TITLE 77: PUBLIC HEALTH CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER f: EMERGENCY SERVICES AND HIGHWAY SAFETY PART 515 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND TRAUMA CENTER CODE The General Assembly's Illinois Administrative Code database includes only those rulemakings that have been permanently adopted. This menu will point out the Sections on which an emergency rule (valid for a maximum of 150 days, usually until replaced by a permanent rulemaking) exists. The emergency rulemaking is linked through the notation that follows the Section heading in the menu. SUBPART A: GENERAL Section 515.100 Definitions Section 515.125 Incorporated and Referenced Materials Section 515.150 Waiver Provisions Section 515.160 Violations, Hearings and Fines Section 515.170 Employer Responsibility SUBPART B: EMS REGIONS Section 515.200 Emergency Medical Services Regions Section 515.210 EMS Regional Plan Development Section 515.220 EMS Regional Plan Content Section 515.230 Resolution of Disputes Concerning the EMS Regional Plan Section 515.240 Bioterrorism Grants SUBPART C: EMS SYSTEMS Section 515.300 Approval of New EMS Systems Section 515.310 Approval and Renewal of EMS Systems Section 515.315 Bypass Status Review Section 515.320 Scope of EMS Service Section 515.330 EMS System Program Plan Section 515.340 EMS Medical Director's Course Section 515.350 Data Collection and Submission Section 515.360 Approval of Additional Drugs and Equipment Section 515.370 Automated Defibrillation (Repealed) Section 515.380 Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Policy Section 515.390 Minimum Standards for Continuing Operation Section 515.400 General Communications Section 515.410 EMS System Communications Section 515.420 System Participation Suspensions Section 515.430 Suspension, Revocation and Denial of Licensure of EMTs Section 515.440 State Emergency Medical Services Disciplinary Review Board Section 515.445 Pediatric Care Section 515.450 Complaints SUBPART D: EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS Section 515.500 Emergency Medical Technician-Basic Training Section 515.510 Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate Training Section 515.520 Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic Training Section 515.530 EMT Testing and Fees Section 515.540 EMT Licensure Section 515.550 Scope of Practice - Licensed EMT Section 515.560 EMT-B Continuing Education Section 515.570 EMT-I Continuing Education Section 515.580 EMT-P Continuing Education Section 515.590 EMT License Renewals Section 515.600 EMT Inactive Status Section 515.610 EMT Reciprocity SUBPART E: EMS LEAD INSTRUCTOR, EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCHER,FIRST RESPONDER, PRE-HOSPITAL REGISTERED NURSE,EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS REGISTERED NURSE, ANDTRAUMA NURSE SPECIALIST Section 515.700 EMS Lead Instructor Section 515.710 Emergency Medical Dispatcher Section 515.720 First Responder Section 515.725 First Responder – AED Section 515.730 Pre-Hospital Registered Nurse Section 515.740 Emergency Communications Registered Nurse Section 515.750 Trauma Nurse Specialist Section 515.760 Trauma Nurse Specialist Program Plan SUBPART F: VEHICLE SERVICE PROVIDERS Section 515.800 Vehicle Service Provider Licensure Section 515.810 EMS Vehicle System Participation Section 515.820 Denial, Nonrenewal, Suspension and Revocation of a Vehicle Service Provider License Section 515.825 Alternate Response Vehicle Section 515.830 Ambulance Licensing Requirements SUBPART G: LICENSURE OF SPECIALIZED EMERGENCYMEDICAL SERVICES VEHICLE (SEMSV) PROGRAMS Section 515.900 Licensure of SEMSV Programs - General Section 515.910 Denial, Nonrenewal, Suspension or Revocation of SEMSV Licensure Section 515.920 SEMSV Program Licensure Requirements for All Vehicles Section 515.930 Helicopter and Fixed-Wing Aircraft Requirements Section 515.935 EMS Pilot Specifications Section 515.940 Aeromedical Crew Member Training Requirements Section 515.945 Aircraft Vehicle Specifications and Operation Section 515.950 Aircraft Medical Equipment and Drugs Section 515.955 Vehicle Maintenance for Helicopter and Fixed-wing Aircraft Programs Section 515.960 Aircraft Communications and Dispatch Center Section 515.965 Watercraft Requirements Section 515.970 Watercraft Vehicle Specifications and Operation Section 515.975 Watercraft Medical Equipment and Drugs Section 515.980 Watercraft Communications and Dispatch Center Section 515.985 Off-Road SEMSV Requirements Section 515.990 Off-Road Vehicle Specifications and Operation Section 515.995 Off-Road Medical Equipment and Drugs Section 515.1000 Off-Road Communications and Dispatch Center SUBPART H: TRAUMA CENTERS Section 515.2000 Trauma Center Designation Section 515.2010 Denial of Application for Designation or Request for Renewal Section 515.2020 Inspection and Revocation of Designation Section 515.2030 Level I Trauma Center Designation Criteria Section 515.2035 Level I Pediatric Trauma Center Section 515.2040 Level II Trauma Center Designation Criteria Section 515.2045 Level II Pediatric Trauma Center Section 515.2050 Trauma Center Uniform Reporting Requirements Section 515.2060 Trauma Patient Evaluation and Transfer Section 515.2070 Trauma Center Designation Delegation to Local Health Departments Section 515.2080 Trauma Center Confidentiality and Immunity Section 515.2090 Trauma Center Fund Section 515.2100 Pediatric Care (Renumbered) Section 515.2200 Suspension Policy for Trauma Nurse Specialist Certification SUBPART I: EMS ASSISTANCE FUND Section 515.3000 EMS Assistance Fund Administration SUBPART J: EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN Section 515.4000 Facility Recognition Criteria for the Emergency Department Approved for Pediatrics (EDAP) Section 515.4010 Facility Recognition Criteria for the Standby Emergency Department Approved for Pediatrics (SEDP) Section 515.APPENDIX A A Request for Designation (RFD) Trauma Center Section 515.APPENDIX B A Request for Renewal of Trauma Center Designation Section 515.APPENDIX C Minimum Trauma Field Triage Criteria Section 515.APPENDIX D Standing Medical Orders Section 515.APPENDIX E Minimum Prescribed Data Elements Section 515.APPENDIX F Template for In-House Triage for Trauma Centers Section 515.APPENDIX G Credentials of General/Trauma Surgeons Level I and Level II Section 515.APPENDIX H Credentials of Emergency Department Physicians Level I and Level II Section 515.APPENDIX I Credentials of General/Trauma Surgeons Level I and Level II Pediatric Trauma Centers Section 515.APPENDIX J Credentials of Emergency Department Physicians Level I and Level II Pediatric Trauma Centers Section 515.APPENDIX K Application for Facility Recognition for Emergency Department with Pediatrics Capabilities Section 515.APPENDIX L Pediatric Equipment Recommendations for Emergency Departments Section 515.APPENDIX M Interfacility Pediatric Trauma and Critical Care Consultation and/or Transfer Guideline

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

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.