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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 515 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TRAUMA CENTER, COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER, PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND ACUTE STROKE READY HOSPITAL CODE › Subpart B - EMS REGIONS › Section 515.250 - Hospital Stroke Care Fund

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
				When funding is available, the Director will annually distribute, through
matching grants
, moneys deposited into the Hospital Stroke
				Care Fund. The Director will provide funds to the following:
1) Illinois hospitals that have been
				certified as Comprehensive Stroke Centers, Primary Stroke Centers and Acute
				Stroke-Ready Hospitals or that seek certification or designation or both as
				Comprehensive Stroke Centers, Primary Stroke Centers and Acute Stroke-Ready
				Hospitals. If certification or designation is not achieved within 12 months
				after receipt of the grant, all grant funds shall be returned to the Hospital
				Stroke Care Fund.
2) Illinois
				hospitals that have been designated as Acute Stroke-Ready Hospitals or that
				seek designation as Acute Stroke-Ready-Hospitals. If designation is not
				achieved within 12 months after receipt of the grant, all grant funds shall be
				returned to the Hospital Stroke Care Fund.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 515 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TRAUMA CENTER, COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER, PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND ACUTE STROKE READY HOSPITAL CODE › Subpart B - EMS REGIONS › Section 515.255 - Stroke Data Collection Fund

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
The Stroke Data Collection Fund is created as a special fund in the
				State treasury for the purpose of receiving appropriations, donations and
				grants collected by the Department pursuant to Department designation of
				Comprehensive Stroke Centers, Primary Stroke Centers and Acute Stroke-Ready
				Hospitals.
((Section 3.117.75 of the Act)
b)
Moneys in the fund shall be used
				by the Department to support the data collection provided for in Section 3.118
				of
the
Act.
c)
Any surplus funds beyond what are
				needed to support the data collection provided for in Section 3.118 of
the
Act shall be used by the Department to support the salary of the
				Department Stroke Coordinator or for other stroke-care initiatives, including
				administrative oversight of stroke care.
(Section 3.117.75(b) of the
				Act)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 515 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TRAUMA CENTER, COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER, PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND ACUTE STROKE READY HOSPITAL CODE › Subpart C - EMS SYSTEMS › Section 515.300 - Approval of New EMS Systems

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
				TheDepartment shall approve the development of a new EMS System only when a
				local or Regional need for establishing such System has been identified
				(Section
				3.20(c)(1)
				of the Act). The applicant shall submit documentation addressing the following:
1) A clear description of its current role
				and status within the existing System;
2) Its rationale for separating from the
				existing System and developing its own program;
3) A description of the methods to be used
				for ensuring the coordination of emergency services with adjacent Systems,
				including the System that it proposes to leave;
4) A statement detailing the effect that the
				proposed change will have on the area's pre-hospital services and patient
				referral patterns;
5) A statement
				summarizing the steps to be taken to ensure that the necessary quality and
				level of care will be maintained during the implementation phase of the
				proposed System; and
6) A letter of
				support from the Regional Advisory Committee.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 515 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TRAUMA CENTER, COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER, PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND ACUTE STROKE READY HOSPITAL CODE › Subpart C - EMS SYSTEMS › Section 515.310 - Approval and Renewal of EMS Systems

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) All applicants for EMS System approval
				shall submit to the Department one copy of a written EMS System Program Plan in
				a format approved by the Department that complies with Section
				515.330
				and is authorized by the EMS MD.
1) The Plan
				shall clearly identify any portion or item that is not expected to be fully
				operational by the date of Department approval, and shall specify the expected
				date for full operation of such portion or item, which shall not exceed one
				year after Department approval has been issued.
2) The Department will expect all portions of
				the proposed Plan to be fully operational upon Department approval unless
				otherwise identified pursuant to this Section.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 515 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TRAUMA CENTER, COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER, PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND ACUTE STROKE READY HOSPITAL CODE › Subpart C - EMS SYSTEMS › Section 515.315 - Bypass or Resource Limitation Status Review

