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	1	+	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5549 Introduced , by Rep. Barbara Hernandez SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 210 ILCS 50/3.30210 ILCS 50/3.90210 ILCS 50/3.95210 ILCS 50/3.100210 ILCS 50/3.101 new210 ILCS 50/3.102 new210 ILCS 50/3.105210 ILCS 50/3.106 new210 ILCS 50/3.110210 ILCS 50/3.115210 ILCS 50/3.140210 ILCS 50/3.200210 ILCS 50/3.205 Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides for the re-designation of trauma centers to include Level III Trauma Centers and for designation of Acute Injury Stabilization Centers. Sets forth minimum standard requirements for trauma centers and Acute Injury Stabilization Centers. Makes conforming changes. Adds a representative from a pediatric critical care center to the members of the State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council. Adds a burn care medical representative to the members of the State Trauma Advisory Council. Effective immediately. LRB103 36438 CES 66540 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5549 Introduced , by Rep. Barbara Hernandez SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 210 ILCS 50/3.30210 ILCS 50/3.90210 ILCS 50/3.95210 ILCS 50/3.100210 ILCS 50/3.101 new210 ILCS 50/3.102 new210 ILCS 50/3.105210 ILCS 50/3.106 new210 ILCS 50/3.110210 ILCS 50/3.115210 ILCS 50/3.140210 ILCS 50/3.200210 ILCS 50/3.205 210 ILCS 50/3.30 210 ILCS 50/3.90 210 ILCS 50/3.95 210 ILCS 50/3.100 210 ILCS 50/3.101 new 210 ILCS 50/3.102 new 210 ILCS 50/3.105 210 ILCS 50/3.106 new 210 ILCS 50/3.110 210 ILCS 50/3.115 210 ILCS 50/3.140 210 ILCS 50/3.200 210 ILCS 50/3.205 Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides for the re-designation of trauma centers to include Level III Trauma Centers and for designation of Acute Injury Stabilization Centers. Sets forth minimum standard requirements for trauma centers and Acute Injury Stabilization Centers. Makes conforming changes. Adds a representative from a pediatric critical care center to the members of the State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council. Adds a burn care medical representative to the members of the State Trauma Advisory Council. Effective immediately. LRB103 36438 CES 66540 b LRB103 36438 CES 66540 b A BILL FOR
	2	+	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5549 Introduced , by Rep. Barbara Hernandez SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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	17	+	Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides for the re-designation of trauma centers to include Level III Trauma Centers and for designation of Acute Injury Stabilization Centers. Sets forth minimum standard requirements for trauma centers and Acute Injury Stabilization Centers. Makes conforming changes. Adds a representative from a pediatric critical care center to the members of the State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council. Adds a burn care medical representative to the members of the State Trauma Advisory Council. Effective immediately.
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3	23		1 AN ACT concerning regulation.
4	24		2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5	25		3 represented in the General Assembly:
6	26		4 Section 5. The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems
7	27		5 Act is amended by changing Sections 3.30, 3.90, 3.95, 3.100,
8	28		6 3.105, 3.110, 3.115, 3.140, 3.200, and 3.205 and by adding
9	29		7 Sections 3.101, 3.102, and 3.106 as follows:
10	30		8 (210 ILCS 50/3.30)
11	31		9 Sec. 3.30. EMS Region Plan; Content.
12	32		10 (a) The EMS Medical Directors Committee shall address at
13	33		11 least the following:
14	34		12 (1) Protocols for inter-System/inter-Region patient
15	35		13 transports, including identifying the conditions of
16	36		14 emergency patients which may not be transported to the
17	37		15 different levels of emergency department, based on their
18	38		16 Department classifications and relevant Regional
19	39		17 considerations (e.g. transport times and distances);
20	40		18 (2) Regional standing medical orders;
21	41		19 (3) Patient transfer patterns, including criteria for
22	42		20 determining whether a patient needs the specialized
23	43		21 services of a trauma center, along with protocols for the
24	44		22 bypassing of or diversion to any hospital, trauma center
25	45		23 or regional trauma center which are consistent with
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	49	+	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5549 Introduced , by Rep. Barbara Hernandez SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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	64	+	Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides for the re-designation of trauma centers to include Level III Trauma Centers and for designation of Acute Injury Stabilization Centers. Sets forth minimum standard requirements for trauma centers and Acute Injury Stabilization Centers. Makes conforming changes. Adds a representative from a pediatric critical care center to the members of the State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council. Adds a burn care medical representative to the members of the State Trauma Advisory Council. Effective immediately.
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34	104		1 individual System bypass or diversion protocols and
35	105		2 protocols for patient choice or refusal;
36	106		3 (4) Protocols for resolving Regional or Inter-System
37	107		4 conflict;
38	108		5 (5) An EMS disaster preparedness plan which includes
39	109		6 the actions and responsibilities of all EMS participants
40	110		7 within the Region. Within 90 days of the effective date of
41	111		8 this amendatory Act of 1996, an EMS System shall submit to
42	112		9 the Department for review an internal disaster plan. At a
43	113		10 minimum, the plan shall include contingency plans for the
44	114		11 transfer of patients to other facilities if an evacuation
45	115		12 of the hospital becomes necessary due to a catastrophe,
46	116		13 including but not limited to, a power failure;
47	117		14 (6) Regional standardization of continuing education
48	118		15 requirements;
49	119		16 (7) Regional standardization of Do Not Resuscitate
50	120		17 (DNR) policies, and protocols for power of attorney for
51	121		18 health care;
52	122		19 (8) Protocols for disbursement of Department grants;
53	123		20 (9) Protocols for the triage, treatment, and transport
54	124		21 of possible acute stroke patients; and
55	125		22 (10) Regional standing medical orders for the
56	126		23 administration of opioid antagonists.
