Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) Upon the
availability of federal funds for development of an emergency medical services
for children (EMSC) program, the Department shall appoint an Advisory Board to
advise the Department on all matters concerning emergency medical service for
children and to develop and implement a plan to address identified pediatric
areas of need. The Advisory Board shall advise the Department in the
formulation of policy that reflects the purposes of the Act and this Part. The
Advisory Board shall consist of 26 members to be appointed by the Director for
a term of three years. Membership of the Advisory Board shall include:
1) One practicing pediatrician, one pediatric
critical care physician and one board certified pediatric emergency physician,
to be recommended by the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of
Pediatrics;
2) One pediatric
surgeon, to be recommended by the Illinois Chapter of the American College of
Surgeons, or a trauma nurse manager/coordinator recommended by the Illinois
Trauma Coordinators Coalition;
3)
Two emergency physicians, one to be recommended by the Illinois Chapter of the
American College of Emergency Physicians and one to be recommended by the
National Association of EMS Physicians;
4) One family medicine physician, to be
recommended by the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Family
Physicians;
5) Two RNs, one to be
appointed upon recommendation of the American Nurses Association-Illinois
(ANA-Illinois) and one to be appointed upon recommendation of the Illinois
State Council, Emergency Nurses Association (ENA);
6) Two EMS Personnel of differing levels, to
be appointed, one each, upon recommendation of the Illinois EMT Association and
Illinois Fire Fighters Association;
7) An EMS Coordinator;
8) A representative from each of the
following: Division of Specialized Care for Children; Illinois Fire Chiefs
Association; Illinois State Ambulance Association; Illinois State Medical
Society; Illinois Department of Transportation; SAFEKIDS Coalition; Illinois
Health and Hospital Association; Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network;
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services; Illinois Poison Center; a
pediatric rehabilitation representative; a community organization; a child
advocate group; and a parent representative;
9) A non-voting member from the Department's
Division of Emergency Medical Systems and Highway Safety and the Office of
Women's Health, Division of Maternal, Child and Family Health Services. EMS
Regional representation shall be through board members who serve as
representatives of other designated constituencies. The members shall have dual
representation status in advising the Department, but shall retain one vote.
The Department shall consider Regional representation when making advisory
board appointments.
b)
The Advisory Board members with medical backgrounds shall have expertise and
interest in emergency or critical care medical services for children. Vacancies
on the Advisory Board shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment of
the Director in the same manner as originally filled. The members of the
Advisory Board shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for
necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, including
travel expenses. A majority of the members of the Advisory Board shall
constitute a quorum for the conduct of business of the advisory committee. A
majority vote of the members present at a meeting at which a quorum is
established shall be necessary to validate any action of the
committee.
c) A majority of the
members of the Advisory Board shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of the
Board's business. A majority vote of the members present at a meeting at which
a quorum is established shall be necessary to validate any action.
d) The Advisory Board shall act pursuant to
bylaws that it adopts, which shall include the annual election of a Chair and
Vice-Chair.
e) The Department, with
the advice of the Advisory Board, shall address and establish through the EMSC
program at least the following:
1) Initial and
continuing education programs for emergency medical services personnel, which
shall include training in the emergency care of infants and children;
2) Guidelines for referring children to the
appropriate emergency or critical care medical facilities;
3) Guidelines for pre-hospital, hospital and
other pediatric emergency or critical care medical service equipment;
4) Guidelines and protocols for pre-hospital
and hospital facilities encompassing all levels of pediatric emergency medical
services, hospital and pediatric critical care services, including, but not
limited to, triage, stabilization, treatment, transfers and
referrals;
5) Guidelines for
hospital-based emergency departments appropriate for pediatric care to assess,
stabilize, and treat critically ill infants and children and if necessary to
prepare the child for transfer to a pediatric intensive care unit or pediatric
trauma center;
6) Guidelines for
pediatric intensive care units, pediatric trauma centers and intermediate care
units fully equipped and staffed by appropriately trained critical care
pediatric physicians, surgeons, nurses and therapists;
7) An inter-facility transfer system for
critically ill or injured children;
8) Guidelines for pediatric rehabilitation
units to ensure staffing by rehabilitation specialists and capabilities to
provide any service required to assure maximum recovery from the physical,
emotional and cognitive effects of critical illness and severe
trauma;
9) Guidelines for the
implementation of public education and injury prevention programs throughout
the State in conjunction with local fire, public safety and school
personnel;
10) Guidelines for the
collection, analysis and dissemination of pediatric quality improvement
information regarding ongoing improvements in the EMSC program;
11) Guidelines and protocols for pre-hospital
providers and hospital facilities for the treatment, documentation, reporting
and professional interactions with family members, and for referrals to social,
psychological and rehabilitation services in suspected cases of child
maltreatment; and
12) Guidelines
addressing pediatric disaster/all-hazards preparedness.