EMS-STATEWIDE SUSPENSION Senate SponsorsSen. Doris Turner and Adriane Johnson House Sponsors(Rep. Mary Beth Canty) 8/2/2024SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0779 210 ILCS 50/3.40Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that when the Director of Public Health or the Director's designee does not stay an immediate suspension order, the Director or the Director's designee shall identify whether the suspension shall immediately apply to statewide participation. Effective immediately.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that when an immediate suspension order is not stayed, the Director or the Director's designee within the Department of Public Health (instead of the Director or Director's designee) shall identify if that suspension shall immediately apply to statewide participation only in situations when a licensee has been charged with a crime while performing the licensee's official duties as an EMR, EMD, EMT, EMT-I, A-EMT, Paramedic, ECRN, TNS, PHRN, LI, PHPA, or PHAPRN and the licensee's continuation to practice poses the possibility of imminent harm to the public based off factual evidence provided to the Department (instead of only in situations when a licensee's continuation to practice poses the possibility of imminent harm to the public based off factual evidence provided to the Department). Effective immediately. 2/2/2024SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Doris Turner 2/2/2024SenateFirst Reading 2/2/2024SenateReferred to Assignments 2/14/2024SenateAssigned to Public Health 2/21/2024SenatePostponed - Public Health 3/8/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Doris Turner 3/8/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/12/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health 3/12/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/13/2024SenateDo Pass as Amended Public Health; 008-000-000 3/13/2024SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 14, 2024 3/14/2024SenateSecond Reading 3/14/2024SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 20, 2024 4/11/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson 4/11/2024SenateThird Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 4/11/2024HouseArrived in House 4/12/2024HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly 4/12/2024HouseFirst Reading 4/12/2024HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/12/2024HouseAlternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Mary Beth Canty 4/24/2024HouseAssigned to Public Health Committee 5/2/2024HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Public Health Committee; 008-000-000 5/2/2024HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/7/2024HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/7/2024HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/17/2024HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-001 5/17/2024SenatePassed Both Houses 6/14/2024SenateSent to the Governor 8/2/2024SenateGovernor Approved 8/2/2024SenateEffective Date August 2, 2024 8/2/2024SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0779