98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB2358
 
Introduced , by Rep. Sandra M. Pihos - Donald L. Moffitt
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



210 ILCS 50/2  from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5502

     Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that the Legislature finds and declares that emergency medical
services are essential services in the State of Illinois.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act 
5is amended  by changing Section 2 as follows:
 



6    (210 ILCS 50/2)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5502)



7    Sec. 2. Legislative intent; construction of Act. The 
8Legislature finds and declares that emergency medical
services 
9are essential services in the State of Illinois and it is the 
10intent of
this legislation to provide the State with systems 
11for
emergency medical
services by establishing within the State 
12Department of Public Health a central
authority responsible for 
13the coordination and integration of all activities within the 
14State concerning pre-hospital and
inter-hospital emergency 
15medical services, as well as non-emergency
medical transports, 
16and
the overall planning, evaluation,
and regulation of 
17pre-hospital emergency medical services systems. 

18    The provisions of this Act shall not be construed to deny 
19emergency medical
services to persons outside the boundaries of 
20this State nor to limit,
restrict,
or prevent any cooperative 
21agreement for the provision of emergency medical
services 
22between this State, or any of its political subdivisions, and 
23any
other State or its political subdivisions or a federal 
 
 
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1agency.

2    The provisions of this Act shall not be construed to

3regulate the emergency transportation of persons by friends
or 
4family members, in personal vehicles that are not
ambulances, 
5specialized emergency medical service vehicles,
first response 
6vehicles or medical carriers.

7    This legislation is intended to provide minimum
standards 
8for the statewide delivery of EMS services.  It
is recognized, 
9however, that diversities exist between
different areas of the 
10State, based on geography, location
of health care facilities, 
11availability of personnel, and
financial resources.  The 
12Legislature therefore intends that
the implementation and 
13enforcement of this Act by
the Illinois Department of Public 
14Health accommodate those
varying needs and interests to the 
15greatest extent possible
without jeopardizing appropriate 
16standards of medical care,
through the Department's exercise of 
17the waiver provision of
this Act and its adoption of rules 
18pursuant to this Act.

19(Source: P.A. 88-1; 89-177, eff. 7-19-95.)