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 515.210 - EMS Regional Plan Development

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
Within six months after designation of an EMS Region, an EMS Region
				Plan addressing at least the information prescribed in
Section
				515.220
shall be submitted to the Department for approval. The plan shall be
				developed by the Region's EMS Medical Directors Committee with advice from the
				Regional EMS Advisory Committee; portions of the plan concerning trauma shall
				be developed jointly with the Region's Trauma Center Medical Directors or
				Trauma Center Medical Directors Committee, whichever is applicable, with advice
				from the Regional Trauma Advisory Committee, if such Advisory Committee has
				been established in the Region.
(Section 3.25(a) of the Act)
b)
Portions of the Plan concerning
				stroke shall be developed jointly with the Regional Stroke Advisory
				Subcommittee
as identified in Section
				515.5004
.
(Section 3.25(a) of the Act) The Director will coordinate
				with and assist the EMS System Medical Directors and Regional Stroke Advisory
				Subcommittee within each EMS Region to establish
protocols
related to the
triage, treatment, and transport of possible acute
				stroke patients
by licensed emergency medical services providers.
				(Section
				3.30(a)(9)
				of the Act)
c) The Regional Stroke
				Subcommittee shall provide updates to the Regional EMS Advisory Committee at
				the Regional EMS Advisory Committee's regularly scheduled meetings. The Plan
				shall also be updated at least annually to consider the most current nationally
				recognized standards of stroke care and to incorporate each Comprehensive
				Stroke Center, Primary Stroke Center or Acute Stroke-Ready Hospital into the
				Region Plan.
d)
A Region's
				Trauma Center Medical Directors may choose to participate in the development of
				the EMS Region Plan through membership on the Regional EMS Advisory Committee,
				rather than through a separate Trauma Center Medical Directors Committee. If
				that option is selected, the Region's Trauma Center Medical Director shall also
				determine whether a separate Regional Trauma Advisory Committee is necessary
				for the Region.
(Section 3.25(b) of the Act)
e)
In the event of disputes over
				content of the Plan between the Region's EMS Medical Directors Committee and
				the Region's Trauma Center Medical Directors or Trauma Center Medical Directors
				Committee, whichever is applicable, the Director of the Illinois Department of
				Public Health shall intervene through a
review in accordance with
				Section
				515.230.
				(Section 3.25(c) of the Act)
f) If
				after six months a Plan or portions of a Plan are not submitted, the Director
				will contact the EMS Medical Directors to seek input as to disputes, problems,
				or issues concerning areas not developed in the Plan. If necessary, the
				Director will contact members of the Regional EMS Advisory Committee to seek
				input into portions of the Plan that are not agreed upon. After consulting with
				the Committee and reviewing the plans submitted by the surrounding Regions, the
				Director will develop proposed policies and procedures for the Region. The
				Committee shall approve these policies within 30 days or submit its own
				policies to the Director for approval. If the Committee has not submitted a
				complete Plan after 30 days, the Region will implement the policies and
				procedures developed by the Director in its EMS Region Plan.
g)
Every 2 years, the members of the
				Region's EMS Medical Directors Committee shall rotate serving as Committee
				Chair, and select the Associate Hospital, Participating Hospital and vehicle
				service providers
that
shall send representatives to the
				Advisory Committee, and the EMS Personnel and nurse who shall serve on the
				Advisory Committee.
(Section 3.25(d) of the Act) Each System in the
				Region must have at least one representative on the Committee.
h)
Every 2 years, the members of the
				Trauma Center Medical Directors Committee shall rotate serving as Committee
				Chair, and select the vehicle service providers, EMS Personnel, emergency
				physician, EMS System Coordinator and TNS who shall serve on the Advisory
				Committee.
(Section 3.25(e) of the Act) It is recommended that the
				committee chair be held by Trauma Center Medical Directors of the Level I
				Trauma Centers in the Region.