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 E - EMS LEAD INSTRUCTOR, EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCHER, EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONDER, PRE-HOSPITAL REGISTERED NURSE, EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS REGISTERED NURSE, AND TRAUMA NURSE SPECIALIST › Section 515.725 - Emergency Medical Responder

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
				An EMR education program shall be pre-approved by the Department and conducted
				only by an EMS System or a community college under the direction of the EMS
				System.
b) Applications for
				approval of EMR education programs shall be filed with the Department on forms
				prescribed by the Department. The application shall contain, at a minimum, name
				of applicant, agency and address, type of training program, dates of training
				program, and names and signatures of the EMS MD and EMS System
				Coordinator.
c) Applications for
				approval, including a copy of the course schedule and syllabus, shall be
				submitted at least 60 days in advance of the first scheduled class.
d) The EMS MD of the EMS System shall attest
				on the application form that the education program will be conducted according
				to the national EMS education standards. The EMR education program shall
				include all components of the national EMS education standards, including all
				modifications required by the Department. The course hours shall minimally
				include 52 hours of didactic education.
e) The EMR education program shall designate
				an EMS Lead Instructor who shall be responsible for the overall management of
				the education program and shall be approved by the Department based on
				requirements of Section
				515.700.
f) The EMS MD shall electronically submit to
				the Department approval for licensure for an EMR candidate who is at least 18
				years of age and has completed and passed all components of the education
				program, has passed the final examination, and has paid the appropriate initial
				licensure fee (see Section
				515.460 ). The initial
				licensure fee may be waived pursuant to Section
				515.460(c).
g) All approved programs shall maintain
				course and student records for seven years, which shall be made available to
				the Department upon request.
h) CE
				classes, seminars, workshops, or other types of programs shall be approved by
				the Department before being offered to EMR candidates. 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.
i) Approval will be granted
				provided that the application is complete and the content of the program is
				based on topics or materials from the national EMS education standards for the
				EMR.
j) EMRs shall be responsible
				for submitting written proof of CE attendance to the EMS System Coordinator or,
				for independent renewals, to the Department Regional EMS Coordinator. The EMS
				System Coordinator or Department Regional EMS Coordinator shall verify whether
				specific CE hours submitted by the EMR qualify for renewal.
k) EMRs shall maintain copies of all
				documentation concerning CE programs that he or she has completed.
l) To renew an EMR license, the applicant
				shall submit the following to the Department at least 60 days, but no more than
				90 days, before the license expiration. The renewal licensure fee may be waived
				pursuant to Section
				515.460(c).
1) The submission of an electronic
				transaction by the EMS MD will satisfy the renewal application requirement for
				an EMR who has been recommended for re-licensure by the EMS MD.
2) The licensee shall file a written or
				electronic application for renewal with the Department no less than 30 days
				before the license expiration date. Incomplete license applications submitted
				less than 30 days before the license expiration may not be processed by the
				expiration date and will be subject to a late fee.
3) EMRs whose licenses have expired may,
				within 60 days after license expiration, submit all relicensure requirements
				and submit the required relicensure fees, including a late fee, online or by
				certified check or money order. Cash or personal check will not be accepted. If
				all relicensure requirements have been met, and there are no pending
				disciplinary actions against the EMR, the Department will relicense the
				EMR.
4) An EMR who has not been
				recommended for relicensure by the EMS MD shall independently submit to the
				Department an application for renewal. The EMS MD shall provide the EMR with a
				copy of the application form.