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
The
				Department shall investigate the circumstances that caused a hospital in an EMS
				System to go on bypass status to determine whether that hospital's decision to
				go on bypass status was reasonable.
(Section
				3.20(c) of the
				Act)
b) The hospital shall notify
				the Illinois Department of Public Health, Division of Emergency Medical
				Services, of any bypass/resource limitation decision, at both the time of its
				initiation and the time of its termination, through status change updates
				entered into the Illinois EMResource application, accessed at
https://emresource.juvare.com/login
.
				The hospital shall document any inability to access EMResource by contacting
				IDPH Division of EMS during normal business hours.
c) In determining whether a hospital's
				decision to go on bypass/resource limitation status was reasonable, the
				Department shall consider the following:
1)
				The number of critical or monitored beds available in the hospital at the time
				that the decision to go on bypass status was made;
2) Whether an internal disaster, including,
				but not limited to, a power failure, had occurred in the hospital at the time
				that the decision to go on bypass status was made;
3) The number of staff after attempts have
				been made to call in additional staff, in accordance with facility policy;
				and
4) The approved hospital
				protocols for peak census, surge, and bypass and diversion at the time that the
				decision to go on bypass status was made, provided that the Protocols include
				subsections (c)(1), (2) and (3).
5)
				Bypass status may not be honored or deemed reasonable if three or more
				hospitals in a geographic area are on bypass status and/or transport time by an
				ambulance to the nearest facility is identified in the regional bypass plan to
				exceed 15 minutes.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 515 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TRAUMA CENTER, COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER, PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND ACUTE STROKE READY HOSPITAL CODE › Subpart C - EMS SYSTEMS › Section 515.330 - EMS System Program Plan

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
An EMS System Program Plan shall contain the following
				  information:
a) The name, address and
				fax number of the Resource Hospital;
b) The names and resumes, and contact
				information that includes address, phone, and email addresses of the following
				persons:
1) The EMS MD;
2) The Alternate EMS MD;
3) The EMS Administrative Director;
4) The EMS System Coordinator;
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 515 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TRAUMA CENTER, COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER, PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND ACUTE STROKE READY HOSPITAL CODE › Subpart C - EMS SYSTEMS › Section 515.340 - EMS Medical Director's Course

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
				An EMS Medical Director for an ILS or ALS level System who is appointed after
				the adoption of this Section shall submit to the Department proof of completion
				of a Department-approved EMS Medical Director's Course within six months after
				his or her date of appointment.
b)
				The following courses are approved by the Department:
1) American College of Emergency Physicians
				(ACEP) Principles of EMS Systems - A Course for Medical Directors.
2) Base Station Course National Association
				of Emergency Medical Services Physicians (NAEMSP).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 515 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TRAUMA CENTER, COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER, PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND ACUTE STROKE READY HOSPITAL CODE › Subpart C - EMS SYSTEMS › Section 515.350 - Data Collection and Submission

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) A patient care run report shall be
				completed by each Illinois-licensed transport vehicle service provider for
				every inter-hospital transport and pre-hospital emergency call, regardless of
				the ultimate outcome or disposition of the call.
1) One patient care report shall be provided
				(paper or electronic) to the receiving hospital emergency department or health
				care facility before leaving this facility.
2) Each EMS System shall designate or approve
				the patient care report to be used by all of its transport vehicle providers.
				The report shall contain the minimum requirements listed in Appendix
				E.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 515 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TRAUMA CENTER, COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER, PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND ACUTE STROKE READY HOSPITAL CODE › Subpart C - EMS SYSTEMS › Section 515.360 - Approval of Additional Drugs and Equipment

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) All drugs and equipment, other than those
				covered by the national EMS education standards, as modified by the Department,
				for each level of licensure, must be approved by the Department in accordance
				with subsections (b), (c) and (d) before being used in a System.
b) To apply for approval to add drugs and/or
				equipment, the EMS MD shall submit to the Department documentation covering the
				following:
1) The education program for all
				additional psychomotor skills and the number of continuing education
				hours;
2) A curriculum for each
				additional drug, psychomotor skill, equipment or device, which includes at
				least the following (as applicable):
A)
				Objectives;
B) Methods and
				materials;
C) Content, which shall
				include, but not be limited to, usage, complications, adverse reactions, and
				equipment maintenance and use;
D)
				Evidence-based standards and guidelines relevant to the proposal; and
E) Evaluation of learning; and
3) New written standing
				orders.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 515 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TRAUMA CENTER, COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER, PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND ACUTE STROKE READY HOSPITAL CODE › Subpart C - EMS SYSTEMS › Section 515.370 - Automated Defibrillation (Repealed)

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 515 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TRAUMA CENTER, COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER, PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND ACUTE STROKE READY HOSPITAL CODE › Subpart C - EMS SYSTEMS › Section 515.380 - Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) and Practitioner Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Policy

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) A System
				shall adopt a Regional standardized DNR and POLST policy for use by System
				personnel. The policy shall be implemented only after it has been reviewed and
				approved by the Department, in accordance with the requirements of this
				Section. For purposes of this Section, DNR refers to the withholding of
				cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and cardiocerebral resuscitation (CCR);
				electrical therapy to include pacing, cardioversion and defibrillation;
				invasive airway management and manually or mechanically assisted ventilations,
				unless otherwise stated on the IDPH Uniform POLST Advance Directive. POLST
				refers to the recording of a person's desires for life-sustaining treatment and
				palliative care.
b) The policy
				shall include, but not be limited to, specific procedures and protocols for
				cardiac arrest/DNR situations arising in long-term care facilities, with
				hospice and home care patients, and with patients who arrest during
				inter-hospital transfers or transportation to or from home.
c) The policy shall include specific
				procedures and protocols for withholding CPR and CCR in situations where
				explicit signs of biological death are present (e.g., decapitation, rigor
				mortis without profound hypothermia, profound dependent lividity), or the
				patient has been declared dead by a coroner/medical examiner or the patient's
				physician. The policy shall include recording such information on the patient
				care report.
d) The policy shall
				include specific procedures and protocols for a person's desire for
				life-sustaining treatment and palliative care.
e) For situations not covered by subsection
				(c), the policy shall require that resuscitative procedures be followed unless
				a valid IDPH Uniform POLST advance directive is present.
f)
The Department of Public Health
				Uniform POLST form, or a copy of that form, shall be honored.
(Section
				3.57 of the Act) Systems shall also have a policy in place concerning
				recognition of other DNR and POLST advance directives. The information required
				on the Department Uniform POLST advance directive includes, but is not limited
				to, the following items:
1) Name of the
				patient;
2) Name and signature of
				authorized practitioner;
3)
				Effective date;
4) The phrase "Do
				Not Resuscitate" or "Practitioner Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment" or
				both;
5) Evidence of consent:
A) signature of patient;
B) signature of legal guardian;
C) signature of durable power of attorney for
				health care agent; or
D) signature
				of surrogate decision-maker.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 515 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TRAUMA CENTER, COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER, PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND ACUTE STROKE READY HOSPITAL CODE › Subpart C - EMS SYSTEMS › Section 515.390 - Minimum Standards for Continuing Operation

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The Resource Hospital and all System
				Participants shall comply with the terms of the EMS System Program Plan, the
				System Manual, their respective letters of commitment, and any applicable
				provisions of the Act or this Part.
b) All System EMS personnel, provider
				agencies and licensed vehicle owners are responsible for and shall maintain
				current certifications, licenses and approvals.
c) In accordance with Section
				515.160,
				the Department may suspend, revoke or refuse to issue or renew the approval of
				any EMS System when its findings show that the System is in violation of one or
				more of the requirements of the Act and this Part.
1) Suspension, revocation or refusal to renew
				shall be preceded by notice and an opportunity for a hearing served upon the
				EMS MD by certified mail, personal service or confirmed facsimile.
2) The notice shall set forth the reasons for
				the proposed suspension or revocation and shall afford the EMS MD 15 days from
				the date of receipt to make a written request for an administrative hearing.
				The EMS MD's failure to file a written request for a hearing within 15 days
				shall be considered a waiver of the System's right to a hearing on the proposed
				suspension, revocation or refusal.
3) All hearings shall be conducted in
				accordance with the Department's Rules of Practice and Procedure for
				Administrative Hearings (77 Ill. Adm. Code 100).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 515 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TRAUMA CENTER, COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER, PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND ACUTE STROKE READY HOSPITAL CODE › Subpart C - EMS SYSTEMS › Section 515.400 - General Communications

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) All
				radios used by ambulance services shall:
1)
				Have two-way ambulance-to-hospital communications capability on frequencies
				assigned by the Department;
2) Use
				channel and tones assigned by the Department; and
3) Use unit identifier numbers or other
				descriptive means of identification locally acceptable.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 515 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TRAUMA CENTER, COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER, PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND ACUTE STROKE READY HOSPITAL CODE › Subpart C - EMS SYSTEMS › Section 515.410 - EMS System Communications

