emergency
departments or | ||
other health care settings under the
jurisdiction of that | ||
employer.
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(c) An EMT,
EMT-I, A-EMT, PHRN, PHAPRN, PHPA, or Paramedic | ||
may honor Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) orders and powers
of | ||
attorney for health care only in accordance with rules
adopted | ||
by the Department pursuant to this Act and protocols
of the EMS | ||
System in which he or she practices.
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(d) A student enrolled in a Department approved EMS | ||
personnel
program, while fulfilling the
clinical training and | ||
in-field supervised experience
requirements mandated for | ||
licensure or approval by the
System and the Department, may | ||
perform prescribed procedures
under the direct supervision of | ||
a physician licensed to
practice medicine in all of its | ||
branches, a qualified
registered professional nurse, or | ||
qualified EMS personnel, only when
authorized by the EMS |
Medical Director.
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(e) An EMR, EMT, EMT-I, A-EMT, PHRN, PHAPRN, PHPA, or | ||
Paramedic may transport a police dog injured in the line of | ||
duty to a veterinary clinic or similar facility if there are no | ||
persons requiring medical attention or transport at that time. | ||
For the purposes of this subsection, "police dog" means a dog | ||
owned or used by a law enforcement department or agency in the | ||
course of the department or agency's work, including a search | ||
and rescue dog, service dog, accelerant detection canine, or | ||
other dog that is in use by a county, municipal, or State law | ||
enforcement agency. | ||
(f) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit an | ||
EMT, EMT-I, A-EMT, Paramedic, or PHRN from completing an | ||
initial Occupational Safety and Health Administration | ||
Respirator Medical Evaluation Questionnaire on behalf of fire | ||
service personnel, as permitted by his or her EMS System | ||
Medical Director. | ||
(Source: P.A. 99-862, eff. 1-1-17; 100-108, eff. 1-1-18; | ||
100-1082, eff. 8-24-19 .)
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