PART515. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TRAUMA CENTER, COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER, PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND ACUTE STROKE READY HOSPITAL CODE  


SUBPART A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 515.100. Definitions
§ 515.125. Incorporated and Referenced Materials
§ 515.150. Waiver Provisions
§ 515.160. Facility, System and Equipment Violations, Hearings and Fines
§ 515.165. Suspension, Revocation and Denial of Licensure
§ 515.170. Employer Responsibility
§ 515.180. Administrative Hearings
§ 515.190. Felony Convictions
SUBPART B. EMS REGIONS
§ 515.200. Emergency Medical Services Regions
§ 515.210. EMS Regional Plan Development
§ 515.220. EMS Regional Plan Content
§ 515.230. Resolution of Disputes Concerning the EMS Regional Plan
§ 515.240. Bioterrorism Grants
§ 515.250. Hospital Stroke Care Fund
§ 515.255. Stroke Data Collection Fund
SUBPART C. EMS SYSTEMS
§ 515.300. Approval of New EMS Systems
§ 515.310. Approval and Renewal of EMS Systems
§ 515.315. Bypass or Resource Limitation Status Review
§ 515.320. Scope of EMS Service
§ 515.330. EMS System Program Plan
§ 515.340. EMS Medical Director's Course
§ 515.350. Data Collection and Submission
§ 515.360. Approval of Additional Drugs and Equipment
§ 515.370. Automated Defibrillation [Repealed]
§ 515.380. Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) and Practitioner Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Policy
§ 515.390. Minimum Standards for Continuing Operation
§ 515.400. General Communications
§ 515.410. EMS System Communications
§ 515.420. System Participation Suspensions
§ 515.430. Suspension, Revocation and Denial of Licensure of EMTs [Repealed]
§ 515.440. State Emergency Medical Services Disciplinary Review Board
§ 515.445. Pediatric Care
§ 515.450. Complaints
§ 515.455. Intra- and Inter-System Dispute Resolution
§ 515.460. Fees
§ 515.470. Participation by Veterans Health Administration Facilities
SUBPART D. EDUCATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-INTERMEDIATE, PARAMEDICS AND EMS PERSONNEL
§ 515.500. EMS System Education Program-Emergency Medical Technician
§ 515.510. Advanced Emergency Medical Technician and Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate Education
§ 515.520. Paramedic Education
§ 515.530. EMT, A-EMT, EMT-I and Paramedic Testing
§ 515.540. EMT, A-EMT, EMT-I and Paramedic Licensure
§ 515.550. Scope of Practice - Licensed EMT and Paramedic
§ 515.560. EMT Continuing Education
§ 515.570. A-EMT and EMT-I Continuing Education
§ 515.580. Paramedic Continuing Education
§ 515.590. EMS Personnel License Renewals
§ 515.600. EMS Personnel Inactive Status
§ 515.610. EMT, A-EMT, EMT-I and Paramedic Reciprocity
§ 515.620. Felony Convictions [Renumbered]
§ 515.630. Evaluation and Recognition of Military Experience and Education
§ 515.640. Reinstatement
SUBPART E. EMS LEAD INSTRUCTOR, EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCHER, EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONDER, PRE-HOSPITAL REGISTERED NURSE, EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS REGISTERED NURSE, AND TRAUMA NURSE SPECIALIST
§ 515.700. EMS Lead Instructor
§ 515.710. Emergency Medical Dispatcher
§ 515.715. Provisional Licensure for Emergency Medical Responders
§ 515.720. First Responder [Repealed]
§ 515.725. Emergency Medical Responder
§ 515.730. Pre-Hospital Registered Nurse, Pre-Hospital Physician Assistant, Pre-Hospital Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
§ 515.740. Emergency Communications Registered Nurse
§ 515.750. Trauma Nurse Specialist
§ 515.760. Trauma Nurse Specialist Program Plan
SUBPART F. VEHICLE SERVICE PROVIDERS
§ 515.800. Vehicle Service Provider Licensure
§ 515.810. EMS Vehicle System Participation
§ 515.820. Denial, Nonrenewal, Suspension and Revocation of a Vehicle Service Provider License
§ 515.825. Alternate Response Vehicle
§ 515.827. Ambulance Assistance Vehicle Provider Upgrades
§ 515.830. Ambulance Licensing Requirements
§ 515.833. In-Field Service Level Upgrade – Rural Population
§ 515.835. Stretcher Van Provider Licensing Requirements
§ 515.840. Stretcher Van Requirements
§ 515.845. Operation of Stretcher Vans
§ 515.850. Reserve Ambulances
§ 515.860. Critical Care Transport
SUBPART G. LICENSURE OF SPECIALIZED EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES VEHICLE (SEMSV) PROGRAMS
