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 H - TRAUMA CENTERS › Section 515.2200 - Suspension Policy for Trauma Nurse Specialist Certification

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The responsible
				nursing administrator may recommend suspension of a TNS certification pending
				due process or may immediately suspend the TNS certification.
b) Except as allowed in subsection (j) of
				this Section, the responsible nursing administrator shall provide the TNS with
				a written explanation of the reason for the suspension; the terms, length, and
				condition of the suspension; and the date the suspension will commence, unless
				a hearing is requested. The procedure for requesting a hearing within 15 days
				through the Local System Review Board shall be provided to the TNS.
c) Failure to request a hearing within 15
				days shall constitute a waiver of the right to a Local System Review Board
				hearing.
d) The trauma center shall
				designate the Local Review Board, consisting of at least three members, one of
				whom is the Trauma Nurse Specialist Course Coordinator (TNSCC) or hospital
				trauma coordinator, one of whom is a Trauma Nurse Specialist in a staff nurse
				position, and one of whom is a Registered Professional Nurse in an
				administrative position.
e) The
				hearing shall commence as soon as possible but at least within 21 days after
				receipt of a written request. The trauma center shall arrange for a certified
				shorthand reporter to make a stenographic record of that hearing and thereafter
				prepare a transcript of the proceedings. The transcript, all documents or
				materials received as evidence during the hearing and the Local Review Board's
				written decision shall be retained in the custody of the trauma center. The
				trauma center shall implement the decision of the Local Review Board unless
				that decision has been appealed to the State Emergency Medical Services
				Disciplinary Review Board.
f) The
				Local Review Board shall state in writing its decision to affirm, modify or
				reverse the suspension order. Such a decision shall be sent via certified mail
				or personal service to the responsible nursing administrator and the TNS who
				requested the hearing within five business days after the conclusion of the
				hearing.
g) The responsible nursing
				administrator shall notify the Department, in writing, within five business
				days after the Board's decision to either uphold, modify, or reverse the
				suspension of the individual. The notice shall include a statement detailing
				the duration and grounds for suspension.
h) If the Local Review Board affirms,
				reverses or modifies the responsible nursing administrator's suspension order,
				the TNS shall have an opportunity for review of the Local Board's decision by
				the State Emergency Medical Services Disciplinary Review Board.
i) Requests by the TNS for review by the EMS
				Disciplinary Review Board shall be submitted in writing to the Chief of the
				Department's Division of Emergency Medical Services and Highway Safety within
				10 days after receiving the Local Review Board's decision or the responsible
				nursing administrator's suspension order, whichever is applicable.
j) A responsible nursing administrator may
				immediately suspend an individual if he or she finds that the information in
				his or her possession indicates that the continuation in practice by the Trauma
				Nurse Specialist would constitute an imminent danger to the trauma patient. The
				suspended Trauma Nurse Specialist shall be issued an immediate verbal
				notification followed by a written suspension order from the responsible
				nursing administrator, which states the length, terms and basis for the
				suspension.
1) Within 24 hours following the
				commencement of the suspension, the responsible nursing administrator shall
				deliver to the Department, by messenger or telefax, a copy of the suspension
				order, including any written materials that relate to the responsible nursing
				administrator's decision to suspend the Trauma Nurse Specialist.
2) Within 24 hours following commencement of
				the suspension, the suspended Trauma Nurse Specialist may deliver to the
				Department, by messenger or telefax, a written response to the suspension
				order, including any written materials that the Trauma Nurse Specialist
				believes relate to that response.
3) Within 24 hours following receipt of the
				responsible nursing administrator's suspension order or the Trauma Nurse
				Specialist's written response, whichever is later, the Director or Director's
				designee shall determine whether the suspension should be stayed pending the
				Trauma Nurse Specialist's opportunity for hearing or review, or whether the
				suspension should continue during the course of that hearing or review. The
				Director or the Director's designee shall issue this determination to the
				responsible nursing administrator, who shall immediately notify the suspended
				Trauma Nurse Specialist. The suspension shall remain in effect during this
				period of review by the Director or the Director's designee.