Section 515.720  First Responder

a)         An individual who acts as a First Responder as part of an EMS System's Program Plan must be registered with the Department by August 1, 2000.

b)         To register as a First Responder, the individual must submit the following to the Department:

1)         A completed First Responder registration form prescribed by the Department, which shall include, but not be limited to, the First Responder's name, address, EMS System in which he or she participates as a First Responder, and the employer and supervisor when the individual is acting as a First Responder.  (Section 3-60(b)(3) of the Act)

2)         Documentation of successful completion of training in accordance with the National Standard Curriculum for First Responders or its equivalent and training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

3)         Verification that the equipment listed in subsection (d) of this Section will be immediately available to the individual when he or she is acting as a First Responder.

c)         Persons who have already completed a course of instruction in emergency first response based on or equivalent to the national curriculum of the United States Department of Transportation, or who were previously recognized by the Department as a First Responder on July 19, 1995, shall be considered First Responders (Section 3.60(a) of the Act) by submitting to the Department by July 1, 1997, a First Responder registration form and verification that the equipment listed in subsection (d) of this Section will be immediately available to the individual when he or she is acting as a First Responder.

d)         As a minimum, when acting as a First Responder an individual shall have the following equipment immediately available:

1)         triangular bandage;

2)         roller type bandage;

3)         universal dressing;

4)         gauze pad;

5)         occlusive dressing;

6)         bandage scissors;

7)         adhesive tape;

8)         stick (for impaled object/tourniquet);

9)         blanket;

10)       upper extremity splint;

11)       lower extremity splint (set);

12)       oxygen equipment and masks (adult and pediatric);

13)       a resuscitation device as specified by the EMS System;

14)       oropharyngeal airway (adult, child and infant);

15)       Face protection through any combination of masks, eye protection, and face shields; and

16)       Any additional materials as required by the EMS System.

e)         A First Responder shall notify the Department, in writing, within 10 days after any changes in:

1)         EMS System participation;

2)         the First Responder's employer or supervisor; and

3)         name or address.

(Source:  Amended at 24 Ill. Reg. 8585, effective June 10, 2000)