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 515.440 - State Emergency Medical Services Disciplinary Review Board

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The Governor
				shall appoint a State Emergency Medical Service Disciplinary Review Board in
				accordance with Section 3.45 of the Act. (Section 3.45(a) of the Act)
b) The Board shall regularly meet on the
				first Tuesday of every month, unless no requests for review have been
				submitted. Additional meetings of the Board shall be scheduled as necessary to
				insure that a request for direct review of an immediate suspension order is
				scheduled within 14 days after the Department receives the request for review
				or as soon thereafter as a quorum is available. The Board shall meet in
				Springfield or Chicago, whichever location is closer to the majority of the
				members or alternates attending the meeting. (Section 3.45(g) of the
				Act)
c) At its regularly scheduled
				meetings, the Board shall review requests which have been received by the
				Department at least 10 working days prior to the Board's meeting date. Requests
				for review which are received less than 10 working days prior to a scheduled
				meeting shall be considered at the Board's next scheduled meeting, except that
				requests for direct review of an immediate suspension order may be scheduled up
				to 3 working days prior to the Board's meeting date. (Section 3.45(i) of the
				Act)
d) A quorum shall be required
				for the Board to meet, which shall consist of 3 members or alternates,
				including the EMS Medical Director or alternate and the member or alternate
				from the same professional category as the subject of the suspension order. At
				each meeting of the Board, the members or alternates present shall select a
				Chairperson to conduct the meeting. (Section 3.45(j) of the Act)
e) Deliberations for decisionsof the State
				EMS Disciplinary Review Board shall be conducted in closed session. Department
				staff may attend for the purpose of providing clerical assistance, butno other
				persons may be in attendance except for the parties to the dispute being
				reviewed by the Board and their attorneys, unless by request of the Board.
				(Section 3.45(k) of the Act)
f) The
				Board shall review the transcript, evidence and written decision of the local
				review board or the written decision and supporting documentation of the EMS
				Medical Director, whichever is applicable, along with any additional written or
				verbal testimony or argument offered by the parties to the dispute. (Section
				3.45(l) of the Act)
g) At the
				conclusion of its review, the Board shall issue its decision and the basis for
				its decision on a form provided by the Department, and shall submit to the
				Department its written decision together with the record of the Local System
				Review Board. The Department shall promptly issue a copy of the Board's
				decision to all affected parties. The Board's decision shall be binding on all
				parties. (Section 3.45(m) of the Act)