77 Ill. Adm. Code 515.300
Approval of New EMS Systems
Section 515
Section 515.300Â Approval of
New EMS Systems
a)
The
Department shall approve the development of a
new EMS System only when a local or Regional need for establishing such System
has been identified
(Section 3.20(c)(1) of the Act). The applicant shall
submit documentation addressing the following:
1)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A clear description of its current role and status within the
existing System;
2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Its rationale for separating from the existing System and
developing its own program;
3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A description of the methods to be used for ensuring the
coordination of emergency services with adjacent Systems, including the System
that it proposes to leave;
4)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A statement detailing the effect that the proposed change will
have on the area's pre-hospital services and patient referral patterns;
5)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A statement summarizing the steps to be taken to ensure that
the necessary quality and level of care will be maintained during the
implementation phase of the proposed System; and
6)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A letter of support from the Regional Advisory Committee.
b)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â In the event of a denial letter from the Regional Advisory
Committee, the Department may approve the establishment of a new System based
upon any of the following criteria:
1)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Unavailability or inaccessibility of primary or continuing
education to current providers that participate in the area;
2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Discrepancy between the level of pre-hospital emergency care
of the EMS System and the level of the provider; or
3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Documentation of extenuating circumstances, to be reviewed by
the Department on an individual basis, where a special need exists and/or a
special population is not serviced by an existing EMS System.