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 G - LICENSURE OF SPECIALIZED EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES VEHICLE (SEMSV) PROGRAMS › Section 515.965 - Watercraft Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
In addition to the requirements specified in Sections
				  515.900
				  and
				  515.920,
				  an SEMSV Program using watercraft shall submit a program plan that includes the
				  following:
a) Documentation of the EMS
				MD's or SEMSV MD's credentials as required by Section
				515.920(e),
				and a statement signed by the EMS MD or SEMSV MD committing to the following
				duties and responsibilities:
1) Supervising
				and managing of the program;
2)
				Supervising and evaluating the quality of patient care provided by the
				watercraft crew;
3) Developing
				written treatment protocols and standard operating procedures to be used by the
				watercraft crew during vehicle operation;
4) Developing and approving a list of
				equipment and drugs to be available on the SEMSV during patient
				transfer;
5) Providing periodic
				review, at least quarterly, of patient care provided by the watercraft
				crew;
6) Providing medical
				advice/expertise on the use, need and special requirements of watercraft
				transfer;
7) Submitting
				documentation assuring the qualifications of the watercraft crew;
8) Assuring appropriate staffing of the
				SEMSV:
A) Each watercraft crew member
				assigned to a watercraft shall be approved by the EMS MD or SEMSV MD, who shall
				provide the Department with a list of all approved crew members and watercraft
				operators and update the list whenever a change in such personnel is
				made.
B) For ALS operations, the
				watercraft shall be staffed by a crew of at least one Paramedic, RN or
				physician, and one other EMT, A-EMT, EMT-I, Paramedic, RN or physician, in
				addition to the watercraft operator.
C) For BLS operations, the watercraft shall
				be staffed by a crew of at least two of the following: EMT, A-EMT, EMT-I,
				Paramedic, RN or physician, one of whom may also be the watercraft
				operator.
D) Except as provided for
				by subsection (a)(8)(E) of this Section, each watercraft crew member shall
				document, appropriate to their scope of practice, completion of education that
				includes, but is not limited, to the following:
i) Advanced life support;
ii) Cardiac support;
iii) Traumatic emergencies;
iv) Pediatric emergencies;
v) Psychiatric emergencies;
vi) Crisis intervention;
vii) Infection control;
viii) Advanced airway management
				techniques;
ix) Environmental
				emergencies;
x) Radio or other EMS
				communications;
xi) Rescue and
				survival techniques;
xii) Record
				keeping;
xiii) Legal
				aspects;
xiv) Certification in
				Advanced Life Saving by the American Red Cross; and
xv) Completion of a boat safety course
				conducted pursuant to Section 5-18 of the Boat Registration and Safety Act [
				625 ILCS 45 ].
E) In
				addition to at least two watercraft crew members who have met the requirements
				of subsections (a)(8)(B) through (D), the EMS MD or SEMSV MD may approve and
				assign additional watercraft crew members to a watercraft. Such additional
				watercraft crew members shall document the completion of training that includes
				but is not limited to the following:
i)
				General patient care;
ii)
				Watercraft emergencies;
iii)
				Completion of a boat safety course conducted pursuant to Section 5-18 of the
				Boat Registration and Safety Act;
iv) EMS System and SEMSV Program
				communications;
v) Use of all
				patient care equipment;
vi) Rescue
				and survival techniques; and
vii)
				Certification in Advanced Life Saving by the American Red
				Cross.
F) Watercraft
				operators shall be at least 21 years of age and shall meet the following
				requirements:
i) Certification in Advanced
				Life Saving by the American Red Cross; and
ii) Completion of a boat safety course
				conducted pursuant to Section 5-18 of the Boat Registration and Safety
				Act;