103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB3548
 
Introduced 2/9/2024, by Sen. Laura Ellman
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

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.


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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 
5Act is amended by changing Sections 3.30, 3.90, 3.95, 3.100, 
63.105, 3.110, 3.115, 3.140, 3.200, and 3.205 and by adding 
7Sections 3.101, 3.102, and 3.106 as follows:

8 (210 ILCS 50/3.30)
9 Sec. 3.30. EMS Region Plan; Content. 
10 (a) The EMS Medical Directors Committee shall address at 
11least the following:
12  (1) Protocols for inter-System/inter-Region patient 
13 transports, including identifying the conditions of 
14 emergency patients which may not be transported to the 
15 different levels of emergency department, based on their 
16 Department classifications and relevant Regional 
17 considerations (e.g. transport times and distances);
18  (2) Regional standing medical orders;
19  (3) Patient transfer patterns, including criteria for 
20 determining whether a patient needs the specialized 
21 services of a trauma center, along with protocols for the 
22 bypassing of or diversion to any hospital, trauma center 
23 or regional trauma center which are consistent with 
 
 
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1 individual System bypass or diversion protocols and 
2 protocols for patient choice or refusal;
3  (4) Protocols for resolving Regional or Inter-System 
4 conflict;
5  (5) An EMS disaster preparedness plan which includes 
6 the actions and responsibilities of all EMS participants 
7 within the Region. Within 90 days of the effective date of 
8 this amendatory Act of 1996, an EMS System shall submit to 
9 the Department for review an internal disaster plan. At a 
10 minimum, the plan shall include contingency plans for the 
11 transfer of patients to other facilities if an evacuation 
12 of the hospital becomes necessary due to a catastrophe, 
13 including but not limited to, a power failure;
14  (6) Regional standardization of continuing education 
15 requirements;
16  (7) Regional standardization of Do Not Resuscitate 
17 (DNR) policies, and protocols for power of attorney for 
18 health care;
19  (8) Protocols for disbursement of Department grants;
20  (9) Protocols for the triage, treatment, and transport 
21 of possible acute stroke patients; and 
22  (10) Regional standing medical orders for the 
23 administration of opioid antagonists. 
24 (b) The Trauma Center Medical Directors or Trauma Center 
25Medical Directors Committee shall address at least the 
26following:
 
 
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1  (1) The identification of Regional Trauma Centers;
2  (2) Protocols for inter-System and inter-Region trauma 
3 patient transports, including identifying the conditions 
4 of emergency patients which may not be transported to the 
5 different levels of emergency department, based on their 
6 Department classifications and relevant Regional 
7 considerations (e.g. transport times and distances);
8  (3) Regional trauma standing medical orders;
9  (4) Trauma patient transfer patterns, including 
10 criteria for determining whether a patient needs the 
11 specialized services of a trauma center, along with 
12 protocols for the bypassing of or diversion to any 
13 hospital, trauma center or regional trauma center which 
14 are consistent with individual System bypass or diversion 
15 protocols and protocols for patient choice or refusal;
16  (5) The identification of which types of patients can 
17 be cared for by Level I Trauma Centers, and Level II Trauma 
18 Centers, and Level III Trauma Centers;
19  (6) Criteria for inter-hospital transfer of trauma 
20 patients;
21  (7) The treatment of trauma patients in each trauma 
22 center within the Region;
23  (8) A program for conducting a quarterly conference 
24 which shall include at a minimum a discussion of morbidity 
25 and mortality between all professional staff involved in 
26 the care of trauma patients;
 
 
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1  (9) The establishment of a Regional trauma quality 
2 assurance and improvement subcommittee, consisting of 
3 trauma surgeons, which shall perform periodic medical 
4 audits of each trauma center's trauma services, and 
5 forward tabulated data from such reviews to the 
6 Department; and
7  (10) The establishment, within 90 days of the 
8 effective date of this amendatory Act of 1996, of an 
9 internal disaster plan, which shall include, at a minimum, 
10 contingency plans for the transfer of patients to other 
11 facilities if an evacuation of the hospital becomes 
12 necessary due to a catastrophe, including but not limited 
13 to, a power failure.
14 (c) The Region's EMS Medical Directors and Trauma Center 
15Medical Directors Committees shall appoint any subcommittees 
16which they deem necessary to address specific issues 
17concerning Region activities.
18(Source: P.A. 99-480, eff. 9-9-15.)

