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 G - LICENSURE OF SPECIALIZED EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES VEHICLE (SEMSV) PROGRAMS
Section 515.945 - Aircraft Vehicle Specifications and Operation
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) All vehicles shall meet the requirements of subparts A, B, C, and D of Air Taxi Operations and Commercial Operators ( 14 CFR 135 ).
b) All vehicles shall have communication equipment to permit both internal crew and air-to-ground exchange of information between individuals and agencies, including at least those involved in SEMSV medical control within the EMS System, the flight operations center, air traffic control and law enforcement agencies. Helicopters must be able to communicate with law enforcement agencies, EMS providers, fire agencies, and referring and receiving facilities.
c) Rotor wing vehicles shall be equipped with a Medical Emergency Radio Communications for Illinois (MERCI) radio.
d) All vehicles shall be designed to allow the loading and unloading of the patient without rotating the patient more than 30 degrees along the longitudinal axis or 45 degrees along the lateral axis.
e) All vehicles shall be climate controlled to prevent temperature extremes that would adversely affect patient care in the judgment of the EMS MD or SEMSV MD.
f) All vehicles shall have interior lighting to permit patient care to be given and patient status to be monitored without interfering with the pilot's vision.
g) All vehicles shall carry survival equipment including but not limited to:
h) All patients shall be restrained to the helicopter or fixed-wing aircraft litter to assure the safety of the patient and crew.
i) For helicopter programs:
j) For fixed-wing aircraft programs: