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1		AN ACT concerning regulation.
2		Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3		represented in the General Assembly:
4		Section 5. The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act
5		is amended by adding Section 3.86 as follows:
6		(210 ILCS 50/3.86 new)
7		Sec. 3.86. Stretcher van providers.
8		(a) In this Section, "stretcher van provider" means an
9		entity licensed by the Department to provide non-emergency
10		transportation of passengers on a stretcher in compliance with
11		this Act or the rules adopted by the Department pursuant to
12		this Act, utilizing stretcher vans.
13		(b) The Department has the authority and responsibility to
14		do the following:
15		(1) Require all stretcher van providers, both publicly
16		and privately owned, to be licensed by the Department.
17		(2) Establish licensing and safety standards and
18		requirements for stretcher van providers, through rules
19		adopted pursuant to this Act, including but not limited to:
20		(A) Vehicle design, specification, operation, and
21		maintenance standards.
22		(B) Safety equipment requirements and standards.
23		(C) Staffing requirements.

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1		(D) Annual license renewal.
2		(3) License all stretcher van providers that have met
3		the Department's requirements for licensure.
4		(4) Annually inspect all licensed stretcher van
5		providers, and relicense providers that have met the
6		Department's requirements for license renewal.
7		(5) Suspend, revoke, refuse to issue, or refuse to
8		renew the license of any stretcher van provider, or that
9		portion of a license pertaining to a specific vehicle
10		operated by a provider, after an opportunity for a hearing,
11		when findings show that the provider or one or more of its
12		vehicles has failed to comply with the standards and
13		requirements of this Act or the rules adopted by the
14		Department pursuant to this Act.
15		(6) Issue an emergency suspension order for any
16		provider or vehicle licensed under this Act when the
17		Director or his or her designee has determined that an
18		immediate or serious danger to the public health, safety,
19		and welfare exists. Suspension or revocation proceedings
20		that offer an opportunity for a hearing shall be promptly
21		initiated after the emergency suspension order has been
22		issued.
23		(7) Prohibit any stretcher van provider from
24		advertising, identifying its vehicles, or disseminating
25		information in a false or misleading manner concerning the
26		provider's type and level of vehicles, location, response

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1		times, level of personnel, licensure status, or EMS System
2		participation.
3		(8) Charge each stretcher van provider a fee, to be
4		submitted with each application for licensure and license
5		renewal, which shall not exceed $25 per vehicle, up to $500
6		per provider.
7		(c) A stretcher van provider may provide transport of a
8		passenger on a stretcher, provided the passenger meets all of
9		the following requirements:
10		(1) He or she needs no medical equipment, except
11		self-administered medications.
12		(2) He or she needs no medical monitoring or medical
13		observation.
14		(3) He or she needs routine transportation to or from a
15		medical appointment or service if the passenger is
16		convalescent or otherwise bed-confined and does not
17		require medical monitoring, aid, care, or treatment during
18		transport.
19		(d) A stretcher van provider may not transport a passenger
20		who meets any of the following conditions:
21		(1) He or she is currently admitted to a hospital or is
22		being transported to a hospital for admission or emergency
23		treatment.
24		(2) He or she is acutely ill, wounded, or medically
25		unstable as determined by a licensed physician.
26		(3) He or she is experiencing an emergency medical

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1		condition, an acute medical condition, an exacerbation of a
2		chronic medical condition, or a sudden illness or injury.
3		(4) He or she was administered a medication that might
4		prevent the passenger from caring for himself or herself.
5		(5) He or she was moved from one environment where
6		24-hour medical monitoring or medical observation will
7		take place by certified or licensed nursing personnel to
8		another such environment. Such environments shall include,
9		but not be limited to, hospitals licensed under the
10		Hospital Licensing Act or operated under the University of
11		Illinois Hospital Act, and nursing facilities licensed
12		under the Nursing Home Care Act.
13		Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14		becoming law.