Illinois Administrative Code
Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH
Part 515 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TRAUMA CENTER, COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER, PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND ACUTE STROKE READY HOSPITAL CODE
Subpart E - EMS LEAD INSTRUCTOR, EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCHER, EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONDER, PRE-HOSPITAL REGISTERED NURSE, EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS REGISTERED NURSE, AND TRAUMA NURSE SPECIALIST
Section 515.730 - Pre-Hospital Registered Nurse, Pre-Hospital Physician Assistant, Pre-Hospital Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Universal Citation: 77 IL Admin Code ยง 515.730
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) To be approved and licensed as a PHRN, PHPA, PHAPRN:
1) An individual shall:
A) Be a licensed RN, PA or APRN in good
standing and in accordance with all requirements of the Illinois Department of
Financial and Professional Regulation;
B) Complete a supplemental education
curriculum, formulated by an EMS System and approved by the Department, that
consists of:
i) at least 40 hours of
classroom and psychomotor education and measurement of competency equivalent to
the entry level Paramedic program;
ii) practical education, including, but not
limited to, advanced airway techniques, ambulance operations,
extrication, telecommunications, and pre-hospital cardiac and trauma
care of both the adult and pediatric population (Section
3.80(c)(1)(A)
of the Act); and
iii) the EMS
System's policies, protocols and standing orders; and
C) Complete a minimum of 10 ALS runs
supervised by a licensed EMS System, physician, an approved System PHRN, PHPA,
PHAPN or a Paramedic, only as authorized by the EMS MD, and shall successfully
complete a Paramedic examination approved by the Department.
2) New applicants completing
course work after January 1, 2018 and before September 1, 2020 shall
successfully pass the State of Illinois Paramedic licensure examination. New
applicants completing course work after September 1, 2020 shall successfully
pass the National Registry of EMT's Paramedic cognitive assessment exam;
and
3) The EMS MD shall
electronically submit to the Department, using the Department's Electronic
Transaction Form, a recommendation for licensure for a PHRN, PHPA, PHAPN
candidate who has completed and passed all components of the PHRN, PHPA, PHAPN
education program and passed the final examination. The application will
include demographic information, social security number, child support
statement, felony conviction statement, and applicable fees and shall require
EMS System authorization.
b) To apply for a four year renewal, the PHRN, PHPA, PHAPN shall comply with Section 515.590.
c) Inactive Status
1) Prior to the expiration of the current
license, a PHRN, PHPA, PHAPN may request to be placed on inactive status as
outlined in Section
515.600.
The request shall be made in writing to the EMS MD.
2) A PHRN, PHPA, PHAPN who wants to restore
his or her license to active status shall follow the requirements set forth in
Section 515.600.
3) If the PHRN,
PHPA, PHAPN inactive status period exceeds 48 months, the licensee shall
redemonstrate competencies and successfully pass the State Paramedic
examination.
4) The EMS MD shall
notify the Department in writing of a PHRN's, PHPA's, PHAPN's approval,
reapproval, or granting or denying of inactive status within 10 days after any
change in a PHRN's, PHPA's, PHAPN's approval status.
d) A PHRN, PHPA, PHAPN shall notify the Department within 30 days after any change in name or address. Notification may be in person, or by mail, phone, fax, or electronic mail. Addresses may be changed through the Department's online system: https://emslicensing.dph.illinois.gov/Clients/ILDOHEMS/Private/AddressChange/AddressLogin.aspx. Names and gender changes require legal documents, i.e., marriage license or court documents.
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