19 (210 ILCS 50/3.90)
20 Sec. 3.90. Trauma Center Designations. 
21 (a) "Trauma Center" means a hospital which: (1) within 
22designated capabilities provides optimal care to trauma 
23patients; (2) participates in an approved EMS System; and (3) 
24is duly designated pursuant to the provisions of this Act. 
25Level I Trauma Centers shall provide all essential services 
 
 
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1in-house, 24 hours per day, in accordance with rules adopted 
2by the Department pursuant to this Act. Level II and Level III 
3Trauma Centers shall have some essential services available 
4in-house, 24 hours per day, and other essential services 
5readily available, 24 hours per day, in accordance with rules 
6adopted by the Department pursuant to this Act.
7 (a-5) An Acute Injury Stabilization Center shall have a 
8basic or comprehensive emergency department capable of initial 
9management and transfer of the acutely injured in accordance 
10with rules adopted by the Department pursuant to this Act. 
11 (b) The Department shall have the authority and 
12responsibility to: 
13  (1) Establish and enforce minimum standards for 
14 designation and re-designation of 3 levels of trauma 
15 centers that meet trauma center national standards, as 
16 modified by the Department in administrative rules as a 
17 Level I or Level II Trauma Center, consistent with 
18 Sections 22 and 23 of this Act, through rules adopted 
19 pursuant to this Act; 
20  (2) Require hospitals applying for trauma center 
21 designation to submit a plan for designation in a manner 
22 and form prescribed by the Department through rules 
23 adopted pursuant to this Act; 
24  (3) Upon receipt of a completed plan for designation, 
25 conduct a site visit to inspect the hospital for 
26 compliance with the Department's minimum standards. Such 
 
 
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1 visit shall be conducted by specially qualified personnel 
2 with experience in the delivery of emergency medical 
3 and/or trauma care. A report of the inspection shall be 
4 provided to the Director within 30 days of the completion 
5 of the site visit. The report shall note compliance or 
6 lack of compliance with the individual standards for 
7 designation, but shall not offer a recommendation on 
8 granting or denying designation; 
9  (4) Designate applicant hospitals as Level I, or Level 
10 II, or Level III Trauma Centers which meet the minimum 
11 standards established by this Act and the Department. The 
12 Beginning September 1, 1997 the Department shall designate 
13 a new trauma center only when a local or regional need for 
14 such trauma center has been identified. The Department 
15 shall request an assessment of local or regional need from 
16 the applicable EMS Region's Trauma Center Medical 
17 Directors Committee, with advice from the Regional Trauma 
18 Advisory Committee. This shall not be construed as a needs 
19 assessment for health planning or other purposes outside 
20 of this Act; 
21  (5) Attempt to designate trauma centers in all areas 
22 of the State. There shall be at least one Level I Trauma 
23 Center serving each EMS Region, unless waived by the 
24 Department. This subsection shall not be construed to 
25 require a Level I Trauma Center to be located in each EMS 
26 Region. Level I Trauma Centers shall serve as resources 
 
 
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1 for the Level II and Level III Trauma Centers and Acute 
2 Injury Stabilization Centers in the EMS Regions. The 
3 extent of such relationships shall be defined in the EMS 
4 Region Plan; 
5  (6) Inspect designated trauma centers to assure 
6 compliance with the provisions of this Act and the rules 
7 adopted pursuant to this Act. Information received by the 
8 Department through filed reports, inspection, or as 
9 otherwise authorized under this Act shall not be disclosed 
10 publicly in such a manner as to identify individuals or 
11 hospitals, except in proceedings involving the denial, 
12 suspension or revocation of a trauma center designation or 
13 imposition of a fine on a trauma center; 
14  (7) Renew trauma center designations every 2 years, 
15 after an on-site inspection, based on compliance with 
16 renewal requirements and standards for continuing 
17 operation, as prescribed by the Department through rules 
18 adopted pursuant to this Act; 
19  (8) Refuse to issue or renew a trauma center 
20 designation, after providing an opportunity for a hearing, 
21 when findings show that it does not meet the standards and 
22 criteria prescribed by the Department; 
23  (9) Review and determine whether a trauma center's 
24 annual morbidity and mortality rates for trauma patients 
25 significantly exceed the State average for such rates, 
26 using a uniform recording methodology based on nationally 
 
 
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1 recognized standards. Such determination shall be 
2 considered as a factor in any decision by the Department 
3 to renew or refuse to renew a trauma center designation 
4 under this Act, but shall not constitute the sole basis 
5 for refusing to renew a trauma center designation; 
6  (10) Take the following action, as appropriate, after 
7 determining that a trauma center is in violation of this 
8 Act or any rule adopted pursuant to this Act: 
9   (A) If the Director determines that the violation 
10 presents a substantial probability that death or 
11 serious physical harm will result and if the trauma 
12 center fails to eliminate the violation immediately or 
13 within a fixed period of time, not exceeding 10 days, 
14 as determined by the Director, the Director may 
15 immediately revoke the trauma center designation. The 
16 trauma center may appeal the revocation within 15 days 
17 after receiving the Director's revocation order, by 
18 requesting a hearing as provided by Section 29 of this 
19 Act. The Director shall notify the chair of the 
20 Region's Trauma Center Medical Directors Committee and 
21 EMS Medical Directors for appropriate EMS Systems of 
22 such trauma center designation revocation; 
23   (B) If the Director determines that the violation 
24 does not present a substantial probability that death 
25 or serious physical harm will result, the Director 
26 shall issue a notice of violation and request a plan of 
 
 
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1 correction which shall be subject to the Department's 
2 approval. The trauma center shall have 10 days after 
3 receipt of the notice of violation in which to submit a 
4 plan of correction. The Department may extend this 
5 period for up to 30 days. The plan shall include a 
6 fixed time period not in excess of 90 days within which 
7 violations are to be corrected. The plan of correction 
8 and the status of its implementation by the trauma 
9 center shall be provided, as appropriate, to the EMS 
10 Medical Directors for appropriate EMS Systems. If the 
11 Department rejects a plan of correction, it shall send 
12 notice of the rejection and the reason for the 
13 rejection to the trauma center. The trauma center 
14 shall have 10 days after receipt of the notice of 
15 rejection in which to submit a modified plan. If the 
16 modified plan is not timely submitted, or if the 
17 modified plan is rejected, the trauma center shall 
18 follow an approved plan of correction imposed by the 
19 Department. If, after notice and opportunity for 
20 hearing, the Director determines that a trauma center 
21 has failed to comply with an approved plan of 
22 correction, the Director may suspend or revoke the 
23 trauma center designation. The trauma center shall 
24 have 15 days after receiving the Director's notice in 
25 which to request a hearing. Such hearing shall conform 
26 to the provisions of Section 3.135 30 of this Act; 
 
 
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1  (11) The Department may delegate authority to local 
2 health departments in jurisdictions which include a 
3 substantial number of trauma centers. The delegated 
4 authority to those local health departments shall include, 
5 but is not limited to, the authority to designate trauma 
6 centers with final approval by the Department, maintain a 
7 regional data base with concomitant reporting of trauma 
8 registry data, and monitor, inspect and investigate trauma 
9 centers within their jurisdiction, in accordance with the 
10 requirements of this Act and the rules promulgated by the 
11 Department; 
12   (A) The Department shall monitor the performance 
13 of local health departments with authority delegated 
14 pursuant to this Section, based upon performance 
15 criteria established in rules promulgated by the 
16 Department; 
17   (B) Delegated authority may be revoked for 
18 substantial non-compliance with the Act or the 
19 Department's rules. Notice of an intent to revoke 
20 shall be served upon the local health department by 
21 certified mail, stating the reasons for revocation and 
22 offering an opportunity for an administrative hearing 
23 to contest the proposed revocation. The request for a 
24 hearing must be in writing and received by the 
25 Department within 10 working days of the local health 
26 department's receipt of notification; 
 
 
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1   (C) The director of a local health department may 
2 relinquish its delegated authority upon 60 days 
3 written notification to the Director of Public Health.
4(Source: P.A. 89-177, eff. 7-19-95.)

