Illinois · Through at least Public Act 104-790

210 ILCS 50/3.5: Definitions.

(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-610)
As used in this Act:
"Clinical observation" means the ongoing observation of a patient's medical or mental health condition by a licensed health care professional utilizing a medical skill set while continuing assessment and care.
"Department" means the Illinois Department of Public Health.
"Director" means the Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health.
"Emergency" means a medical condition of recent onset and severity that would lead a prudent layperson, possessing an average knowledge of medicine and health, to believe that urgent or unscheduled medical care is required.
"Emergency Medical Services personnel" or "EMS personnel" means persons licensed as an Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) (First Responder), Emergency Medical Dispatcher (EMD), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate (EMT-I), Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (A-EMT), Paramedic (EMT-P), Emergency Communications Registered Nurse (ECRN), Pre-Hospital Registered Nurse (PHRN), Pre-Hospital Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (PHAPRN), or Pre-Hospital Physician Assistant (PHPA).
"Exclusive representative" has the same meaning as defined in Section 3 of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act.
"Health care facility" means a hospital, nursing home, physician's office or other fixed location at which medical and health care services are performed. It does not include "pre-hospital emergency care settings" which utilize EMS personnel to render pre-hospital emergency care prior to the arrival of a transport vehicle, as defined in this Act.
"Hospital" has the meaning ascribed to that term in the Hospital Licensing Act.
"Labor organization" has the same meaning as defined in Section 3 of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act.
"Medical monitoring" means the performance of medical tests and physical exams to evaluate an individual's ongoing exposure to a factor that could negatively impact that person's health. "Medical monitoring" includes close surveillance or supervision of patients liable to suffer deterioration in physical or mental health and checks of various parameters such as pulse rate, temperature, respiration rate, the condition of the pupils, the level of consciousness and awareness, the degree of appreciation of pain, and blood gas concentrations such as oxygen and carbon dioxide.
"NREMT" means the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians.
"Silver spanner program" means a program in which a member under a fire department's or fire protection district's collective bargaining agreement works on or at the EMS System under another fire department's or fire protection district's collective bargaining agreement and (i) the other fire department or fire protection district is not the member's full-time employer and (ii) any EMS services not included under the original fire department's or fire protection district's collective bargaining agreement are included in the other fire department's or fire protection district's collective bargaining agreement.
"Trauma" means any significant injury which involves single or multiple organ systems.
(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-610)
Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Clinical observation" means the ongoing observation of a patient's medical or mental health condition by a licensed health care professional utilizing a medical skill set while continuing assessment and care.
"Department" means the Illinois Department of Public Health.
"Digital license" means a secure electronic record of a license issued by the Department to EMS personnel that is accessible to EMS personnel through a Department-maintained or Department-approved electronic platform, website, or electronic application and is readily verifiable by Resource Hospitals and vehicle service providers.
"Director" means the Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health.
"Emergency" means a medical condition of recent onset and severity that would lead a prudent layperson, possessing an average knowledge of medicine and health, to believe that urgent or unscheduled medical care is required.
"Emergency Medical Services personnel" or "EMS personnel" means persons licensed as an Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) (First Responder), Emergency Medical Dispatcher (EMD), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate (EMT-I), Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (A-EMT), Paramedic (EMT-P), Emergency Communications Registered Nurse (ECRN), Pre-Hospital Registered Nurse (PHRN), Pre-Hospital Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (PHAPRN), or Pre-Hospital Physician Assistant (PHPA).
"Exclusive representative" has the same meaning as defined in Section 3 of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act.
"Health care facility" means a hospital, nursing home, physician's office or other fixed location at which medical and health care services are performed. It does not include "pre-hospital emergency care settings" which utilize EMS personnel to render pre-hospital emergency care prior to the arrival of a transport vehicle, as defined in this Act.
"Hospital" has the meaning ascribed to that term in the Hospital Licensing Act.
"Just Culture" means a system approach to safety that promotes accountability through fair and consistent evaluation of conduct, distinguishing human error from at-risk and reckless behavior, and emphasizes learning, quality improvement, and system improvement over punitive action when appropriate.
"Labor organization" has the same meaning as defined in Section 3 of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act.
"Medical monitoring" means the performance of medical tests and physical exams to evaluate an individual's ongoing exposure to a factor that could negatively impact that person's health. "Medical monitoring" includes close surveillance or supervision of patients liable to suffer deterioration in physical or mental health and checks of various parameters such as pulse rate, temperature, respiration rate, the condition of the pupils, the level of consciousness and awareness, the degree of appreciation of pain, and blood gas concentrations such as oxygen and carbon dioxide.
"NREMT" means the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians.
"Physical license" means the paper copy of the license issued by the Department to EMS personnel who have met the Department's education, training, and examination requirements.
"Silver spanner program" means a program in which a member under a fire department's or fire protection district's collective bargaining agreement works on or at the EMS System under another fire department's or fire protection district's collective bargaining agreement and (i) the other fire department or fire protection district is not the member's full-time employer and (ii) any EMS services not included under the original fire department's or fire protection district's collective bargaining agreement are included in the other fire department's or fire protection district's collective bargaining agreement.
"Trauma" means any significant injury which involves single or multiple organ systems.