§ 515.900. Licensure of SEMSV Programs - General
§ 515.910. Denial, Nonrenewal, Suspension or Revocation of SEMSV Licensure
§ 515.920. SEMSV Program Licensure Requirements for All Vehicles
§ 515.930. Helicopter and Fixed-Wing Aircraft Requirements
§ 515.935. EMS Pilot Specifications
§ 515.940. Aeromedical Crew Member Education Requirements
§ 515.945. Aircraft Vehicle Specifications and Operation
§ 515.950. Aircraft Medical Equipment and Drugs
§ 515.955. Vehicle Maintenance for Helicopter and Fixed-wing Aircraft Programs
§ 515.960. Aircraft Communications and Dispatch Center
§ 515.963. Flight Program Safety Standards
§ 515.965. Watercraft Requirements
§ 515.970. Watercraft Vehicle Specifications and Operation
§ 515.975. Watercraft Medical Equipment and Drugs
§ 515.980. Watercraft Communications and Dispatch Center
§ 515.985. Off-Road SEMSV Requirements
§ 515.990. Off-Road Vehicle Specifications and Operation
§ 515.995. Off-Road Medical Equipment and Drugs
§ 515.1000. Off-Road Communications and Dispatch Center
SUBPART H. TRAUMA CENTERS
§ 515.2000. Trauma Center Designation
§ 515.2010. Denial of Application for Designation or Request for Renewal
§ 515.2020. Inspection and Revocation of Designation
§ 515.2030. Level I Trauma Center Designation Criteria
§ 515.2035. Level I Pediatric Trauma Center
§ 515.2040. Level II Trauma Center Designation Criteria
§ 515.2045. Level II Pediatric Trauma Center
§ 515.2050. Trauma Center Uniform Reporting Requirements
§ 515.2060. Trauma Patient Evaluation and Transfer
§ 515.2070. Trauma Center Designation Delegation to Local Health Departments
§ 515.2080. Trauma Center Confidentiality and Immunity
§ 515.2090. Trauma Center Fund
§ 515.2100. Pediatric Care [Renumbered]
§ 515.2200. Suspension Policy for Trauma Nurse Specialist Certification
SUBPART I. EMS ASSISTANCE FUND
§ 515.3000. EMS Assistance Fund Administration
SUBPART J. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN
§ 515.3090. Pediatric Recognition of Hospital Emergency Departments and Inpatient Critical Care Services
§ 515.4000. Facility Recognition Criteria for the Emergency Department Approved for Pediatrics (EDAP)
§ 515.4010. Facility Recognition Criteria for the Standby Emergency Department Approved for Pediatrics (SEDP)
§ 515.4020. Facility Recognition Criteria for the Pediatric Critical Care Center (PCCC)
SUBPART K. COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTERS, PRIMARY STROKE CENTERS AND ACUTE STROKE-READY HOSPITALS
§ 515.5000. Definitions
§ 515.5002. State Stroke Advisory Subcommittee
§ 515.5004. Regional Stroke Advisory Subcommittee
§ 515.5010. Stroke Care – Restricted Practices
§ 515.5015. Comprehensive Stroke Center (CSC) Designation
§ 515.5016. Request for Comprehensive Stroke Center Designation
§ 515.5017. Suspension and Revocation of Comprehensive Stoke Center Designation
§ 515.5020. Primary Stroke Center (PSC) Designation
§ 515.5030. Request for Primary Stroke Center Designation
§ 515.5040. Suspension and Revocation of Primary Stroke Center Designation
§ 515.5050. Acute Stroke-Ready Hospital (ASRH) Designation without National Certification
§ 515.5060. Acute Stroke-Ready Hospital Designation Criteria without National Certification
§ 515.5070. Request for Acute Stroke-Ready Hospital Designation without National Certification
§ 515.5080. Suspension and Revocation of Acute Stroke-Ready Hospital Designation without National Certification
§ 515.5083. Acute Stroke-Ready Hospital Designation with National Certification
§ 515.5085. Request for Acute Stroke-Ready Hospital Designation with National Certification
§ 515.5087. Suspension and Revocation of Acute Stroke-Ready Hospital Designation with National Certification
§ 515.5090. Data Collection and Submission
§ 515.5100. Statewide Stroke Assessment Tool
§ 515.APPENDIX A. A Request for Designation (RFD) Trauma Center
§ 515.APPENDIX B. A Request for Renewal of Trauma Center Designation
§ 515.APPENDIX C. Minimum Trauma Field Triage Criteria
§ 515.APPENDIX D. Administrative, Legal and EMS Protocols and Guidelines
§ 515.APPENDIX E. Minimum Prescribed Data Elements
§ 515.APPENDIX F. Template for In-House Triage for Trauma Centers
§ 515.APPENDIX G. Credentials of General/Trauma Surgeons Level I and Level II
§ 515.APPENDIX H. Credentials of Emergency Department Physicians Level I and Level II
§ 515.APPENDIX I. Credentials of General/Trauma Surgeons Level I and Level II Pediatric Trauma Centers