57	127		24 (b) The Trauma Center Medical Directors or Trauma Center
58	128		25 Medical Directors Committee shall address at least the
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70	140		1 (1) The identification of Regional Trauma Centers;
71	141		2 (2) Protocols for inter-System and inter-Region trauma
72	142		3 patient transports, including identifying the conditions
73	143		4 of emergency patients which may not be transported to the
74	144		5 different levels of emergency department, based on their
75	145		6 Department classifications and relevant Regional
76	146		7 considerations (e.g. transport times and distances);
77	147		8 (3) Regional trauma standing medical orders;
78	148		9 (4) Trauma patient transfer patterns, including
79	149		10 criteria for determining whether a patient needs the
80	150		11 specialized services of a trauma center, along with
81	151		12 protocols for the bypassing of or diversion to any
82	152		13 hospital, trauma center or regional trauma center which
83	153		14 are consistent with individual System bypass or diversion
84	154		15 protocols and protocols for patient choice or refusal;
85	155		16 (5) The identification of which types of patients can
86	156		17 be cared for by Level I Trauma Centers, and Level II Trauma
87	157		18 Centers, and Level III Trauma Centers;
88	158		19 (6) Criteria for inter-hospital transfer of trauma
89	159		20 patients;
90	160		21 (7) The treatment of trauma patients in each trauma
91	161		22 center within the Region;
92	162		23 (8) A program for conducting a quarterly conference
93	163		24 which shall include at a minimum a discussion of morbidity
94	164		25 and mortality between all professional staff involved in
95	165		26 the care of trauma patients;
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106	176		1 (9) The establishment of a Regional trauma quality
107	177		2 assurance and improvement subcommittee, consisting of
108	178		3 trauma surgeons, which shall perform periodic medical
109	179		4 audits of each trauma center's trauma services, and
110	180		5 forward tabulated data from such reviews to the
111	181		6 Department; and
112	182		7 (10) The establishment, within 90 days of the
113	183		8 effective date of this amendatory Act of 1996, of an
114	184		9 internal disaster plan, which shall include, at a minimum,
115	185		10 contingency plans for the transfer of patients to other
116	186		11 facilities if an evacuation of the hospital becomes
117	187		12 necessary due to a catastrophe, including but not limited
118	188		13 to, a power failure.
119	189		14 (c) The Region's EMS Medical Directors and Trauma Center
120	190		15 Medical Directors Committees shall appoint any subcommittees
121	191		16 which they deem necessary to address specific issues
122	192		17 concerning Region activities.
123	193		18 (Source: P.A. 99-480, eff. 9-9-15.)
124	194		19 (210 ILCS 50/3.90)
125	195		20 Sec. 3.90. Trauma Center Designations.
126	196		21 (a) "Trauma Center" means a hospital which: (1) within
127	197		22 designated capabilities provides optimal care to trauma
128	198		23 patients; (2) participates in an approved EMS System; and (3)
129	199		24 is duly designated pursuant to the provisions of this Act.
130	200		25 Level I Trauma Centers shall provide all essential services
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141	211		1 in-house, 24 hours per day, in accordance with rules adopted
142	212		2 by the Department pursuant to this Act. Level II and Level III
143	213		3 Trauma Centers shall have some essential services available
144	214		4 in-house, 24 hours per day, and other essential services
145	215		5 readily available, 24 hours per day, in accordance with rules
146	216		6 adopted by the Department pursuant to this Act.
147	217		7 (a-5) An Acute Injury Stabilization Center shall have a
148	218		8 basic or comprehensive emergency department capable of initial
149	219		9 management and transfer of the acutely injured in accordance
150	220		10 with rules adopted by the Department pursuant to this Act.
