Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
Effective September 1, 1995, Emergency Medical Services
Regions are designated as follows:
a)
Region 1 is the following counties:
Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Winnebago, Boone, Ogle, Lee, Carroll,
Whiteside, Dekalb.
b)
Region 2 is the following counties:
Rock Island, Warren, Bureau, Putnam, LaSalle, Mercer, Henry,
Stark, Marshall, Livingston, Henderson, Knox, Peoria, Woodford, McDonough,
Fulton, Tazewell, McLean.
c) Region 3 is the following counties:
Hancock, Adams, Pike, Calhoun, Schuyler, Brown, Cass, Morgan,
Scott, Greene, Jersey, Mason, Menard, Sangamon, Macoupin, Logan, Christian,
Montgomery.
d) Region 4 is
the following counties:
Madison, St. Clair, Monroe, Randolph, Bond, Clinton,
Washington.
e) Region 5 is
the following counties:
Perry, Jackson, Union, Alexander, Marion, Jefferson,
Franklin, Williamson, Johnson, Pulaski, Wayne, Hamilton, Saline, Pope, Massac,
Edwards, White, Gallatin, Hardin, Wabash.
f) Region 6 is the following counties:
Ford, Iroquois, DeWitt, Piatt, Champaign, Vermilion, Macon,
Moultrie, Douglas, Edgar, Shelby, Coles, Cumberland, Clark, Fayette, Effingham,
Jasper, Crawford, Clay, Richland, Lawrence.
g) Region 7 boundary lines:
1) North - Illinois Route 71 east from the
Kendall/LaSalle county line to Illinois Route 126; east on Illinois Route 126
to the Kendall/Will county line; north on the Kendall/Will county line to the
Will/DuPage county line; the Will/DuPage county line east to Naperville Road;
Naperville Road South to I55; I55 north to Route 83 (Illinois Route 83 is in
Region 8); Illinois Route 83 south to junction with Illinois Route 171 (Archer
Avenue) (Illinois Route 171 is in Region 8); Illinois Route 171 north to the
city limits of Summit; north along the Summit city limits to the Chicago city
limits (Summit is in Region 7); south along the Chicago city limits to the
Indiana/Illinois State line.
2)
South - Grundy/Livingston county line; Kankakee/Livingston, Kankakee/Ford, and
Kankakee/Iroquois county lines.
3)
East - Illinois/Indiana state line for Cook, Will, and Kankakee
counties.
4) West - Kendall/LaSalle
county line from Route 71 south to Grundy/LaSalle county line; Grundy/LaSalle
county line.
h) Region 8
boundary lines:
1) North - DuPage/Cook county
line east to O'Hare International Airport (O'Hare International Airport is in
Region 11); along the south and east boundary of O'Hare International Airport
north of the city limits of Rosemont (Rosemont is in Region 8) to the Chicago
city limits. (Norridge and Harwood Heights are in Region 8. Schiller Park is in
Region 9.)
2) South - Will/DuPage
county line from Kane county line east to Naperville Road, then south to
Interstate 55; north on Interstate 55 to Illinois Route 83 (Illinois Route 83
is in Region 8); Illinois Route 83 south to junction with Illinois Route 171
(Archer Avenue) (Illinois Route 171 is in Region 8); Illinois Route 171 north
to the city limits of Summit; north along the Summit city limits north to the
Chicago city limits (Summit is in Region 7).
3) East - Chicago city limits.
4) West - DuPage/Kane county line.
i) Region 9 boundary lines:
1) North - Illinois/Wisconsin state line for
McHenry County; Illinois/Wisconsin state line for Lake County from Lake/McHenry
county line east to Route 83.
2)
South - Route 71 north from the LaSalle/Kendall county line to Route 126; Route
126 east to the Kendall/Will county line.
3) East - Route 83 south from the
Illinois/Wisconsin border to Route 173; Route 173 west to Route 59; Route 59
south to Route 60; Route 60 east to Route 83; Route 83 south to the Lake/Cook
county line; Lake/Cook county line east to Milwaukee Ave.; Milwaukee Ave. south
to Des Plaines River Road; Des Plaines River Road south to Central Road;
Central Road east to I 294; I 294 south to Dempster Street; Dempster Street
east to the Niles city limits; along the Niles city limits south to the Chicago
city limits (Niles is in Region 10); along the Chicago city limits south and
west to the Rosemont city limits (Park Ridge is in Region 9 and Rosemont is in
Region 8); along the northern boundary of O'Hare International Airport to the
DuPage/Cook county line; DuPage/Cook county line west to Cook/DuPage/Kane
county line; Kane/DuPage county line south to the Kane/Kendall county line;
Kendall/Will county line south to Route 126.
4) West - McHenry/Boone and McHenry/DeKalb
county lines; DeKalb/Kane county line; Dekalb/Kendall county line;
LaSalle/Kendall county line South to Route 71.
j) Region 10 boundary lines:
1) North - Illinois/Wisconsin state line for
Lake county to Route 83.
2) South -
northern Chicago city limits from Lake Michigan to the Park Ridge city limits
(Park Ridge is in Region 9).
3)
East - Lake Michigan south from Illinois/Wisconsin state line to Chicago city
limits.
4) West - Route 83 from the
Wisconsin state line south to Route 173; Route 173 west to Route 59; Route 59
south to Route 60; Route 60 east to Route 83; Route 83 south to the Lake/Cook
county line; Lake/Cook county line east to Milwaukee Ave.; Milwaukee Ave. south
to Des Plaines River Road; Des Plaines River Road south to Central Road;
Central Road east to I 294; I 294 south to Dempster Street; Dempster Street
east to the Niles city limits; along the Niles city limits south to the Chicago
city limits (Niles is in Region 10).
k) Region 11 is the City of Chicago city
limits.
l) Hospitals may request a
waiver of the boundary lines for inclusion in a different EMS Region by
submitting a request for a waiver to the Department. The Department's decision
to grant or deny a waiver request will be based on:
1) Normal transfer patterns; and
2) Location of the EMS System with which the
hospital is affiliated.