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The
				System's communications plan shall be submitted for approval to the
				Department's EMS Communications staff, and shall include the following in
				accordance with 47 CFR 90(1994):
1) A listing
				of access numbers of Emergency Medical Services, including a description of
				plans to use or to implement a "911" System or Central Medical Emergency
				Dispatch (CMED) if or when available and a list of agencies involved;
2) A description of communications interface
				with existing Systems;
3) A
				description of plans to handle hospital-to-hospital communications;
4) A complete and detailed communications
				equipment description;
5) A general
				description of ultra-high frequency (UHF) or cellular telephone and back-up
				radio capabilities, such as very high frequency (VHF) or UHF radio, including
				Resource and Associate Hospital interconnections and control functions if any
				exist;
6) A general description of
				paramedic input telephones, including Resource and Associate Hospital
				interconnections if any exist;
7) A
				general description of EMS vehicle dispatch communications, including areas
				covered, mutual aid agreements, radio and telephone capabilities, including
				radio channels used (i.e., 155.220 MHz) and present and future 911
				involvement;
8) All mobile and
				portable communications equipment to be used by EMS System personnel;
9) A detailed block diagram sketch or
				sketches showing all transmitters, receivers, antennas, control consoles,
				electrocardiogram (EKG) demodulators, patient monitor equipment, recorders,
				telephones, and couplers, with signal flow lines;
10) Radio equipment specifications, including
				effective radiated power (ERP), antenna height, ground heights, antenna
				pattern, antenna direction, channels used, continuous tone-controlled squelch
				system tones, and digital dial numbers;
11) Modes of operation such as half-duplex
				and multiplex;
12) Radio coverage
				maps showing locations of all transmitting and receiving equipment and control
				points;
13) A general discussion
				concerning radio interference and steps taken to minimize it (i.e., the use of
				only short EKG transmission, thus allowing several EMS units to use one
				channel, minimizing ERP and antenna height);
14) Copies of Federal Communications
				Commission (FCC) licenses or application; and
15) A narrative description of the System's
				plans for informing the community of the EMS System program development, how
				citizens can gain access, and the ongoing operation of the System.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 515 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TRAUMA CENTER, COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER, PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND ACUTE STROKE READY HOSPITAL CODE › Subpart C - EMS SYSTEMS › Section 515.430 - Suspension, Revocation and Denial of Licensure of EMTs (Repealed)

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 515 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TRAUMA CENTER, COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER, PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND ACUTE STROKE READY HOSPITAL CODE › Subpart C - EMS SYSTEMS › Section 515.450 - Complaints

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) For the purposes
				of this Section, "complaint" means a report of an alleged violation of the Act
				or this Part by any System Participants or providers covered under the Act, or
				members of the public. Complaints shall be defined as problems related to the
				care and treatment of a patient.
b)
				A person who believes that the Act or this Part may have been violated may
				submit a complaint by means of a telephone call, letter, fax, or in person. An
				oral complaint will be reduced to writing by the Department. The complainant is
				requested to supply the following information concerning the allegation:
1) Date and time or shift of
				occurrence;
2) Names of the
				patient, EMS Personnel, entities, family members, and other persons
				involved;
3) Relationship of the
				complainant to the patient or to the provider;
4) Condition and status of the
				patient;
5) Details of the
				situation; and
6) The name of the
				facility where the patient was taken.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 515 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TRAUMA CENTER, COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER, PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND ACUTE STROKE READY HOSPITAL CODE › Subpart C - EMS SYSTEMS › Section 515.455 - Intra- and Inter-System Dispute Resolution

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) If the Director determines that a dispute
				exists between an EMS System, Vehicle Service Provider, Advisory Committee,
				hospital, or EMS MD or between any combination of any elements of these
				entities and the dispute causes an imminent threat to the availability or
				quality of emergency pre-hospital care within the State, then the Director or
				designee shall have the authority to resolve those disputes, if one party to
				the dispute requests the Director's intervention in writing. If the Director
				receives and approves such a request, then each entity's duly authorized
				representative shall be given the opportunity to submit written arguments and
				evidence in support of any potential resolution. The Director or designee shall
				have the authority to hear oral arguments and testimony based upon the written
				submissions. Any decision by the Director or designee shall be issued in
				writing and state the basis for the decision, which shall be final and binding
				upon all parties to the dispute. The Director or designee will endeavor to
				issue a written decision within 30 days after receipt of all written
				submissions and verbal testimony, if verbal testimony is permitted.
b) This dispute resolution procedure shall
				not be available to any EMS Personnel or a member of the public. This procedure
				shall not be applicable to any EMS System Suspension, Local Board of Review,
				action by the State EMS Disciplinary Review Board or the Department.
c) The Department's Practice and Procedure in
				Administrative Hearings (77 Ill. Adm. Code 100) shall govern all
				proceedings.
d)
All final
				administrative decisions of the Department hereunder shall be subject to
				judicial review pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Review
				Law
[ 35 ILCS 5 /Art. III]
.
(Section 3.145 of the
				Act) A decision by the Director in accordance with this Section shall be
				considered an administrative review decision under Section 3.145 of the Act and
				shall be subject to judicial review.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 515 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TRAUMA CENTER, COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER, PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND ACUTE STROKE READY HOSPITAL CODE › Subpart C - EMS SYSTEMS › Section 515.460 - Fees