151	221		11 (b) The Department shall have the authority and
152	222		12 responsibility to:
153	223		13 (1) Establish and enforce minimum standards for
154	224		14 designation and re-designation of 3 levels of trauma
155	225		15 centers that meet trauma center national standards, as
156	226		16 modified by the Department in administrative rules as a
157	227		17 Level I or Level II Trauma Center, consistent with
158	228		18 Sections 22 and 23 of this Act, through rules adopted
159	229		19 pursuant to this Act;
160	230		20 (2) Require hospitals applying for trauma center
161	231		21 designation to submit a plan for designation in a manner
162	232		22 and form prescribed by the Department through rules
163	233		23 adopted pursuant to this Act;
164	234		24 (3) Upon receipt of a completed plan for designation,
165	235		25 conduct a site visit to inspect the hospital for
166	236		26 compliance with the Department's minimum standards. Such
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177	247		1 visit shall be conducted by specially qualified personnel
178	248		2 with experience in the delivery of emergency medical
179	249		3 and/or trauma care. A report of the inspection shall be
180	250		4 provided to the Director within 30 days of the completion
181	251		5 of the site visit. The report shall note compliance or
182	252		6 lack of compliance with the individual standards for
183	253		7 designation, but shall not offer a recommendation on
184	254		8 granting or denying designation;
185	255		9 (4) Designate applicant hospitals as Level I, or Level
186	256		10 II, or Level III Trauma Centers which meet the minimum
187	257		11 standards established by this Act and the Department. The
188	258		12 Beginning September 1, 1997 the Department shall designate
189	259		13 a new trauma center only when a local or regional need for
190	260		14 such trauma center has been identified. The Department
191	261		15 shall request an assessment of local or regional need from
192	262		16 the applicable EMS Region's Trauma Center Medical
193	263		17 Directors Committee, with advice from the Regional Trauma
194	264		18 Advisory Committee. This shall not be construed as a needs
195	265		19 assessment for health planning or other purposes outside
196	266		20 of this Act;
197		-	21 (5) Attempt to designate trauma centers in ~~all areas~~
198		-	22 of the State. There shall be at least one Level I ~~Trauma~~
199		-	23 Center serving each EMS Region, unless waived by ~~the~~
200		-	24 Department. This subsection shall not be construed to
	267	+	21 (5) Designate Attempt to designate trauma centers in
	268	+	22 all areas of the State. There shall be at least one Level I
	269	+	23 Trauma Center serving each EMS Region, unless waived by
	270	+	24 the Department. This subsection shall not be construed to
201	271		25 require a Level I Trauma Center to be located in each EMS
202	272		26 Region. Level I Trauma Centers shall serve as resources
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213	283		1 for the Level II and Level III Trauma Centers and Acute
214	284		2 Injury Stabilization Centers in the EMS Regions. The
215	285		3 extent of such relationships shall be defined in the EMS
216	286		4 Region Plan;
217	287		5 (6) Inspect designated trauma centers to assure
218	288		6 compliance with the provisions of this Act and the rules
219	289		7 adopted pursuant to this Act. Information received by the
220	290		8 Department through filed reports, inspection, or as
221	291		9 otherwise authorized under this Act shall not be disclosed
222	292		10 publicly in such a manner as to identify individuals or
223	293		11 hospitals, except in proceedings involving the denial,
224	294		12 suspension or revocation of a trauma center designation or
225	295		13 imposition of a fine on a trauma center;
226	296		14 (7) Renew trauma center designations every 2 years,
227	297		15 after an on-site inspection, based on compliance with
228	298		16 renewal requirements and standards for continuing
229	299		17 operation, as prescribed by the Department through rules
230	300		18 adopted pursuant to this Act;
231	301		19 (8) Refuse to issue or renew a trauma center
232	302		20 designation, after providing an opportunity for a hearing,
233	303		21 when findings show that it does not meet the standards and
234	304		22 criteria prescribed by the Department;
235	305		23 (9) Review and determine whether a trauma center's
236	306		24 annual morbidity and mortality rates for trauma patients
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249	319		1 recognized standards. Such determination shall be
250	320		2 considered as a factor in any decision by the Department
251	321		3 to renew or refuse to renew a trauma center designation
252	322		4 under this Act, but shall not constitute the sole basis
253	323		5 for refusing to renew a trauma center designation;
254	324		6 (10) Take the following action, as appropriate, after
255	325		7 determining that a trauma center is in violation of this
256	326		8 Act or any rule adopted pursuant to this Act:
257	327		9 (A) If the Director determines that the violation
258	328		10 presents a substantial probability that death or
259	329		11 serious physical harm will result and if the trauma
260	330		12 center fails to eliminate the violation immediately or
261	331		13 within a fixed period of time, not exceeding 10 days,
262	332		14 as determined by the Director, the Director may
263	333		15 immediately revoke the trauma center designation. The
264	334		16 trauma center may appeal the revocation within 15 days
265	335		17 after receiving the Director's revocation order, by
266	336		18 requesting a hearing as provided by Section 29 of this
267	337		19 Act. The Director shall notify the chair of the
268	338		20 Region's Trauma Center Medical Directors Committee and
269	339		21 EMS Medical Directors for appropriate EMS Systems of
270	340		22 such trauma center designation revocation;
271	341		23 (B) If the Director determines that the violation
272	342		24 does not present a substantial probability that death
273	343		25 or serious physical harm will result, the Director
274	344		26 shall issue a notice of violation and request a plan of