5 (210 ILCS 50/3.95)
6 Sec. 3.95. Level I Trauma Center Minimum Standards. The 
7Department shall establish, through rules adopted pursuant to 
8this Act, standards for Level I Trauma Centers which shall 
9include, but need not be limited to:
10 (a) The designation by the trauma center of a Trauma 
11Center Medical Director and specification of his 
12qualifications;
13 (b) The types of surgical services the trauma center must 
14have available for trauma patients, including but not limited 
15to a twenty-four hour in-house surgeon with operating 
16privileges and ancillary staff necessary for immediate 
17surgical intervention;
18 (c) The types of nonsurgical services the trauma center 
19must have available for trauma patients;
20 (d) The numbers and qualifications of emergency medical 
21personnel;
22 (e) The types of equipment that must be available to 
23trauma patients;
24 (f) Requiring the trauma center to be affiliated with an 
25EMS System;
 
 
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1 (g) Requiring the trauma center to have a communications 
2system that is fully integrated with all Level II Trauma 
3Centers, Level III Trauma Centers, Acute Injury Stabilization 
4Centers, and EMS Systems with which it is affiliated;
5 (h) The types of data the trauma center must collect and 
6submit to the Department relating to the trauma services it 
7provides. Such data may include information on post-trauma 
8care directly related to the initial traumatic injury provided 
9to trauma patients until their discharge from the facility and 
10information on discharge plans;
11 (i) Requiring the trauma center to have helicopter landing 
12capabilities approved by appropriate State and federal 
13authorities, if the trauma center is located within a 
14municipality having a population of less than two million 
15people; and
16 (j) Requiring written agreements with Level II Trauma 
17Centers, Level III Trauma Centers, and Acute Injury 
18Stabilization Centers in the EMS Regions it serves, executed 
19within a reasonable time designated by the Department.
20(Source: P.A. 89-177, eff. 7-19-95.)

21 (210 ILCS 50/3.100)
22 Sec. 3.100. Level II Trauma Center Minimum Standards. The 
23Department shall establish, through rules adopted pursuant to 
24this Act, standards for Level II Trauma Centers which shall 
25include, but need not be limited to:
 
 
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1 (a) The designation by the trauma center of a Trauma 
2Center Medical Director and specification of his 
3qualifications;
4 (b) The types of surgical services the trauma center must 
5have available for trauma patients. The Department shall not 
6require the availability of all surgical services required of 
7Level I Trauma Centers;
8 (c) The types of nonsurgical services the trauma center 
9must have available for trauma patients;
10 (d) The numbers and qualifications of emergency medical 
11personnel, taking into consideration the more limited trauma 
12services available in a Level II Trauma Center;
13 (e) The types of equipment that must be available for 
14trauma patients;
15 (f) Requiring the trauma center to have a written 
16agreement with a Level I Trauma Centers, Level III Trauma 
17Centers, and Acute Injury Stabilization Centers Center serving 
18the EMS Region outlining their respective responsibilities in 
19providing trauma services, executed within a reasonable time 
20designated by the Department, unless the requirement for a 
21Level I Trauma Center to serve that EMS Region has been waived 
22by the Department;
23 (g) Requiring the trauma center to be affiliated with an 
24EMS System;
25 (h) Requiring the trauma center to have a communications 
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1Centers, Level III Trauma Centers, Acute Injury Stabilization 
2Centers, and the EMS Systems with which it is affiliated;
3 (i) The types of data the trauma center must collect and 
4submit to the Department relating to the trauma services it 
5provides. Such data may include information on post-trauma 
6care directly related to the initial traumatic injury provided 
7to trauma patients until their discharge from the facility and 
8information on discharge plans;
9 (j) Requiring the trauma center to have helicopter landing 
10capabilities approved by appropriate State and federal 
11authorities, if the trauma center is located within a 
12municipality having a population of less than two million 
13people.
14(Source: P.A. 89-177, eff. 7-19-95.)

