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Public Act 100-0108 | ||||
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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, 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, or Paramedic
who has | ||
successfully completed a Department approved course in the
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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, 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, 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, | ||
or Paramedic
from practicing within an emergency department or
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other health care setting for the purpose of receiving
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continuing education or training approved by the EMS Medical
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Director. This Section shall also not prohibit an EMT,
EMT-I, | ||
A-EMT, or Paramedic from seeking credentials other than his or | ||
her EMT, EMT-I, A-EMT, 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, 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, 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. | ||
(Source: P.A. 98-973, eff. 8-15-14; 99-862, eff. 1-1-17 .)
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