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285	355		1 correction which shall be subject to the Department's
286	356		2 approval. The trauma center shall have 10 days after
287	357		3 receipt of the notice of violation in which to submit a
288	358		4 plan of correction. The Department may extend this
289	359		5 period for up to 30 days. The plan shall include a
290	360		6 fixed time period not in excess of 90 days within which
291	361		7 violations are to be corrected. The plan of correction
292	362		8 and the status of its implementation by the trauma
293	363		9 center shall be provided, as appropriate, to the EMS
294	364		10 Medical Directors for appropriate EMS Systems. If the
295	365		11 Department rejects a plan of correction, it shall send
296	366		12 notice of the rejection and the reason for the
297	367		13 rejection to the trauma center. The trauma center
298	368		14 shall have 10 days after receipt of the notice of
299	369		15 rejection in which to submit a modified plan. If the
300	370		16 modified plan is not timely submitted, or if the
301	371		17 modified plan is rejected, the trauma center shall
302	372		18 follow an approved plan of correction imposed by the
303	373		19 Department. If, after notice and opportunity for
304	374		20 hearing, the Director determines that a trauma center
305	375		21 has failed to comply with an approved plan of
306	376		22 correction, the Director may suspend or revoke the
307	377		23 trauma center designation. The trauma center shall
308	378		24 have 15 days after receiving the Director's notice in
309	379		25 which to request a hearing. Such hearing shall conform
310	380		26 to the provisions of Section 3.135 30 of this Act;
311	381
312	382
313	383
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321	391		1 (11) The Department may delegate authority to local
322	392		2 health departments in jurisdictions which include a
323	393		3 substantial number of trauma centers. The delegated
324	394		4 authority to those local health departments shall include,
325	395		5 but is not limited to, the authority to designate trauma
326	396		6 centers with final approval by the Department, maintain a
327	397		7 regional data base with concomitant reporting of trauma
328	398		8 registry data, and monitor, inspect and investigate trauma
329	399		9 centers within their jurisdiction, in accordance with the
330	400		10 requirements of this Act and the rules promulgated by the
331	401		11 Department;
332	402		12 (A) The Department shall monitor the performance
333	403		13 of local health departments with authority delegated
334	404		14 pursuant to this Section, based upon performance
335	405		15 criteria established in rules promulgated by the
336	406		16 Department;
337	407		17 (B) Delegated authority may be revoked for
338	408		18 substantial non-compliance with the Act or the
339	409		19 Department's rules. Notice of an intent to revoke
340	410		20 shall be served upon the local health department by
341	411		21 certified mail, stating the reasons for revocation and
342	412		22 offering an opportunity for an administrative hearing
343	413		23 to contest the proposed revocation. The request for a
344	414		24 hearing must be in writing and received by the
345	415		25 Department within 10 working days of the local health
346	416		26 department's receipt of notification;
347	417
348	418
349	419
350	420
351	421
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357	427		1 (C) The director of a local health department may
358	428		2 relinquish its delegated authority upon 60 days
359	429		3 written notification to the Director of Public Health.
360	430		4 (Source: P.A. 89-177, eff. 7-19-95.)
361	431		5 (210 ILCS 50/3.95)
362	432		6 Sec. 3.95. Level I Trauma Center Minimum Standards. The
363	433		7 Department shall establish, through rules adopted pursuant to
364	434		8 this Act, standards for Level I Trauma Centers which shall
365	435		9 include, but need not be limited to:
366	436		10 (a) The designation by the trauma center of a Trauma
367	437		11 Center Medical Director and specification of his
368	438		12 qualifications;
369	439		13 (b) The types of surgical services the trauma center must
370	440		14 have available for trauma patients, including but not limited
371	441		15 to a twenty-four hour in-house surgeon with operating
372	442		16 privileges and ancillary staff necessary for immediate
373	443		17 surgical intervention;
374	444		18 (c) The types of nonsurgical services the trauma center
375	445		19 must have available for trauma patients;
376	446		20 (d) The numbers and qualifications of emergency medical
377	447		21 personnel;
378	448		22 (e) The types of equipment that must be available to
379	449		23 trauma patients;
380	450		24 (f) Requiring the trauma center to be affiliated with an
381	451		25 EMS System;
382	452
383	453
384	454
385	455
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392	462		1 (g) Requiring the trauma center to have a communications
393	463		2 system that is fully integrated with all Level II Trauma
394	464		3 Centers, Level III Trauma Centers, Acute Injury Stabilization
395	465		4 Centers, and EMS Systems with which it is affiliated;
396	466		5 (h) The types of data the trauma center must collect and
397	467		6 submit to the Department relating to the trauma services it
398	468		7 provides. Such data may include information on post-trauma
399	469		8 care directly related to the initial traumatic injury provided
400	470		9 to trauma patients until their discharge from the facility and
401	471		10 information on discharge plans;
402	472		11 (i) Requiring the trauma center to have helicopter landing
403	473		12 capabilities approved by appropriate State and federal
404	474		13 authorities, if the trauma center is located within a
405	475		14 municipality having a population of less than two million
406	476		15 people; and
407	477		16 (j) Requiring written agreements with Level II Trauma
408	478		17 Centers, Level III Trauma Centers, and Acute Injury
409	479		18 Stabilization Centers in the EMS Regions it serves, executed
410	480		19 within a reasonable time designated by the Department.
411	481		20 (Source: P.A. 89-177, eff. 7-19-95.)
