Section 525.100 Definitions
Act – the
Automated External Defibrillator Act [410 ILCS 4].
Automated
External Defribillator (AED) – a medical device heart monitor and defibrillator
that:
Has
received approval of its premarket notification, filed pursuant to 21 USC
360(k), from the United States Food and Drug Administration;
Is capable
of recognizing the presence or absence of ventricular fibrillation and rapid
ventricular tachycardia, and is capable of determining, without intervention by
an operator, whether defibrillation should be performed;
Upon
determining that defibrillation should be performed, either automatically
charges and delivers an electrical impulse to an individual, or charges and
delivers an electrical impulse at the command of the operator; and
In the case
of a defibrillator that may be operated in either an automatic or manual mode,
is set to operate in the automatic mode. (Section 10 of the Act)
Defibrillation
– administering an electrical impulse to an individual in order to stop
ventricular fibrillation or rapid ventricular tachycardia. (Section 10 of
the Act)
Department
– the Department of Public Health. (Section 10 of the Act)
Emergency
Medical Services (EMS) System or System – an organization of hospitals, vehicle
service providers and personnel approved by the Department in a specific
geographic area, which coordinates and provides pre-hospital and inter-hospital
emergency care and non-emergency medical transports at a BLS, ILS and/or ALS level
pursuant to a System Program Plan submitted to and approved by the Department
and pursuant to the EMS Regional Plan adopted for the EMS Region in which the
System is located. (Section 3.20 of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Systems Act)
Person – an
individual, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company,
or organized group of persons (whether incorporated or not). (Section 10 of
the Act)
Trained AED
user – a person who has successfully completed a course of instruction in
accordance with the standards of a nationally recognized organization such as
the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association or a course of
instruction in accordance with this Part to use an automated external
defibrillator, or who is licensed to practice medicine in all its branches in
this State. (Section 10 of the Act)
(Source: Amended at 35 Ill.
Reg. 4213, effective February 22, 2011)
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TITLE 77: PUBLIC HEALTH
CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
SUBCHAPTER g: EMERGENCY SERVICES AND HIGHWAY SAFETY
PART 525
AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR CODE
SECTION 525.200 INCORPORATED AND REFERENCED MATERIALS
Section 525.200 Incorporated
and Referenced Materials
a) The following private and professional organization standards
are incorporated in this Part:
1) American Heart Association
2015 AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC
208 South
LaSalle St.
Suite 900
Chicago,
Illinois 60604-1197
2) American Red Cross
American Red
Cross First Aid/CPR/AED for the
Workplace
(2006)
311 W. John
Gwynn Avenue
Peoria,
Illinois 61605-2566
b) All incorporations by reference of the standards of nationally
recognized organizations refer to the standards on the date specified and do
not include any additions or deletions subsequent to the date specified.
c) The following statutes are referenced in this Part:
1) Federal statutes:
21 USC
360(k): Registration of producers of drugs or devices; report preceding
introduction of devices into interstate commerce.
2) State of Illinois statutes:
A) Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act [210 ILCS 50]
B) Medical Practice Act of 1987 [225 ILCS 60]
3) State of Illinois rules:
Emergency
Medical Services, Trauma Center, Primary Stroke Center and Emergent Stroke
Ready Hospital Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 515)
(Source: Amended at 40 Ill.
Reg. 16220, effective December 9, 2016)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
SUBCHAPTER g: EMERGENCY SERVICES AND HIGHWAY SAFETY
PART 525
AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR CODE
SECTION 525.300 RECOGNIZED TRAINING PROGRAMS
Section 525.300 Recognized
Training Programs
The Department will recognize
programs established to train individuals as AED users, in accordance with the
following:
a) The curriculum of any program to train individuals shall
include complete training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) prepared
according to nationally recognized guidelines (see Section 525.200(a)(1)
and(2)). (Section 15 of the Act)
b) The Instructors shall have successfully completed an
instructor training course for AED courses listed in Section 525.200(a)(1) and
(2), or equivalent curriculum that follows nationally recognized guidelines.
c) Instructors shall renew qualification every two years and
shall meet the following criteria:
1) Maintain provider status;
2) Teach the number of courses required by the American Red Cross
or American Heart Association, or other nationally recognized guidelines; and
3) Complete an update on new information regarding course
content.
