Rep. Bob Biggins
Filed: 5/13/2008
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4699
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4699, AS AMENDED, by | ||||||
3 | replacing everything after the enacting clause with the | ||||||
4 | following:
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5 | "Section 5. The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems | ||||||
6 | Act is amended by adding Section 3.1030 as follows: | ||||||
7 | (210 ILCS 50/3.1030 new) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 3.1030. Working group; Primary Stroke Center Systems. | ||||||
9 | The Director shall develop a working group to advise the | ||||||
10 | Department on Primary Stroke Center Systems. This work group | ||||||
11 | shall have representation from the following groups:
EMS | ||||||
12 | Medical Directors; hospital administrators;
neurologists from | ||||||
13 | accredited Primary Stroke Centers;
EMS Coordinators; stroke | ||||||
14 | advocates; fire chiefs in Illinois; private ambulance | ||||||
15 | providers; and
a representative from the State Emergency | ||||||
16 | Medical Services Advisory Council.
This group shall also |
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1 | develop and submit a statewide stroke assessment tool to the | ||||||
2 | Department for final approval. Once the tool has been approved, | ||||||
3 | a copy shall be disseminated to all EMS Systems for adoption no | ||||||
4 | later than January 15, 2010.
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5 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
6 | becoming law.".
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