412	482		21 (210 ILCS 50/3.100)
413	483		22 Sec. 3.100. Level II Trauma Center Minimum Standards. The
414	484		23 Department shall establish, through rules adopted pursuant to
415	485		24 this Act, standards for Level II Trauma Centers which shall
416	486		25 include, but need not be limited to:
417	487
418	488
419	489
420	490
421	491
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427	497		1 (a) The designation by the trauma center of a Trauma
428	498		2 Center Medical Director and specification of his
429	499		3 qualifications;
430	500		4 (b) The types of surgical services the trauma center must
431	501		5 have available for trauma patients. The Department shall not
432	502		6 require the availability of all surgical services required of
433	503		7 Level I Trauma Centers;
434	504		8 (c) The types of nonsurgical services the trauma center
435	505		9 must have available for trauma patients;
436	506		10 (d) The numbers and qualifications of emergency medical
437	507		11 personnel, taking into consideration the more limited trauma
438	508		12 services available in a Level II Trauma Center;
439	509		13 (e) The types of equipment that must be available for
440	510		14 trauma patients;
441	511		15 (f) Requiring the trauma center to have a written
442	512		16 agreement with a Level I Trauma Centers, Level III Trauma
443	513		17 Centers, and Acute Injury Stabilization Centers Center serving
444	514		18 the EMS Region outlining their respective responsibilities in
445	515		19 providing trauma services, executed within a reasonable time
446	516		20 designated by the Department, unless the requirement for a
447	517		21 Level I Trauma Center to serve that EMS Region has been waived
448	518		22 by the Department;
449	519		23 (g) Requiring the trauma center to be affiliated with an
450	520		24 EMS System;
451	521		25 (h) Requiring the trauma center to have a communications
452	522		26 system that is fully integrated with the Level I Trauma
453	523
454	524
455	525
456	526
457	527
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463	533		1 Centers, Level III Trauma Centers, Acute Injury Stabilization
464	534		2 Centers, and the EMS Systems with which it is affiliated;
465	535		3 (i) The types of data the trauma center must collect and
466	536		4 submit to the Department relating to the trauma services it
467	537		5 provides. Such data may include information on post-trauma
468	538		6 care directly related to the initial traumatic injury provided
469	539		7 to trauma patients until their discharge from the facility and
470	540		8 information on discharge plans;
471	541		9 (j) Requiring the trauma center to have helicopter landing
472	542		10 capabilities approved by appropriate State and federal
473	543		11 authorities, if the trauma center is located within a
474	544		12 municipality having a population of less than two million
475	545		13 people.
476	546		14 (Source: P.A. 89-177, eff. 7-19-95.)
477	547		15 (210 ILCS 50/3.101 new)
478	548		16 Sec. 3.101. Level III Trauma Center minimum standards. The
479	549		17 Department shall establish, through rules adopted under this
480	550		18 Act, standards for Level III Trauma Centers that shall
481	551		19 include, but need not be limited to:
482	552		20 (1) the designation by the trauma center of a Trauma
483	553		21 Center Medical Director and specification of his or her
484	554		22 qualifications;
485	555		23 (2) the types of surgical services the trauma center
486	556		24 must have available for trauma patients; the Department
487	557		25 shall not require the availability of all surgical
488	558
489	559
490	560
491	561
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498	568		1 services required of Level I or Level II Trauma Centers;
499	569		2 (3) the types of nonsurgical services the trauma
500	570		3 center must have available for trauma patients;
501	571		4 (4) the numbers and qualifications of emergency
502	572		5 medical personnel, taking into consideration the more
503	573		6 limited trauma services available in a Level III Trauma
504	574		7 Center;
505	575		8 (5) the types of equipment that must be available for
506	576		9 trauma patients;
507	577		10 (6) requiring the trauma center to have a written
508	578		11 agreement with Level I Trauma Centers, Level II Trauma
509	579		12 Centers, and Acute Injury Stabilization Centers serving
510	580		13 the EMS Region outlining their respective responsibilities
511	581		14 in providing trauma services, executed within a reasonable
512	582		15 time designated by the Department, unless the requirement
513	583		16 for a Level I Trauma Center to serve that EMS Region has
514	584		17 been waived by the Department;
515	585		18 (7) requiring the trauma center to be affiliated with
516	586		19 an EMS System;
517	587		20 (8) requiring the trauma center to have a
518	588		21 communications system that is fully integrated with the
519	589		22 Level I Trauma Centers, Level II Trauma Centers, Acute
520	590		23 Injury Stabilization Centers, and the EMS Systems with
521	591		24 which it is affiliated;
522	592		25 (9) the types of data the trauma center must collect
523	593		26 and submit to the Department relating to the trauma
524	594
525	595
526	596
527	597
528	598
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531	601
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534	604		1 services it provides; such data may include information on
535	605		2 post-trauma care directly related to the initial traumatic
536	606		3 injury provided to trauma patients until their discharge
537	607		4 from the facility and information on discharge plans; and
538	608		5 (10) requiring the trauma center to have helicopter
539	609		6 landing capabilities approved by appropriate State and
540	610		7 federal authorities if the trauma center is located within
541	611		8 a municipality having a population of less than 2,000,000
542	612		9 people.
543	613		10 (210 ILCS 50/3.102 new)
544	614		11 Sec. 3.102. Acute Injury Stabilization Center minimum
545	615		12 standards. The Department shall establish, through rules
546	616		13 adopted pursuant to this Act, standards for Acute Injury
547	617		14 Stabilization Centers, which shall include, but need not be
548	618		15 limited to, Comprehensive or Basic Emergency Department
549	619		16 services pursuant to the Hospital Licensing Act.
550	620		17 (210 ILCS 50/3.105)
551	621		18 Sec. 3.105. Trauma Center Misrepresentation. No After the
552	622		19 effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995, no facility
553	623		20 shall use the phrase "trauma center" or words of similar
554	624		21 meaning in relation to itself or hold itself out as a trauma
555	625		22 center without first obtaining designation pursuant to this
556	626		23 Act.
