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| Public Act 098-0881 | ||||
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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 3.87 as follows: | ||||
(210 ILCS 50/3.87) | ||||
Sec. 3.87. Ambulance service provider and vehicle service | ||||
provider upgrades; rural population. | ||||
(a) In this Section, "rural ambulance service provider" | ||||
means an ambulance service provider licensed under this Act | ||||
that serves a rural population of 7,500 or fewer inhabitants. | ||||
In this Section, "rural vehicle service provider" means an | ||||
entity that serves a rural population of 7,500 or fewer | ||||
inhabitants and is licensed by the Department to provide | ||||
emergency or non-emergency medical services in compliance with | ||||
this Act, the rules adopted by the Department pursuant to this | ||||
Act, and an operational plan approved by the entity's EMS | ||||
System, utilizing at least an ambulance, alternate response | ||||
vehicle as defined by the Department in rules, or specialized | ||||
emergency medical services vehicle. | ||||
(b) A rural ambulance service provider or rural vehicle | ||||
service provider may submit a proposal to the EMS System | ||||
Medical Director requesting approval of either or both of the | ||||
following: | ||
(1) Rural ambulance service provider or rural vehicle | ||
service provider in-field service level upgrade. | ||
(A) An ambulance operated by a rural ambulance | ||
service provider or a specialized emergency medical | ||
services vehicle or alternate response vehicle | ||
operated by a rural vehicle service provider may be | ||
upgraded, as defined by the EMS System Medical Director | ||
in a policy or procedure, as long as the EMS System | ||
Medical Director and the Department have approved the | ||
proposal, to the highest level of EMT license (advanced | ||
life support/paramedic, intermediate life support, or | ||
basic life support) held by any person staffing that | ||
ambulance, specialized emergency medical services | ||
vehicle, or alternate response vehicle. The ambulance | ||
service provider's or rural vehicle service provider's | ||
proposal for an upgrade must include all of the | ||
following: | ||
(i) The manner in which the provider will | ||
secure and store advanced life support equipment, | ||
supplies, and medications. | ||
(ii) The type of quality assurance the | ||
provider will perform. | ||
(iii) An assurance that the provider will | ||
advertise only the level of care that can be | ||
provided 24 hours a day. | ||
(iv) A statement that the provider will have | ||
that vehicle inspected by the Department annually. | ||
(B) If a rural ambulance service provider or rural | ||
vehicle service provider is approved to provide an | ||
in-field service level upgrade based on the licensed | ||
personnel on the vehicle, all the advanced life support | ||
medical supplies, durable medical equipment, and | ||
medications must be environmentally controlled, | ||
secured, and locked with access by only the personnel | ||
who have been authorized by the EMS System Medical | ||
Director to utilize those supplies. | ||
(C) The EMS System shall routinely perform quality | ||
assurance, in compliance with the EMS System's quality | ||
assurance plan approved by the Department, on in-field | ||
service level upgrades authorized under this Section | ||
to ensure compliance with the EMS System plan. | ||
(2) Rural ambulance service provider or rural vehicle | ||
service provider in-field service level upgrade. The EMS | ||
System Medical Director may define what constitutes an | ||
in-field service level upgrade through an EMS System policy | ||
or procedure.
An in-field service level upgrade may | ||
include, but need not be limited to, an upgrade to a | ||
licensed ambulance, alternate response vehicle as defined | ||
by the Department in rules, or specialized emergency | ||
medical services vehicle. | ||
(c) If the EMS System Medical Director approves a proposal | ||
for a rural in-field service level upgrade under this Section, | ||
he or she shall submit the proposal to the Department along | ||
with a statement of approval signed by him or her. Once the | ||
Department has approved the proposal, the rural ambulance | ||
service provider or rural vehicle service provider will be | ||
authorized to function at the highest level of EMT license | ||
(advanced life support/paramedic, intermediate life support, | ||
or basic life support) held by any person staffing the vehicle.
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(Source: P.A. 98-608, eff. 12-27-13.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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