77 Ill. Adm. Code 518.1350
Provision of Emergency Services
Section 518
Section 518.1350Â Provision
of Emergency Services
The freestanding emergency
center shall provide the following services:
a)
Comprehensive emergency treatment services
(see Section
518.2020 of this Part)
24 hours a day, on an outpatient basis
(Section
32.5(a)(5) of the Act);
b)
An ambulance
and maintenance of
on site ambulance
services staffed with paramedics
or one EMT-P and one other EMT or Field RN
24 hours
per
day
(Section 32.5(a)(6) of the Act);
c)
A communications system that is fully integrated with its
Resource Hospital within the FEC's designated EMS system
(Section
32.5(a)(9) of the Act);
d)
Helicopter landing capabilities approved by appropriate
State and federal authorities
. (Section 32.5(a)(7) of the Act) The
helicopter landing capabilities shall:
1)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Comply with the rules of the Illinois Department of
Transportation entitled "Aviation Safety" (92 Ill. Adm. Code 14.790,
14.792, 14.795);
2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Be covered by a favorable airspace determination letter issued
by the Federal Aeronautics Administration pursuant to Sections 307 and 309 of
the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, and 14 CFR 157 and 14 CFR 77, Subpart D; and
3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Be provided on the campus of the freestanding emergency
center.