557	627		24 (Source: P.A. 89-177, eff. 7-19-95.)
558	628
559	629
560	630
561	631
562	632
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568	638		1 (210 ILCS 50/3.106 new)
569	639		2 Sec. 3.106. Acute Injury Stabilization Center
570	640		3 misrepresentation. No facility shall use the phrase "Acute
571	641		4 Injury Stabilization Center" or words of similar meaning in
572	642		5 relation to itself or hold itself out as an Acute Injury
573	643		6 Stabilization Center without first obtaining designation
574	644		7 pursuant to this Act.
575	645		8 (210 ILCS 50/3.110)
576	646		9 Sec. 3.110. EMS system and trauma center confidentiality
577	647		10 and immunity.
578	648		11 (a) All information contained in or relating to any
579	649		12 medical audit performed of a trauma center's trauma services
580	650		13 or an Acute Injury Stabilization Center pursuant to this Act
581	651		14 or by an EMS Medical Director or his designee of medical care
582	652		15 rendered by System personnel, shall be afforded the same
583	653		16 status as is provided information concerning medical studies
584	654		17 in Article VIII, Part 21 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
585	655		18 Disclosure of such information to the Department pursuant to
586	656		19 this Act shall not be considered a violation of Article VIII,
587	657		20 Part 21 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
588	658		21 (b) Hospitals, trauma centers and individuals that perform
589	659		22 or participate in medical audits pursuant to this Act shall be
590	660		23 immune from civil liability to the same extent as provided in
591	661		24 Section 10.2 of the Hospital Licensing Act.
592	662
593	663
594	664
595	665
596	666
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599	669
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602	672		1 (c) All information relating to the State Emergency
603	673		2 Medical Services Disciplinary Review Board or a local review
604	674		3 board, except final decisions, shall be afforded the same
605	675		4 status as is provided information concerning medical studies
606	676		5 in Article VIII, Part 21 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
607	677		6 Disclosure of such information to the Department pursuant to
608	678		7 this Act shall not be considered a violation of Article VIII,
609	679		8 Part 21 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
610	680		9 (Source: P.A. 92-651, eff. 7-11-02.)
611	681		10 (210 ILCS 50/3.115)
612	682		11 Sec. 3.115. Pediatric care. Pediatric Trauma. The Director
613	683		12 shall appoint an advisory council to make recommendations for
614	684		13 pediatric care needs and develop strategies to address areas
615	685		14 of need as defined in rules adopted by the Department.
616	686		15 The Department shall:
617	687		16 (1) develop or promote recommendations for continuing
618	688		17 medical education, treatment guidelines, and other
619	689		18 programs for health practitioners and organizations
620	690		19 involved in pediatric care;
621	691		20 (2) support existing pediatric care programs and
622	692		21 assist in establishing new pediatric care initiatives
623	693		22 throughout the State;
624	694		23 (3) designate applicant hospitals that meet the
625	695		24 minimum standards established by the Department for their
626	696		25 pediatric emergency and critical care capabilities.
627	697
628	698
629	699
630	700
631	701
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637	707		1 Upon the availability of federal funds for pediatric care
638	708		2 demonstration projects, the Department shall:
639	709		3 (a) Convene a work group which will be charged with
640	710		4 conducting a needs assessment of pediatric trauma care and
641	711		5 with developing strategies to correct areas of need;
642	712		6 (b) Contract with the University of Illinois School of
643	713		7 Public Health to develop a secondary prevention program for
644	714		8 parents;
645	715		9 (c) Contract with an Illinois medical school to develop
646	716		10 training and continuing medical education programs for
647	717		11 physicians and nurses in treatment of pediatric trauma;
648	718		12 (d) Contract with an Illinois medical school to develop
649	719		13 and test triage and field scoring for pediatric trauma if the
650	720		14 needs assessment by the work group indicates that current
651	721		15 scoring is inadequate;
652	722		16 (e) Support existing pediatric trauma programs and assist
653	723		17 in establishing new pediatric trauma programs throughout the
654	724		18 State;
655	725		19 (f) Provide grants to EMS systems for special pediatric
656	726		20 equipment for prehospital care based on needs identified by
657	727		21 the work group; and
658	728		22 (g) Provide grants to EMS systems and trauma centers for
659	729		23 specialized training in pediatric trauma based on needs
660	730		24 identified by the work group.
661	731		25 (Source: P.A. 89-177, eff. 7-19-95.)
662	732
663	733
664	734
665	735
666	736
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672	742		1 (210 ILCS 50/3.140)
673	743		2 Sec. 3.140. Violations; Fines.
674	744		3 (a) The Department shall have the authority to impose
675	745		4 fines on any licensed vehicle service provider, stretcher van
676	746		5 provider, designated trauma center, Acute Injury Stabilization
677	747		6 Center, resource hospital, associate hospital, or
678	748		7 participating hospital.