15 (210 ILCS 50/3.101 new)
16 Sec. 3.101. Level III Trauma Center Minimum Standards. The 
17Department shall establish, through rules adopted under this 
18Act, standards for Level III Trauma Centers that shall 
19include, but need not be limited to:
20  (1) The designation by the trauma center of a Trauma 
21 Center Medical Director and specification of his or her 
22 qualifications;
23  (2) The types of surgical services the trauma center 
24 must have available for trauma patients; the Department 
25 shall not require the availability of all surgical 
 
 
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1 services required of Level I or Level II Trauma Centers;
2  (3) The types of nonsurgical services the trauma 
3 center must have available for trauma patients;
4  (4) The numbers and qualifications of emergency 
5 medical personnel, taking into consideration the more 
6 limited trauma services available in a Level III Trauma 
7 Center;
8  (5) The types of equipment that must be available for 
9 trauma patients;
10  (6) Requiring the trauma center to have a written 
11 agreement with Level I Trauma Centers, Level II Trauma 
12 Centers, and Acute Injury Stabilization Centers serving 
13 the EMS Region outlining their respective responsibilities 
14 in providing trauma services, executed within a reasonable 
15 time designated by the Department, unless the requirement 
16 for a Level I Trauma Center to serve that EMS Region has 
17 been waived by the Department;
18  (7) Requiring the trauma center to be affiliated with 
19 an EMS System;
20  (8) Requiring the trauma center to have a 
21 communications system that is fully integrated with the 
22 Level I Trauma Centers, Level II Trauma Centers, Acute 
23 Injury Stabilization Centers, and the EMS Systems with 
24 which it is affiliated;
25  (9) The types of data the trauma center must collect 
26 and submit to the Department relating to the trauma 
 
 
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1 services it provides; such data may include information on 
2 post-trauma care directly related to the initial traumatic 
3 injury provided to trauma patients until their discharge 
4 from the facility and information on discharge plans; and
5  (10) Requiring the trauma center to have helicopter 
6 landing capabilities approved by appropriate State and 
7 federal authorities if the trauma center is located within 
8 a municipality having a population of less than 2,000,000 
9 people. 

10 (210 ILCS 50/3.102 new)
11 Sec. 3.102. Acute Injury Stabilization Center minimum 
12standards. The Department shall establish, through rules 
13adopted pursuant to this Act, standards for Acute Injury 
14Stabilization Centers, which shall include, but need not be 
15limited to, Comprehensive or Basic Emergency Department 
16services pursuant to the Hospital Licensing Act.

17 (210 ILCS 50/3.105)
18 Sec. 3.105. Trauma Center Misrepresentation. No After the 
19effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995, no facility 
20shall use the phrase "trauma center" or words of similar 
21meaning in relation to itself or hold itself out as a trauma 
22center without first obtaining designation pursuant to this 
23Act.
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1 (210 ILCS 50/3.106 new)
2 Sec. 3.106. Acute Injury Stabilization Center 
3Misrepresentation. No facility shall use the phrase "Acute 
4Injury Stabilization Center" or words of similar meaning in 
5relation to itself or hold itself out as an Acute Injury 
6Stabilization Center without first obtaining designation 
7pursuant to this Act.

8 (210 ILCS 50/3.110)
9 Sec. 3.110. EMS system and trauma center confidentiality 
10and immunity. 
11 (a) All information contained in or relating to any 
12medical audit performed of a trauma center's trauma services 
13or an Acute Injury Stabilization Center pursuant to this Act 
14or by an EMS Medical Director or his designee of medical care 
15rendered by System personnel, shall be afforded the same 
16status as is provided information concerning medical studies 
17in Article VIII, Part 21 of the Code of Civil Procedure. 
18Disclosure of such information to the Department pursuant to 
19this Act shall not be considered a violation of Article VIII, 
20Part 21 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
21 (b) Hospitals, trauma centers and individuals that perform 
22or participate in medical audits pursuant to this Act shall be 
23immune from civil liability to the same extent as provided in 
24Section 10.2 of the Hospital Licensing Act.
 
 
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1 (c) All information relating to the State Emergency 
2Medical Services Disciplinary Review Board or a local review 
3board, except final decisions, shall be afforded the same 
4status as is provided information concerning medical studies 
5in Article VIII, Part 21 of the Code of Civil Procedure. 
6Disclosure of such information to the Department pursuant to 
7this Act shall not be considered a violation of Article VIII, 
8Part 21 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
9(Source: P.A. 92-651, eff. 7-11-02.)