d) The Department recognizes courses that meet the course
objectives of the American Heart Association or American Red Cross or other
nationally recognized courses as appropriate training curriculum designed to
train AED users.
e) The
Department will investigate any complaints against a course that allegedly does
not adhere to the requirements set forth in this Section. Complaints shall be
in writing and include the name, address and telephone number of the
complainant. The complaint must include the contact information of the accused
course instructor or the business where the course was held. Written
complaints shall be submitted to the Illinois Department of Public Health at
the following address:
Illinois Department of Public
Health
Division of EMS and Highway Safety
422 South 5th Street, 3rd
floor
Springfield IL 62701
(Source: Amended at 40 Ill.
Reg. 16220, effective December 9, 2016)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
SUBCHAPTER g: EMERGENCY SERVICES AND HIGHWAY SAFETY
PART 525
AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR CODE
SECTION 525.400 RECOGNITION OF TRAINED AED USERS
Section 525.400 Recognition
of Trained AED Users
a) To be recognized as a trained AED user, an individual shall:
1) Successfully complete a course of instruction in
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in accordance with the standards of a
nationally recognized organization such as the American Red Cross or the
American Heart Association that incorporates instruction in the use of an
automated external defibrillator (see Section 525.200(a)(1) and (2)); or
2) Successfully complete a course of instruction in accordance
with Section 525.300(b) of this Part; or
3) Be licensed to practice medicine in all its branches in
Illinois in accordance with the Medical Practice Act of 1987. (Section 10 of
the Act)
b) Recognition of training completed in accordance with this
Section shall be valid for a time period in accordance with the courses of
instruction referenced in subsections (a)(1) and (2) of this Section, but not
be valid for more than two years. To renew recognition as a trained AED user,
the individual shall present proof of satisfactory completion of an American
Red Cross or American Heart Association or other nationally recognized renewal
course.
(Source: Amended at 35 Ill.
Reg. 4213, effective February 22, 2011)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
SUBCHAPTER g: EMERGENCY SERVICES AND HIGHWAY SAFETY
PART 525
AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR CODE
SECTION 525.500 REPORTS OF AED USE
Section 525.500 Reports of
AED Use
AED use is reported in
accordance with requirements for data collection and submission pursuant to 77
Ill. Adm. Code 515.350 (Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Center Code
− Data Collection and Submission).
(Source: Amended at 35 Ill.
Reg. 4213, effective February 22, 2011)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
SUBCHAPTER g: EMERGENCY SERVICES AND HIGHWAY SAFETY
PART 525
AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR CODE
SECTION 525.600 MAINTENANCE AND OVERSIGHT OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS
Section 525.600 Maintenance
and Oversight of Automated External Defibrillators
a) A person acquiring an automated external defibrillator
shall take reasonable measures to ensure that:
1) The automated external defibrillator is maintained and tested
according to the manufacturer's guidelines;
2) Any person considered to be an anticipated rescuer or user
will have successfully completed a course of instruction in accordance with the
standards of a nationally recognized organization, such as the American Red
Cross or the American Heart Association, or a course of instruction in
accordance with Section 525.400 to use an automated external
defibrillator and to perform cardiovascular resuscitation (CPR); and
3) Any person who renders out-of-hospital emergency care or
treatment to a person in cardiac arrest by using an automated external
defibrillator activates the EMS System as soon as possible and reports any
clinical use of the automated external defibrillator to the responding
emergency medical services personnel. (Section 20(a) of the Act)
b) A person in possession of an automated external
defibrillator shall notify an agent of the local emergency communications or
vehicle dispatch center of the existence, location, and type of the automated external
defibrillator. (Section 20(b) of the Act)
(Source: Amended at 35 Ill.
Reg. 4213, effective February 22, 2011)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
SUBCHAPTER g: EMERGENCY SERVICES AND HIGHWAY SAFETY
PART 525
AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR CODE
SECTION 525.700 QUALITY ASSURANCE (REPEALED)
Section 525.700 Quality
Assurance (Repealed)
(Source: Repealed at 35 Ill.
Reg. 4213, effective February 22, 2011)
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