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The following
				fees shall be submitted to the Department at the time of application for
				examination, initial licensure, licensure renewal, duplicate license, or
				reciprocity:
1) EMT licensure: $45
2) EMT renewal: $20
3) EMT examination: $20
4) A-EMT or EMT-I licensure: $45
5) A-EMT or EMT-I renewal: $30
6) A-EMT or EMT-I examination: $30
7) Paramedic licensure: $60
8) Paramedic renewal: $40
9) Paramedic examination: $40
10) Trauma Nurse Specialist licensure:
				$50
11) Trauma Nurse Specialist
				renewal: $25
12) Trauma Nurse
				Specialist examination: $25 (see Section
				515.750(f)
				)
13) Emergency Communications
				Registered Nurse licensure: $55
14)
				Emergency Communications Registered Nurse renewal: $20
15) Emergency Medical Dispatcher licensure:
				$30
16) Emergency Medical
				Dispatcher renewal: $20
17)
				Pre-Hospital RN licensure: $30
18)
				Pre-Hospital RN renewal: $20
19)
				Pre-Hospital PA licensure: $30
20)
				Pre-Hospital PA renewal: $20
21)
				Pre-Hospital APRN licensure: $30
22) Pre-Hospital APRN renewal: $20
23) Lead Instructor licensure: $40
24) Lead Instructor renewal: $20
25) EMR licensure: $55
26) EMR renewal: $20
27) Duplicate license: $10
28) Reciprocity application processing fee:
				$50
29) Fees for a reciprocity
				license or reinstatement of a license will be equal to the amount of the
				initial license fee.
30) License
				status verification documentation for out-of-state or organizational requests:
				$25
31) License renewal late fee
				during lapse period: $50
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 515 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TRAUMA CENTER, COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER, PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND ACUTE STROKE READY HOSPITAL CODE › Subpart D - EDUCATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-INTERMEDIATE, PARAMEDICS AND EMS PERSONNEL › Section 515.500 - EMS System Education Program-Emergency Medical Technician

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a) An EMS education
				program shall only be conducted by an EMS System or an academic institution
				under the direction of the EMS System.
b) Applications for pre-approval of EMS
				education programs shall be filed with the Department on forms prescribed by
				the Department. The applications shall contain, at a minimum:
1) Name of the applicant, agency and
				address;
2) Lead Instructor's name,
				license number, address and contact information;
3) Name and signature of the EMS MD and EMS
				System Coordinator;
4) Type of
				education program;
5) Dates, times
				and location of the education program, including course schedule;
6) Goals, objectives and course
				outline;
7) Methods, materials and
				text books;
8) Content and time
				consistent with the national EMS education standards and additional course
				curricula required by the Department. Initial or modified course syllabi shall
				be approved by the Department;
9)
				Description of the clinical and field requirements;
10) Description of evaluation tools (student,
				clinical units, faculty and programs); and
11) Requirements for successful
				completion.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 515 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TRAUMA CENTER, COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER, PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND ACUTE STROKE READY HOSPITAL CODE › Subpart D - EDUCATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-INTERMEDIATE, PARAMEDICS AND EMS PERSONNEL › Section 515.510 - Advanced Emergency Medical Technician and Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate Education

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) An
				A-EMT or EMT-I course shall be conducted only by an EMS System or an academic
				institution whose curriculum has been approved by the EMS System.
b) Applications for pre-approval of A-EMT or
				EMT-I education programs shall be filed with the Department on forms prescribed
				by the Department. The application shall contain, at a minimum:.
1) Name of the applicant, agency and
				address;
2) Lead Instructor's name,
				license number, address and contact information;
3) Name and signature of EMS MD and EMS
				System Coordinator;
4) Type of
				education program;
5) Dates, times
				and location of the education program, including course schedule;
6) Goals, objectives and course
				outline;
7) Methods, materials and
				text books;
8) Content and time
				consistent with the national EMS education standards and additional course
				curricula required by the Department. Initial or modified course syllabi shall
				be approved by the Department;
9)
				Description of the clinical and field requirements;
10) Description of evaluation tools (student,
				clinical units, faculty and programs); and
11) Requirements for successful
				completion.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 515 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TRAUMA CENTER, COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER, PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND ACUTE STROKE READY HOSPITAL CODE › Subpart D - EDUCATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-INTERMEDIATE, PARAMEDICS AND EMS PERSONNEL › Section 515.520 - Paramedic Education

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a) A
				Paramedic course shall be conducted only by an EMS System or an academic
				institution whose curriculum has been approved by the EMS System.
b) Applications for pre-approval of Paramedic
				education programs shall be filed with the Department on forms prescribed by
				the Department. The application shall contain, at a minimum:
1) Name of the applicant, agency and
				address;
2) Lead Instructor's name,
				license number, address and contact information;
3) Name and signature of EMS MD and EMS
				System Coordinator;
4) Type of
				education program;
5) Dates, times
				and location of the education program, including course schedule;
6) Goals, objectives and course
				outline;
7) Methods, materials and
				text books;
8) Content and time,
				consistent with the national EMS education standards and additional course
				curricula required by the Department. Initial or modified course syllabi shall
				be approved by the Department;
9)
				Description of the clinical and field requirements;
10) Description of evaluation tools (student,
				clinical units, faculty and programs); and
11) Requirements for successful
				completion.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 515 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TRAUMA CENTER, COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER, PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND ACUTE STROKE READY HOSPITAL CODE › Subpart D - EDUCATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-INTERMEDIATE, PARAMEDICS AND EMS PERSONNEL › Section 515.530 - EMT, A-EMT, EMT-I and Paramedic Testing

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a) All candidates shall hold a high school
				diploma or high school equivalency certificate and be 18 years of age or older
				to be licensed. Candidates who meet all of the requirements of this Part may
				test after attaining 17 years of age and may apply for licensure upon attaining
				18 years of age.
b) After
				completion of an approved education program and a recommendation to test by the
				EMS MD or designee, candidates shall take a written licensure examination.
				Candidates shall have the choice of taking either the NREMT written and
				psychomotor examination or the Department's examination if eligible and
				available. The Department's written examinations shall be based on the national
				EMS education standards and practice analysis and are equivalent to the NREMT
				written examinations as modified by the Department.
c) Candidates qualifying for licensure
				examinations may register for examinations through either the State of Illinois
				testing vendor or the NREMT. Application information may be found at the
				Department's website (
http://www.continentaltesting.net/
)
				or the NREMT website (
https://www.nremt.org/nremt/about/apply_for_assess_exam.asp
).
				All candidates for licensure examinations shall be approved by the EMS System.
				Candidates shall register to take a licensure examination within 90 days after
				course completion, including all clinical and field requirements.
d) A failure rate per course of 30 percent or
				greater on the licensure examination will subject the particular education
				program to review by the EMS System or the Department.
e) Candidates shall have three attempts to
				pass the licensure examination within 12 months after initial authorizations to
				test. Candidates who fail all three initial examination attempts shall take a
				refresher course in alignment with the NREMT Cognitive Examination Retest
				policy. Candidates shall be granted up to three additional licensure
				examination attempts only upon EMS MD authorization.
f) When a candidate elects to take the State
				examination or the NREMT examination, the candidate shall pass that particular
				testing procedure or exhaust all three test attempts with the initial testing
				agency. Any candidate may request a waiver from the Department to change the
				examination testing venue after three unsuccessful testing attempts.
g) Failure to appear for the examination on
				the scheduled date, at the time and place specified, shall result in the
				forfeiture of the examination fee.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 515 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TRAUMA CENTER, COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER, PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND ACUTE STROKE READY HOSPITAL CODE › Subpart D - EDUCATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-INTERMEDIATE, PARAMEDICS AND EMS PERSONNEL › Section 515.540 - EMT, A-EMT, EMT-I and Paramedic Licensure

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a) To be licensed by the Department as an
				EMT, A-EMT, EMT-I or Paramedic, an individual must pass either the NREMT
				examination or the Department's licensure examination based on a final
				composite score of 70.
b) Upon
				successful completion of the NREMT written and psychomotor examinations, the
				applicant shall apply to the Department through the affiliated EMS System,
				using forms specified by the Department. The application will include
				demographic information, social security number, child support statement,
				felony conviction statement, and applicable fees, and will require EMS System
				authorization. Upon successful completion of the State examination, the
				applicant will be required to pay the applicable fees (see Section
				515.460(a)
				).
c) An EMS license will specify
				the level of licensure, i.e., EMT, A-EMT, EMT-I or Paramedic, and will be
				effective for a period of four years.
d) An EMT, A-EMT, EMT-I or Paramedic shall
				notify the Department within 30 days after any change in name or address.
				Notification may be in person or by mail, phone, fax or electronic mail.
				Addresses may be changed through the Department's on-line system. Name and
				gender changes require certified copies of court orders, i.e., marriage license
				or court documents.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 515 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TRAUMA CENTER, COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER, PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND ACUTE STROKE READY HOSPITAL CODE › Subpart D - EDUCATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-INTERMEDIATE, PARAMEDICS AND EMS PERSONNEL › Section 515.560 - EMT Continuing Education