10 (210 ILCS 50/3.115)
11 Sec. 3.115. Pediatric care. Pediatric Trauma. The Director 
12shall appoint an advisory council to make recommendations for 
13pediatric care needs and develop strategies to address areas 
14of need as defined in rules adopted by the Department. 
15 The Department shall: 
16  (1) develop or promote recommendations for continuing 
17 medical education, treatment guidelines, and other 
18 programs for health practitioners and organizations 
19 involved in pediatric care; 
20  (2) support existing pediatric care programs and 
21 assist in establishing new pediatric care initiatives 
22 throughout the State; 
23  (3) designate applicant hospitals that meet the 
24 minimum standards established by the Department for their 
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1Upon the availability of federal funds for pediatric care 
2demonstration projects, the Department shall:
3 (a) Convene a work group which will be charged with 
4conducting a needs assessment of pediatric trauma care and 
5with developing strategies to correct areas of need;
6  (b) Contract with the University of Illinois School of 
7Public Health to develop a secondary prevention program for 
8parents;
9  (c) Contract with an Illinois medical school to develop 
10training and continuing medical education programs for 
11physicians and nurses in treatment of pediatric trauma;
12 (d) Contract with an Illinois medical school to develop 
13and test triage and field scoring for pediatric trauma if the 
14needs assessment by the work group indicates that current 
15scoring is inadequate;
16 (e) Support existing pediatric trauma programs and assist 
17in establishing new pediatric trauma programs throughout the 
18State;
19 (f) Provide grants to EMS systems for special pediatric 
20equipment for prehospital care based on needs identified by 
21the work group; and
22 (g) Provide grants to EMS systems and trauma centers for 
23specialized training in pediatric trauma based on needs 
24identified by the work group.
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1 (210 ILCS 50/3.140)
2 Sec. 3.140. Violations; Fines. 
3 (a) The Department shall have the authority to impose 
4fines on any licensed vehicle service provider, stretcher van 
5provider, designated trauma center, Acute Injury Stabilization 
6Center, resource hospital, associate hospital, or 
7participating hospital.
8 (b) The Department shall adopt rules pursuant to this Act 
9which establish a system of fines related to the type and level 
10of violation or repeat violation, including, but not limited 
11to:
12  (1) A fine not exceeding $10,000 for each a violation 
13 which created a condition or occurrence presenting a 
14 substantial probability that death or serious harm to an 
15 individual will or did result therefrom; and
16  (2) A fine not exceeding $5,000 for each a violation 
17 which creates or created a condition or occurrence which 
18 threatens the health, safety or welfare of an individual.
19 (c) A Notice of Intent to Impose Fine may be issued in 
20conjunction with or in lieu of a Notice of Intent to Suspend, 
21Revoke, Nonrenew or Deny, and shall conform to the 
22requirements specified in Section 3.130(d) of this Act. All 
23Hearings conducted pursuant to a Notice of Intent to Impose 
24Fine shall conform to the requirements specified in Section 
253.135 of this Act.
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1deposited into the EMS Assistance Fund.
2(Source: P.A. 98-973, eff. 8-15-14.)

3 (210 ILCS 50/3.200)
4 Sec. 3.200. State Emergency Medical Services Advisory 
5Council.
6 (a) There shall be established within the Department of 
7Public Health a State Emergency Medical Services Advisory 
8Council, which shall serve as an advisory body to the 
9Department on matters related to this Act.
10 (b) Membership of the Council shall include one 
11representative from each EMS Region, to be appointed by each 
12region's EMS Regional Advisory Committee. The Governor shall 
13appoint additional members to the Council as necessary to 
14insure that the Council includes one representative from each 
15of the following categories:
16  (1) EMS Medical Director,
17  (2) Trauma Center Medical Director,
18  (3) Licensed, practicing physician with regular and 
19 frequent involvement in the provision of emergency care,
20  (4) Licensed, practicing physician with special 
21 expertise in the surgical care of the trauma patient,
22  (5) EMS System Coordinator,
23  (6) TNS,
24  (7) Paramedic,
25  (7.5) A-EMT, 
 