Where this section sits in the code

CHAPTER 210 HEALTH FACILITIES AND REGULATION
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act.

(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-610)

As used in this Act:

"Clinical observation" means the ongoing observation of a patient's medical or mental health condition by a licensed health care professional utilizing a medical skill set while continuing assessment and care.

"Department" means the Illinois Department of Public Health.

"Director" means the Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health.

"Emergency" means a medical condition of recent onset and severity that would lead a prudent layperson, possessing an average knowledge of medicine and health, to believe that urgent or unscheduled medical care is required.

"Emergency Medical Services personnel" or "EMS personnel" means persons licensed as an Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) (First Responder), Emergency Medical Dispatcher (EMD), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate (EMT-I), Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (A-EMT), Paramedic (EMT-P), Emergency Communications Registered Nurse (ECRN), Pre-Hospital Registered Nurse (PHRN), Pre-Hospital Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (PHAPRN), or Pre-Hospital Physician Assistant (PHPA).

"Exclusive representative" has the same meaning as defined in Section 3 of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act.

"Health care facility" means a hospital, nursing home, physician's office or other fixed location at which medical and health care services are performed. It does not include "pre-hospital emergency care settings" which utilize EMS personnel to render pre-hospital emergency care prior to the arrival of a transport vehicle, as defined in this Act.

"Hospital" has the meaning ascribed to that term in the Hospital Licensing Act.

"Labor organization" has the same meaning as defined in Section 3 of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act.

"Medical monitoring" means the performance of medical tests and physical exams to evaluate an individual's ongoing exposure to a factor that could negatively impact that person's health. "Medical monitoring" includes close surveillance or supervision of patients liable to suffer deterioration in physical or mental health and checks of various parameters such as pulse rate, temperature, respiration rate, the condition of the pupils, the level of consciousness and awareness, the degree of appreciation of pain, and blood gas concentrations such as oxygen and carbon dioxide.

"NREMT" means the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians.

"Silver spanner program" means a program in which a member under a fire department's or fire protection district's collective bargaining agreement works on or at the EMS System under another fire department's or fire protection district's collective bargaining agreement and (i) the other fire department or fire protection district is not the member's full-time employer and (ii) any EMS services not included under the original fire department's or fire protection district's collective bargaining agreement are included in the other fire department's or fire protection district's collective bargaining agreement.

"Trauma" means any significant injury which involves single or multiple organ systems.

(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-610)

Definitions. As used in this Act:

"Department" means the Illinois Department of Public Health.

"Digital license" means a secure electronic record of a license issued by the Department to EMS personnel that is accessible to EMS personnel through a Department-maintained or Department-approved electronic platform, website, or electronic application and is readily verifiable by Resource Hospitals and vehicle service providers.

"Director" means the Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health.

"Exclusive representative" has the same meaning as defined in Section 3 of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act.

"Hospital" has the meaning ascribed to that term in the Hospital Licensing Act.

"Just Culture" means a system approach to safety that promotes accountability through fair and consistent evaluation of conduct, distinguishing human error from at-risk and reckless behavior, and emphasizes learning, quality improvement, and system improvement over punitive action when appropriate.

"Labor organization" has the same meaning as defined in Section 3 of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act.

"NREMT" means the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians.

"Physical license" means the paper copy of the license issued by the Department to EMS personnel who have met the Department's education, training, and examination requirements.

"Trauma" means any significant injury which involves single or multiple organ systems.

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