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 J - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN › Section 515.3090 - Pediatric Recognition of Hospital Emergency Departments and Inpatient Critical Care Services

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Any
				hospital seeking recognition as a Standby Emergency Department Approved for
				Pediatrics (SEDP), Emergency Department Approved for Pediatrics (EDAP) or
				Pediatric Critical Care Center (PCCC) shall submit an application as outlined
				by the Department in Appendix K and Appendix N.
b) All EMS Resource Hospitals are required to
				receive recognition as a SEDP, EDAP or PCCC. All Illinois hospitals are
				encouraged to obtain and maintain SEDP or EDAP status.
c) The Department shall recognize applicant
				hospitals as an SEDP, EDAP or PCCC if they meet all of the requirements
				established by this Part.
d)
				Hospitals applying for PCCC recognition shall also meet all of the EDAP
				requirements.
e) Recognition as a
				SEDP, EDAP or PCCC shall be for four years.
f) All requests for renewal of SEDP, EDAP or
				PCCC recognition shall be filed in writing with the Department before the
				recognition expiration date, along with submission of a Department-approved
				renewal application.
g) The
				Department shall deny an application for recognition or a request for renewal
				of recognition when its findings show failure to comply with this
				Part.
h) The Department shall
				provide written notice, via certified mail, of its decision to deny an
				application for recognition or request for renewal of recognition. Hospitals
				may appeal the denial by submitting a written request to the Illinois
				Department of Public Health, Division of EMS & Highway Safety.
i) Any SEDP, EDAP or PCCC may voluntarily
				terminate recognition prior to the expiration date by notifying the Department
				in writing. The hospital shall notify the Illinois Department of Public Health,
				Division of EMS & Highway Safety at least 60 days prior to termination and
				shall identify how area pre-hospital provider agencies, area hospitals, and the
				Illinois EMSC Office will be notified.
j) The Department shall inspect recognized
				hospitals to assure compliance with this Part.
k) The Department shall take the following
				action, as appropriate, after determining that an SEDP, EDAP or PCCC is in
				violation of this Part.
1) If the Director
				determines that the violation presents an immediate threat of death or serious
				physical harm to a patient, and if the SEDP, EDAP or PCCC fails to eliminate
				the violation immediately or within a fixed period of time, not exceeding 10
				days, as determined by the Director, the Director shall immediately revoke the
				recognition.
2) If the Department
				determines that the violation does not present an immediate threat of death or
				serious physical harm to a patient, the Director shall issue a notice of
				violation and request a plan of correction, which shall be subject to the
				Department's approval.