§ 515.APPENDIX J. Credentials of Emergency Department Physicians Level I and Level II Pediatric Trauma Centers
§ 515.APPENDIX K. Application for Facility Recognition for Emergency Department with Pediatrics Capabilities
§ 515.APPENDIX L. Pediatric Equipment Requirements for Emergency Departments
§ 515.APPENDIX M. Inter-facility Pediatric Trauma and Critical Care Consultation and/or Transfer Guideline
§ 515.APPENDIX N. Pediatric Critical Care Center (PCCC)/Emergency Department Approved for Pediatrics (EDAP) Recognition Application
§ 515.APPENDIX O. Pediatric Critical Care Center Plan
§ 515.APPENDIX P. Pediatric Critical Care Center (PCCC) Pediatric Equipment/Supplies/Medications Requirements
SOURCE: Emergency Rule adopted at 19 Ill. Reg. 13084, effective September 1, 1995 for a maximum of 150 days; emergency expired January 28, 1996; adopted at 20 Ill. Reg. 3203, effective February 9, 1996; emergency amendment at 21 Ill. Reg. 2437, effective January 31, 1997, for a maximum of 150 days; amended at 21 Ill. Reg. 5170, effective April 15, 1997; amended at 22 Ill. Reg. 11835, effective June 25, 1998; amended at 22 Ill. Reg. 16543, effective September 8, 1998; amended at 24 Ill. Reg. 8585, effective June 10, 2000; amended at 24 Ill. Reg. 9006, effective June 15, 2000; amended at 24 Ill. Reg. 19218, effective December 15, 2000; amended at 25 Ill. Reg. 16386, effective December 20, 2001; amended at 26 Ill. Reg. 18367, effective December 20, 2002; amended at 27 Ill. Reg. 1277, effective January 10, 2003; amended at 27 Ill. Reg. 6352, effective April 15, 2003; amended at 27 Ill. Reg. 7302, effective April 25, 2003; amended at 27 Ill. Reg. 13507, effective July 25, 2003; emergency amendment at 29 Ill. Reg. 12640, effective July 29, 2005, for a maximum of 150 days; emergency expired December 25, 2005; amended at 30 Ill. Reg. 8658, effective April 21, 2006; amended at 32 Ill. Reg. 16255, effective September 18, 2008; amended at 35 Ill. Reg. 6195, effective March 22, 2011; amended at 35 Ill. Reg. 15278, effective August 30, 2011; amended at 35 Ill. Reg. 16697, effective September 29, 2011; amended at 35 Ill. Reg. 18331, effective October 21, 2011; amended at 35 Ill. Reg. 20609, effective December 9, 2011; amended at 36 Ill. Reg. 880, effective January 6, 2012; amended at 36 Ill. Reg. 2296, effective January 25, 2012; amended at 36 Ill. Reg. 3208, effective February 15, 2012; amended at 36 Ill. Reg. 11196, effective July 3, 2012; amended at 36 Ill. Reg. 17490, effective December 3, 2012; amended at 37 Ill. Reg. 5714, effective April 15, 2013; amended at 37 Ill. Reg. 7128, effective May 13, 2013; amended at 37 Ill. Reg. 10683, effective June 25, 2013; amended at 37 Ill. Reg. 18883, effective November 12, 2013; amended at 37 Ill. Reg. 19610, effective November 20, 2013; amended at 38 Ill. Reg. 9053, effective April 9, 2014; amended at 38 Ill. Reg. 16304, effective July 18, 2014; amended at 39 Ill. Reg. 13075, effective September 8, 2015; amended at 40 Ill. Reg. 8274, effective June 3, 2016; amended at 40 Ill. Reg. 10006, effective July 11, 2016; recodified at 42 Ill. Reg. 10700; amended at 42 Ill. Reg. 17632, effective September 20, 2018; amended at 43 Ill. Reg. 4145, effective March 19, 2019; emergency amendment at 44 Ill. Reg. 6463, effective April 10, 2020, for a maximum of 150 days; amended at 44 Ill. Reg. 15619, effective September 1, 2020; emergency amendment at 45 Ill. Reg. 12108, effective September 17, 2021, for a maximum of 150 days; emergency expired February 13, 2022; emergency amendment at 46 Ill. Reg. 1173, effective December 27, 2021, for a maximum of 150 days; emergency amendment to emergency rule at 46 Ill. Reg. 7899, effective April 26, 2022, for the remainder of the 150 days; emergency rule as amended expired May 25, 2022; emergency amendment at 46 Ill. Reg. 3419, effective February 14, 2022, for a maximum of 150 days; emergency expired July 13, 2022; emergency amendment at 46 Ill. Reg. 10000, effective May 26, 2022, for a maximum of 150 days; emergency expired October 22, 2022; emergency amendment at 46 Ill. Reg. 17682, effective October 23, 2022, for a maximum of 150 days; amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 20898, effective December 16, 2022.

Notation

AUTHORITY: Implementing and authorized by the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act [210 ILCS 50].