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1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | is amended by changing Section 3.50 as follows:
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6 | (210 ILCS 50/3.50)
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7 | Sec. 3.50. Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Licensure.
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8 | (a) "Emergency Medical Technician-Basic" or
"EMT-B" means | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | a person who has successfully completed a course of
instruction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | in basic life support
as prescribed by the
Department, is | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | currently licensed by the Department in
accordance with | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | standards prescribed by this Act and rules
adopted by the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Department pursuant to this Act, and practices within an EMS
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14 | System.
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15 | (b) "Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate"
or "EMT-I" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | means a person who has successfully completed a
course of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | instruction in intermediate life support
as
prescribed by the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Department, is currently licensed by the
Department in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | accordance with standards prescribed by this
Act and rules | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | adopted by the Department pursuant to this
Act, and practices | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | within an Intermediate or Advanced
Life Support EMS System.
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22 | (c) "Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic" or "EMT-P" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | means a person who
has successfully completed a
course of |
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1 | instruction in advanced life support care
as
prescribed by the | ||||||
2 | Department, is licensed by the Department
in accordance with | ||||||
3 | standards prescribed by this Act and
rules adopted by the | ||||||
4 | Department pursuant to this Act, and
practices within an | ||||||
5 | Advanced Life Support EMS System.
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6 | (d) The Department shall have the authority and
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7 | responsibility to:
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8 | (1) Prescribe education and training requirements, | ||||||
9 | which
includes training in the use of epinephrine,
for all | ||||||
10 | levels of EMT, based on the respective national
curricula | ||||||
11 | of the United States Department of Transportation
and any | ||||||
12 | modifications to such curricula specified by the
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13 | Department through rules adopted pursuant to this Act;
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14 | (2) Prescribe licensure testing requirements
for all | ||||||
15 | levels of EMT, which shall include a requirement that
all | ||||||
16 | phases of instruction, training, and field experience be
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17 | completed before taking the EMT licensure examination.
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18 | Candidates may elect to take the National Registry of
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19 | Emergency Medical Technicians examination in lieu of the
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20 | Department's examination, but are responsible for making
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21 | their own arrangements for taking the National Registry
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22 | examination;
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23 | (3) License individuals as an EMT-B, EMT-I,
or EMT-P | ||||||
24 | who have met the Department's education, training and
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25 | testing requirements;
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26 | (4) Prescribe annual continuing education and
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1 | relicensure requirements for all levels of EMT;
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2 | (5) Relicense individuals as an EMT-B, EMT-I,
or EMT-P | ||||||
3 | every 4 years, based on their compliance with
continuing | ||||||
4 | education and relicensure requirements;
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5 | (6) Grant inactive status to any EMT who
qualifies, | ||||||
6 | based on standards and procedures established by
the | ||||||
7 | Department in rules adopted pursuant to this Act;
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8 | (7) Charge each candidate for EMT a fee to be
submitted | ||||||
9 | with an application for a licensure examination;
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10 | (8) Suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the
license of | ||||||
11 | an EMT, after an opportunity for a hearing, when
findings | ||||||
12 | show one or more of the following:
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13 | (A) The EMT has not met continuing
education or | ||||||
14 | relicensure requirements as prescribed by the | ||||||
15 | Department;
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16 | (B) The EMT has failed to maintain
proficiency in | ||||||
17 | the level of skills for which he or she is licensed;
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18 | (C) The EMT, during the provision of
medical | ||||||
19 | services, engaged in dishonorable, unethical or
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20 | unprofessional conduct of a character likely to | ||||||
21 | deceive,
defraud or harm the public;
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22 | (D) The EMT has failed to maintain or
has violated | ||||||
23 | standards of performance and conduct as prescribed
by | ||||||
24 | the Department in rules adopted pursuant to this Act or
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25 | his or her EMS System's Program Plan;
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26 | (E) The EMT is physically impaired to
the extent |
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1 | that he or she cannot physically perform the skills and
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2 | functions for which he or she is licensed, as verified | ||||||
3 | by a
physician, unless the person is on inactive status | ||||||
4 | pursuant
to Department regulations;
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5 | (F) The EMT is mentally impaired to the
extent that | ||||||
6 | he or she cannot exercise the appropriate judgment,
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7 | skill and safety for performing the functions for which | ||||||
8 | he
or she is licensed, as verified by a physician, | ||||||
9 | unless the person
is on inactive status pursuant to | ||||||
10 | Department regulations; or
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11 | (G) The EMT has violated this Act or any
rule | ||||||
12 | adopted by the Department pursuant to this Act. | ||||||
13 | The education requirements prescribed by the Department | ||||||
14 | under this subsection must allow for the suspension of those | ||||||
15 | requirements in the case of a member of the armed services or | ||||||
16 | reserve forces of the United States or a member of the Illinois | ||||||
17 | National Guard who is on active duty pursuant to an executive | ||||||
18 | order of the President of the United States, an act of the | ||||||
19 | Congress of the United States, or an order of the Governor at | ||||||
20 | the time that the member would otherwise be required to fulfill | ||||||
21 | a particular education requirement. Such a person must fulfill | ||||||
22 | the education requirement within 6 months after his or her | ||||||
23 | release from active duty.
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24 | (e) In the event that any rule of the
Department or an EMS | ||||||
25 | Medical Director that requires testing for drug
use as a | ||||||
26 | condition for EMT licensure conflicts with or
duplicates a |
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1 | provision of a collective bargaining agreement
that requires | ||||||
2 | testing for drug use, that rule shall not
apply to any person | ||||||
3 | covered by the collective bargaining
agreement.
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4 | (f) As a condition of licensure under this Section, the | ||||||
5 | Department shall require an applicant for such a license to | ||||||
6 | undergo a criminal background check. The Department shall adopt | ||||||
7 | rules to implement this subsection.
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8 | (Source: P.A. 94-504, eff. 8-8-05.)
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