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a)
				Continuing education classes, seminars, clinical time, workshops or other types
				of programs shall be approved by the Department before being offered to EMTs.
				An application for approval shall be submitted to the Department on a form
				prescribed, prepared and furnished by the Department, at least 60 days prior to
				the scheduled event. The application will include, but not be limited to, the
				following:
1) Name of applicant, agency and
				address;
2) Lead Instructor's name,
				license number, address and contact information;
3) Name and signature of the EMS MD and the
				EMS System Coordinator;
4) Type of
				education program;
5) Dates, times
				and location of the education program (submit course schedule);
6) Goals and objectives;
7) Methods and materials, text books, and
				resources, when applicable;
8)
				Content consistent with the national EMS education standards;
9) Description of evaluation instruments;
				and
10) Requirements for successful
				completion, when applicable.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 515 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TRAUMA CENTER, COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER, PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND ACUTE STROKE READY HOSPITAL CODE › Subpart D - EDUCATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-INTERMEDIATE, PARAMEDICS AND EMS PERSONNEL › Section 515.570 - A-EMT and EMT-I Continuing Education

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a) Continuing education classes, seminars or
				other types of programs shall be approved by the Department before being
				offered to A-EMTs or EMT-Is. An application for approval shall be submitted to
				the Department by an EMS MD, on a form prescribed and furnished by the
				Department, at least 60 days prior to the scheduled event. The application will
				include, but not be limited to, the following:
1) Name of applicant, agency and
				address;
2) Lead Instructor's name,
				license number, address and contact information;
3) Name and signature of the EMS MD and the
				EMS System Coordinator;
4) Type of
				education program;
5) Dates, times
				and location of the education program (submit course schedule);
6) Goals and objectives;
7) Methods and materials, text books, and
				resources, when applicable;
8)
				Content consistent with the national EMS education standards;
9) Description of evaluation instruments;
				and
10) Requirements for successful
				completion, when applicable.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 515 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TRAUMA CENTER, COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER, PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND ACUTE STROKE READY HOSPITAL CODE › Subpart D - EDUCATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-INTERMEDIATE, PARAMEDICS AND EMS PERSONNEL › Section 515.580 - Paramedic Continuing Education

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a) Continuing education classes, seminars or
				other types of programs shall be approved by the Department before being
				offered to Paramedics. An application for approval shall be submitted to the
				Department by an EMS Medical Director, on a form prescribed, prepared and
				furnished by the Department, at least 60 days prior to the scheduled event. The
				application will include, but not be limited to, the following:
1) Name of applicant, agency and
				address;
2) Lead Instructor's name,
				license number, address and contact information;
3) Name and signature of the EMS MD and the
				EMS System Coordinator;
4) Type of
				education program;
5) Dates, times
				and location of the education program (submit course schedule);
6) Goals and objectives;
7) Methods and materials, text books, and
				resources, when applicable;
8)
				Content consistent with the national EMS education standards;
9) Description of evaluation instruments;
				and
10) Requirements for successful
				completion, when applicable.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 515 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TRAUMA CENTER, COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER, PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND ACUTE STROKE READY HOSPITAL CODE › Subpart D - EDUCATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-INTERMEDIATE, PARAMEDICS AND EMS PERSONNEL › Section 515.590 - EMS Personnel License Renewals

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a) To
				be relicensed:
1) The licensee shall file an
				application for renewal, either written or on-line, with the Department, using
				the format prescribed by the Department, at least 30 days prior to the license
				expiration date. Incomplete license applications submitted to the Department
				less than 30 days before the expiration may not be processed by the expiration
				date and may be subject to a late fee.
A) In
				addition to completion of the renewal application and payment of the renewal
				fee, a licensee who functions within an EMS System shall submit documentation
				of completion of CE requirements to his or her EMS System of primary
				affiliation at least 30 days before the expiration of his or her license. A
				licensee who does not function within an EMS System, and who seeks independent
				renewal, shall submit documentation of completion of CE requirements to the
				Department at least 30 days before the expiration of his or her
				license.
B) A licensee who has not
				been recommended for relicensure by the EMS MD shall independently submit an
				application for renewal to the Department. The EMS MD shall provide a written
				statement stating the reason for the denial of relicensure to the licensee and
				the Department. The application for independent renewal may be found on the
				Department's website:
http://dph.illinois.gov/sites/default/files/forms/emsindependentrenewal-040317.pdf
.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 515 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TRAUMA CENTER, COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER, PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND ACUTE STROKE READY HOSPITAL CODE › Subpart D - EDUCATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-INTERMEDIATE, PARAMEDICS AND EMS PERSONNEL › Section 515.600 - EMS Personnel Inactive Status