679	749		8 (b) The Department shall adopt rules pursuant to this Act
680	750		9 which establish a system of fines related to the type and level
681	751		10 of violation or repeat violation, including, but not limited
682	752		11 to:
683	753		12 (1) A fine not exceeding $10,000 for each a violation
684	754		13 which created a condition or occurrence presenting a
685	755		14 substantial probability that death or serious harm to an
686	756		15 individual will or did result therefrom; and
687	757		16 (2) A fine not exceeding $5,000 for each a violation
688	758		17 which creates or created a condition or occurrence which
689	759		18 threatens the health, safety or welfare of an individual.
690	760		19 (c) A Notice of Intent to Impose Fine may be issued in
691	761		20 conjunction with or in lieu of a Notice of Intent to Suspend,
692	762		21 Revoke, Nonrenew or Deny, and shall conform to the
693	763		22 requirements specified in Section 3.130(d) of this Act. All
694	764		23 Hearings conducted pursuant to a Notice of Intent to Impose
695	765		24 Fine shall conform to the requirements specified in Section
696	766		25 3.135 of this Act.
697	767		26 (d) All fines collected pursuant to this Section shall be
698	768
699	769
700	770
701	771
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705	775
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708	778		1 deposited into the EMS Assistance Fund.
709	779		2 (Source: P.A. 98-973, eff. 8-15-14.)
710	780		3 (210 ILCS 50/3.200)
711	781		4 Sec. 3.200. State Emergency Medical Services Advisory
712	782		5 Council.
713	783		6 (a) There shall be established within the Department of
714	784		7 Public Health a State Emergency Medical Services Advisory
715	785		8 Council, which shall serve as an advisory body to the
716	786		9 Department on matters related to this Act.
717	787		10 (b) Membership of the Council shall include one
718	788		11 representative from each EMS Region, to be appointed by each
719	789		12 region's EMS Regional Advisory Committee. The Governor shall
720	790		13 appoint additional members to the Council as necessary to
721	791		14 insure that the Council includes one representative from each
722	792		15 of the following categories:
723	793		16 (1) EMS Medical Director,
724	794		17 (2) Trauma Center Medical Director,
725	795		18 (3) Licensed, practicing physician with regular and
726	796		19 frequent involvement in the provision of emergency care,
727	797		20 (4) Licensed, practicing physician with special
728	798		21 expertise in the surgical care of the trauma patient,
729	799		22 (5) EMS System Coordinator,
730	800		23 (6) TNS,
731	801		24 (7) Paramedic,
732	802		25 (7.5) A-EMT,
733	803
734	804
735	805
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743	813		1 (8) EMT-I,
744	814		2 (9) EMT,
745	815		3 (10) Private vehicle service provider,
746	816		4 (11) Law enforcement officer,
747	817		5 (12) Chief of a public vehicle service provider,
748	818		6 (13) Statewide firefighters' union member affiliated
749	819		7 with a vehicle service provider,
750	820		8 (14) Administrative representative from a fire
751	821		9 department vehicle service provider in a municipality with
752	822		10 a population of over 2 million people, ;
753	823		11 (15) Administrative representative from a Resource
754	824		12 Hospital or EMS System Administrative Director, and .
755	825		13 (16) Representative from a pediatric critical care
756	826		14 center.
757	827		15 (c) Members shall be appointed for a term of 3 years. All
758	828		16 appointees shall serve until their successors are appointed
759	829		17 and qualified.
760	830		18 (d) The Council shall be provided a 90-day period in which
761	831		19 to review and comment, in consultation with the subcommittee
762	832		20 to which the rules are relevant, upon all rules proposed by the
763	833		21 Department pursuant to this Act, except for rules adopted
764	834		22 pursuant to Section 3.190(a) of this Act, rules submitted to
765	835		23 the State Trauma Advisory Council and emergency rules adopted
766	836		24 pursuant to Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative
767	837		25 Procedure Act. The 90-day review and comment period may
768	838		26 commence upon the Department's submission of the proposed
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779	849		1 rules to the individual Council members, if the Council is not
780	850		2 meeting at the time the proposed rules are ready for Council
781	851		3 review. Any non-emergency rules adopted prior to the Council's
782	852		4 90-day review and comment period shall be null and void. If the
783	853		5 Council fails to advise the Department within its 90-day
784	854		6 review and comment period, the rule shall be considered acted
785	855		7 upon.
786	856		8 (e) Council members shall be reimbursed for reasonable
787	857		9 travel expenses incurred during the performance of their
788	858		10 duties under this Section.
789	859		11 (f) The Department shall provide administrative support to
790	860		12 the Council for the preparation of the agenda and minutes for
791	861		13 Council meetings and distribution of proposed rules to Council
792	862		14 members.
793	863		15 (g) The Council shall act pursuant to bylaws which it
794	864		16 adopts, which shall include the annual election of a Chair and
795	865		17 Vice-Chair.
796	866		18 (h) The Director or his designee shall be present at all
797	867		19 Council meetings.
798	868		20 (i) Nothing in this Section shall preclude the Council
799	869		21 from reviewing and commenting on proposed rules which fall
800	870		22 under the purview of the State Trauma Advisory Council.
801	871		23 (Source: P.A. 98-973, eff. 8-15-14.)
802	872		24 (210 ILCS 50/3.205)
803	873		25 Sec. 3.205. State Trauma Advisory Council.
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814	884		1 (a) There shall be established within the Department of
815	885		2 Public Health a State Trauma Advisory Council, which shall
816	886		3 serve as an advisory body to the Department on matters related
817	887		4 to trauma care and trauma centers.
