Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a)
All education, training and CE courses for EMT, EMT-I, A-EMT,
Paramedic, PHRN, ECRN, EMR and EMD shall be coordinated by at
least one approved Illinois EMS Lead Instructor. A program
that includes education, training or CE for more than one type of EMS
Personnel may useone EMS LI to coordinate the program.
A single EMS LI may simultaneously coordinate more than one program or
course. (Section 3.65(b)(5) of the Act)
b) To be eligible for an Illinois EMS LI
license, the applicant shall meet at least the following minimum experience and
education requirements and shall provide a written recommendation from the EMS
MD of the primary EMS System affiliation:
1)
A current Illinois license as an EMT, EMT-I, A-EMT, Paramedic, RN or
physician;
2) A minimum of four
years of experience in EMS or emergency care;
3) At least two years of documented teaching
experience;
4) Documented EMS
classroom teaching experience with a recommendation for LI licensure by an EMS
MD or licensed LI;
5) Documented
successful completion of the Illinois EMS Instructor Education Course or
equivalent to the National Standard Curriculum for EMS Instructors as approved
by the Department.
c)
Upon successful course completion, the applicant may apply to the Department
through the affiliated EMS System using the child support form available on the
Department's website (http://dph.illinois.gov/sites/default/files/forms/ems-renewal-notice.pdf)
and an application form provided by the local EMS System. The application will
include demographic information, social security number, child support
statement, felony conviction statement, applicable fees, and EMS System
authorization.
d) All EMS LIs shall
attend a Department-approved review course whenever revisions are made to the
national EMS education standards.
e) Relicensure Application
1) To apply for relicensure, the EMS LI shall
submit the following to the Department at least 60 days, but not more than 90
days, prior to the LI's license expiration:
A) A letter of support or electronic
authorization from an EMS MD indicating that the EMS LI has satisfactorily
coordinated programs for the EMS System at any time during the four-year
period;
B) Documentation of at
least 40 hours of continuing education, of which 20 hours shall be related to
the development, delivery and evaluation of education programs; and
C) Documentation of attendance at a
Department-approved national EMS education standards update course, if
applicable, in accordance with subsection (d).
2) The EMS LI shall file a written or
electronic application for renewal with the Department no less than 30 days
before the license expiration date. Incomplete license applications submitted
less than 30 days before the expiration may not be processed by the expiration
date and will be subject to a late fee once the license has expired.
A) In addition to submission of the renewal
application and renewal fee, an LI functioning within an EMS System shall
submit documentation of completion of all CE requirements of the EMS System or
primary affiliation no less than 30 days before the expiration of his or her
license.
B) An LI who has not been
recommended for relicensure shall be provided with a written statement from the
EMS MD stating the reason for the withholding of the endorsement.
C) The license of an LI who has failed to
complete the renewal application requirements for the EMS System and the
Department shall be invalid on the expiration of the license. An individual
shall not function as an EMS LI on an expired license.
D) An LI whose license has expired may,
within 60 days after the expiration of the license, submit all relicensure
requirements and submit the fees required by Section 575.460, including a late
fee, online or by certified check or money order. Cash or personal check will
not be accepted. If all relicensure requirements have been met, and there are
no pending or sustained disciplinary actions against the LI, the Department
will relicense the LI.
f) The Department will, in accordance with
Section
515.160,
suspend, revoke or refuse to issue or renew the approval of an EMS Lead
Instructor, after an opportunity for a hearing, when findings
showone or more of the following:
1)
The EMS LI has failed to conduct a
course in accordance with the curriculum prescribed by the Act and
this Part and the System sponsoring the course; or
2)
The EMS LI has failed to comply
with protocols prescribed by this Part and the System sponsoring the
course. (Section 3.65(b)(7) of the Act)
g) The EMS LI shall be responsible for the
following:
1) Ensuring that no EMS education
course begins until after the Department issues its formal written
pre-approval, which shall be in the form of a numeric site approval code;
and
2) Ensuring that all materials
presented to participants comply with the national EMS education standards, as
modified by the Department, and are approved by the EMS System and the
Department. Methods of assessment or intervention that are not approved byboth
the EMS System and the Department shall not be presented.