 
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1  (8) EMT-I,
2  (9) EMT,
3  (10) Private vehicle service provider,
4  (11) Law enforcement officer,
5  (12) Chief of a public vehicle service provider,
6  (13) Statewide firefighters' union member affiliated 
7 with a vehicle service provider,
8  (14) Administrative representative from a fire 
9 department vehicle service provider in a municipality with 
10 a population of over 2 million people, ; 
11  (15) Administrative representative from a Resource 
12 Hospital or EMS System Administrative Director, and .
13  (16) Representative from a pediatric critical care 
14 center. 
15 (c) Members shall be appointed for a term of 3 years. All 
16appointees shall serve until their successors are appointed 
17and qualified.
18 (d) The Council shall be provided a 90-day period in which 
19to review and comment, in consultation with the subcommittee 
20to which the rules are relevant, upon all rules proposed by the 
21Department pursuant to this Act, except for rules adopted 
22pursuant to Section 3.190(a) of this Act, rules submitted to 
23the State Trauma Advisory Council and emergency rules adopted 
24pursuant to Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative 
25Procedure Act. The 90-day review and comment period may 
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1rules to the individual Council members, if the Council is not 
2meeting at the time the proposed rules are ready for Council 
3review. Any non-emergency rules adopted prior to the Council's 
490-day review and comment period shall be null and void. If the 
5Council fails to advise the Department within its 90-day 
6review and comment period, the rule shall be considered acted 
7upon.
8 (e) Council members shall be reimbursed for reasonable 
9travel expenses incurred during the performance of their 
10duties under this Section.
11 (f) The Department shall provide administrative support to 
12the Council for the preparation of the agenda and minutes for 
13Council meetings and distribution of proposed rules to Council 
14members.
15 (g) The Council shall act pursuant to bylaws which it 
16adopts, which shall include the annual election of a Chair and 
17Vice-Chair.
18 (h) The Director or his designee shall be present at all 
19Council meetings.
20 (i) Nothing in this Section shall preclude the Council 
21from reviewing and commenting on proposed rules which fall 
22under the purview of the State Trauma Advisory Council.
23(Source: P.A. 98-973, eff. 8-15-14.)

24 (210 ILCS 50/3.205)
25 Sec. 3.205. State Trauma Advisory Council. 
 
 
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1 (a) There shall be established within the Department of 
2Public Health a State Trauma Advisory Council, which shall 
3serve as an advisory body to the Department on matters related 
4to trauma care and trauma centers.
5 (b) Membership of the Council shall include one 
6representative from each Regional Trauma Advisory Committee, 
7to be appointed by each Committee. The Governor shall appoint 
8the following additional members:
9  (1) An EMS Medical Director,
10  (2) A trauma center medical director,
11  (3) A trauma surgeon,
12  (4) A trauma nurse coordinator,
13  (5) A representative from a private vehicle service 
14 provider,
15  (6) A representative from a public vehicle service 
16 provider,
17  (7) A member of the State EMS Advisory Council, ;and and
18  (8) A neurosurgeon.
19  (8) A burn care medical representative. 
20  The Governor may also appoint, as an additional member 
21of the Council, a neurosurgeon. 
22 (c) Members shall be appointed for a term of 3 years. All 
23appointees shall serve until their successors are appointed 
24and qualified.
25 (d) The Council shall be provided a 90-day period in which 
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1Department pursuant to this Act concerning trauma care, except 
2for emergency rules adopted pursuant to Section 5-45 of the 
3Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The 90-day review and 
4comment period may commence upon the Department's submission 
5of the proposed rules to the individual Council members, if 
6the Council is not meeting at the time the proposed rules are 
7ready for Council review. Any non-emergency rules adopted 
8prior to the Council's 90-day review and comment period shall 
9be null and void. If the Council fails to advise the Department 
10within its 90-day review and comment period, the rule shall be 
11considered acted upon;
12 (e) Council members shall be reimbursed for reasonable 
13travel expenses incurred during the performance of their 
14duties under this Section.
15 (f) The Department shall provide administrative support to 
16the Council for the preparation of the agenda and minutes for 
17Council meetings and distribution of proposed rules to Council 
18members.
19 (g) The Council shall act pursuant to bylaws which it 
20adopts, which shall include the annual election of a Chair and 
21Vice-Chair.
22 (h) The Director or his designee shall be present at all 
23Council meetings.
24 (i) Nothing in this Section shall preclude the Council 
25from reviewing and commenting on proposed rules which fall 
26under the purview of the State EMS Advisory Council.
 
 
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1(Source: P.A. 98-973, eff. 8-15-14.)