77 Ill. Adm. Code 515.400
General Communications
Section 515
Section 515.400Â General
Communications
a)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â All radios used by ambulance services shall:
1)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Have two-way ambulance-to-hospital communications capability
on frequencies assigned by the Department;
2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Use channel and tones assigned by the Department; and
3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Use unit identifier numbers or other descriptive means of
identification locally acceptable.
b)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â All radio communications systems will require preliminary
coordination with and recommendations from the Department.
c)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â All pre-hospital care providers must provide information
relative to the mechanism used for consumer access and dispatch of emergency
vehicles within their respective service area.
d)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â All hospitals participating in an EMS System or receiving
emergency patients by ambulances must:
1)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Have two-way ambulance-to-hospital communications capability
on a frequency determined and assigned by the Department; and
2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Have two-way hospital-to-hospital communications capability.
e)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The use of cellular telephone technology is permitted provided
that:
1)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The ambulance also has VHF or UHF radio back-up on a frequency
assigned by the Department; and
2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The permission of the EMS Resource Hospital is obtained.