818	888		5 (b) Membership of the Council shall include one
819	889		6 representative from each Regional Trauma Advisory Committee,
820	890		7 to be appointed by each Committee. The Governor shall appoint
821	891		8 the following additional members:
822	892		9 (1) An EMS Medical Director,
823	893		10 (2) A trauma center medical director,
824	894		11 (3) A trauma surgeon,
825	895		12 (4) A trauma nurse coordinator,
826	896		13 (5) A representative from a private vehicle service
827	897		14 provider,
828	898		15 (6) A representative from a public vehicle service
829	899		16 provider,
830	900		17 (7) A member of the State EMS Advisory Council, and
831		-	18 (8) ~~(Blank)~~, and ~~A neurosurgeon~~.
	901	+	18 (8) A neurosurgeon, and .
832	902		19 (9) A burn care medical representative.
833		-	20 ~~The Governor may appoint~~ a ~~neurosurgeon to the membership~~
834		-	21 ~~of the Council.~~
835		-	22 ~~(c) Members shall be appointed for a term of 3 years~~. ~~All~~
836		-	23 ~~appointees~~ shall ~~serve until their successors are appointed~~
837		-	24 and ~~qualified.~~
838		-	25 ~~(d) The Council shall be provided a 90-day~~ ~~period in which~~
839		-	26 ~~to review and comment upon all~~ rules ~~proposed by~~ the
	903	+	20 (c) Members shall be appointed for a term of 3 years. All
	904	+	21 appointees shall serve until their successors are appointed
	905	+	22 and qualified.
	906	+	23 (d) The Council shall be provided a 90-day period in which
	907	+	24 to review and comment upon all rules proposed by the
	908	+	25 Department pursuant to this Act concerning trauma care, except
	909	+	26 for emergency rules adopted pursuant to Section 5-45 of the
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850		-	1 ~~Department pursuant to this~~ Act ~~concerning trauma care,~~ ~~except~~
851		-	2 ~~for emergency rules adopted pursuant to Section 5-45 of~~ the
852		-	3 ~~Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.~~ The ~~90-day review and~~
853		-	4 ~~comment period may commence upon~~ the ~~Department's submission~~
854		-	5 ~~of the proposed~~ rules ~~to the individual Council members, if~~
855		-	6 the Council ~~is not meeting at the time the proposed rules are~~
856		-	7 ~~ready for~~ Council ~~review. Any non-emergency~~ ~~rules adopted~~
857		-	8 ~~prior to the Council's~~ 90-day review and comment period shall
858		-	9 ~~be null and void. If the Council fails to advise the Department~~
859		-	10 ~~within its 90-day review and comment period, the rule~~ shall be
860		-	11 ~~considered acted upon;~~
861		-	12 ~~(e) Council members shall be reimbursed for reasonable~~
862		-	13 ~~travel expenses incurred during~~ the ~~performance of their~~
863		-	14 ~~duties under this Section.~~
864		-	15 ~~(f) The Department shall provide administrative support~~ to
865		-	16 ~~the Council for the preparation of the agenda and minutes for~~
866		-	17 Council ~~meetings and distribution of proposed rules~~ to ~~Council~~
867		-	18 ~~members.~~
868		-	19 ~~(g) The Council shall act pursuant to bylaws which it~~
869		-	20 ~~adopts, which~~ shall ~~include the annual election of a Chair and~~
870		-	21 ~~Vice-Chair~~.
871		-	22 (h) The ~~Director or his designee shall be present at all~~
872		-	23 ~~Council meetings.~~
873		-	24 ~~(i) Nothing in this Section shall preclude~~ the Council
874		-	25 ~~from reviewing and commenting on proposed rules which fall~~
875		-	26 ~~under the purview of the State EMS Advisory Council.~~
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	920	+	1 Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The 90-day review and
	921	+	2 comment period may commence upon the Department's submission
	922	+	3 of the proposed rules to the individual Council members, if
	923	+	4 the Council is not meeting at the time the proposed rules are
	924	+	5 ready for Council review. Any non-emergency rules adopted
	925	+	6 prior to the Council's 90-day review and comment period shall
	926	+	7 be null and void. If the Council fails to advise the Department
	927	+	8 within its 90-day review and comment period, the rule shall be
	928	+	9 considered acted upon;
	929	+	10 (e) Council members shall be reimbursed for reasonable
	930	+	11 travel expenses incurred during the performance of their
	931	+	12 duties under this Section.
	932	+	13 (f) The Department shall provide administrative support to
	933	+	14 the Council for the preparation of the agenda and minutes for
	934	+	15 Council meetings and distribution of proposed rules to Council
	935	+	16 members.
	936	+	17 (g) The Council shall act pursuant to bylaws which it
	937	+	18 adopts, which shall include the annual election of a Chair and
	938	+	19 Vice-Chair.
	939	+	20 (h) The Director or his designee shall be present at all
	940	+	21 Council meetings.
	941	+	22 (i) Nothing in this Section shall preclude the Council
	942	+	23 from reviewing and commenting on proposed rules which fall
	943	+	24 under the purview of the State EMS Advisory Council.
	944	+	25 (Source: P.A. 98-973, eff. 8-15-14.)
	945	+	26 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
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