Full Text of HB1952 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act | 5 | | is amended by adding Section 3.88 as follows: | 6 | | (210 ILCS 50/3.88 new) | 7 | | Sec. 3.88. Ambulance assistance vehicle provider upgrades. | 8 | | (a) As used in this Section: | 9 | | "Ambulance assistance vehicle" has the meaning provided | 10 | | under 77 Ill. Adm. Code 515.825 and includes, but is not | 11 | | limited to, fire apparatus and fire department vehicles. | 12 | | "Ambulance assistance vehicle provider" or "provider" | 13 | | means a provider of ambulance assistance vehicles that is | 14 | | licensed under this Act and serves a population within the | 15 | | State. | 16 | | (b) An ambulance assistance vehicle provider may submit a | 17 | | proposal to the EMS Medical Director requesting approval of an | 18 | | ambulance assistance vehicle provider in-field service level | 19 | | upgrade. | 20 | | (1) An ambulance assistance vehicle provider may be | 21 | | upgraded, as defined by the EMS Medical Director in a | 22 | | policy or procedure, as long as the EMS Medical Director | 23 | | and the Department have approved the proposal, to the |
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| 1 | | highest level of EMT license (advanced life | 2 | | support/paramedic, intermediate life support, or basic | 3 | | life support) or Pre-Hospital RN certification held by any | 4 | | person staffing that provider's ambulance assistance | 5 | | vehicle. The ambulance assistance vehicle provider's | 6 | | proposal for an upgrade must include all of the following: | 7 | | (A) The manner in which the provider will secure | 8 | | and store advanced life support equipment, supplies, | 9 | | and medications. | 10 | | (B) The type of quality assurance the provider will | 11 | | perform. | 12 | | (C) An assurance that the provider will advertise | 13 | | only the level of care that can be provided 24 hours a | 14 | | day. | 15 | | (D) A statement that the provider will have that | 16 | | vehicle inspected by the Department annually. | 17 | | (2) If an ambulance assistance vehicle provider is | 18 | | approved to provide an in-field service level upgrade based | 19 | | on the licensed personnel on the vehicle, all the advanced | 20 | | life support medical supplies, durable medical equipment, | 21 | | and medications must be environmentally controlled, | 22 | | secured, and locked with access by only the personnel who | 23 | | have been authorized by the EMS Medical Director to utilize | 24 | | those supplies. | 25 | | (3) The EMS System shall routinely perform quality | 26 | | assurance, in compliance with the EMS System's quality |
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| 1 | | assurance plan approved by the Department, on in-field | 2 | | service level upgrades authorized under this Section to | 3 | | ensure compliance with the EMS System plan. | 4 | | The EMS Medical Director may define what constitutes an | 5 | | in-field service level upgrade through an EMS System policy or | 6 | | procedure. An in-field service level upgrade may include, but | 7 | | need not be limited to, an upgrade to a licensed ambulance, | 8 | | alternate response vehicle, or specialized emergency medical | 9 | | services vehicle. | 10 | | (c) If the EMS Medical Director approves a proposal for an | 11 | | ambulance assistance vehicle provider's in-field service level | 12 | | upgrade under this Section, he or she shall submit the proposal | 13 | | to the Department along with a statement of approval signed by | 14 | | him or her. Once the Department has approved the proposal, the | 15 | | ambulance assistance vehicle provider shall be authorized to | 16 | | function at the highest level of EMT license (advanced life | 17 | | support/paramedic, intermediate life support, or basic life | 18 | | support) or Pre-Hospital RN certification held by any person | 19 | | staffing the provider's ambulance assistance vehicle. | 20 | | (d) Nothing in this Section shall allow for the approval of | 21 | | a request to downgrade the service level licensure for an | 22 | | ambulance assistance vehicle provider.
| 23 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 24 | | becoming law.
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