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a)
				Prior to the expiration of the current license, EMS Personnel may request to be
				placed on inactive status on a form prescribed by the Department available on
				the Department's website:
http://dph.illinois.gov/sites/default/files/forms/ems-inactive-request-062116.pdf
.
				The application shall contain the following information:
1) Name of individual and contact
				information;
2) Applicant's current
				original license;
3) Level of
				licensure;
4) License
				number;
5) Circumstances requiring
				inactive status; and
6)
				Confirmation from the EMS MD of the System of primary affiliation or the
				Department for independent licensees that relicensure requirements have been
				met by the date of the application for inactive status.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 515 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TRAUMA CENTER, COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER, PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND ACUTE STROKE READY HOSPITAL CODE › Subpart D - EDUCATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-INTERMEDIATE, PARAMEDICS AND EMS PERSONNEL › Section 515.610 - EMT, A-EMT, EMT-I and Paramedic Reciprocity

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a) An EMT,
				A-EMT, EMT-I or Paramedic licensed or certified in another state, territory or
				jurisdiction of the United States who seeks licensure in Illinois may apply to
				the Department for licensure by reciprocity on a form prescribed by the
				Department available on the Department's website:
http://dph.illinois.gov/sites/default/files/forms/emsreciprocityapplication.pdf
.
b) The reciprocity application shall contain
				the following information:
1) Verifiable proof
				of current state, territory or jurisdiction licensure or certification, or
				current registration with NREMT;
2)
				A written statement of satisfactory completion of an education program that
				meets or exceeds the requirements of the Department as set forth in this
				Subpart;
3) A letter of
				recommendation from the EMS MD of the EMS System in the state, territory or
				jurisdiction from which the individual is licensed. The letter should include a
				statement that the applicant is currently in good standing and up to date with
				CE hours; and
4) A current CPR for
				Healthcare Providers card that covers didactic and psychomotor skills that meet
				or exceed American Heart Association guidelines.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 515 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TRAUMA CENTER, COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER, PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND ACUTE STROKE READY HOSPITAL CODE › Subpart D - EDUCATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-INTERMEDIATE, PARAMEDICS AND EMS PERSONNEL › Section 515.620 - Felony Convictions (Renumbered)

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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 515 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TRAUMA CENTER, COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER, PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND ACUTE STROKE READY HOSPITAL CODE › Subpart D - EDUCATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-INTERMEDIATE, PARAMEDICS AND EMS PERSONNEL › Section 515.630 - Evaluation and Recognition of Military Experience and Education

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a)
In
				prescribing licensure testing requirements for honorably discharged members of
				the armed forces of the United States
under this
Part
, the Department shall ensure that a candidate's military emergency
				medical training, emergency medical curriculum completed, and clinical
				experience, as described in
this Section
, are
				recognized
. (Section
				3.50(d)(2)
				of the Act)
b) The Department will
review applications for EMS
Personnel
licensure from
				honorably discharged members of the armed forces of the United States with
				military emergency medical training
.
c) The Department will provide application
				forms.
Applications
shall be filed with the Department
				within one year after military discharge and shall contain
the
				following:
1) Documentation that the
				application is being filed
within one year after military
				discharge
;
2)
Proof of successful completion of military emergency medical
				training;
3)
A
				detailed description of the emergency medical curriculum completed,
including official documentation demonstrating basic coursework and
				curriculum
; and
4)
A detailed description
and official documentation
of
				the applicant's clinical experience
.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 515 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TRAUMA CENTER, COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER, PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND ACUTE STROKE READY HOSPITAL CODE › Subpart D - EDUCATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-INTERMEDIATE, PARAMEDICS AND EMS PERSONNEL › Section 515.640 - Reinstatement

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a)
An
				Illinois licensed EMR, EMD, EMT, EMT-I, A-EMT, Paramedic, ECRN or PHRN whose
				license has been expired for less than 36
consecutive
months
				may apply for reinstatement by the Department.
(Section
				3.50(d)(5)
				of the Act)
b)
Reinstatement shall require
all of the following:
1)
The applicant
shall
submit satisfactory proof of completion of continuing medical education
				and clinical requirements
in accordance with the following:
A) Continuing education in accordance with
				Sections
				515.560,
				515.565,
				515.570,
				515.580,
				515.710,
				515.715,
				515.725,
				515.730
				and
				515.740.
B) EMS Personnel education in accordance with
				Sections
				515.500,
				515.505,
				515.510,
				515.520,
				515.710, 515.715, 515.725, 515.730 and 515.740.