{"data":{"id":"us-il/210-ilcs-50-3.101","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"210 ILCS 50/3.101","heading":"Level III Trauma Center minimum standards.","body":"The Department shall establish, through rules adopted under this Act, standards for Level III Trauma Centers that shall include, but need not be limited to:\n(1) the designation by the trauma center of a Trauma Center Medical Director and specification of his or her qualifications;\n(2) the types of surgical services the trauma center must have available for trauma patients; the Department shall not require the availability of all surgical services required of Level I or Level II Trauma Centers;\n(3) the types of nonsurgical services the trauma center must have available for trauma patients;\n(4) the numbers and qualifications of emergency medical personnel, taking into consideration the more limited trauma services available in a Level III Trauma Center;\n(5) the types of equipment that must be available for trauma patients;\n(6) requiring the trauma center to have a written agreement with Level I Trauma Centers, Level II Trauma Centers, and Acute Injury Stabilization Centers serving the EMS Region outlining their respective responsibilities in providing trauma services, executed within a reasonable time designated by the Department, unless the requirement for a Level I Trauma Center to serve that EMS Region has been waived by the Department;\n(7) requiring the trauma center to be affiliated with an EMS System;\n(8) requiring the trauma center to have a communications system that is fully integrated with the Level I Trauma Centers, Level II Trauma Centers, Acute Injury Stabilization Centers, and the EMS Systems with which it is affiliated;\n(9) the types of data the trauma center must collect and submit to the Department relating to the trauma services it provides; such data may include information on post-trauma care directly related to the initial traumatic injury provided to trauma patients until their discharge from the facility and information on discharge plans; and\n(10) requiring the trauma center to have helicopter landing capabilities approved by appropriate State and federal authorities if the trauma center is located within a municipality having a population of less than 2,000,000 people.","path":["CHAPTER 210 HEALTH FACILITIES AND REGULATION","Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1226\u0026ChapterID=21\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:29Z","sha256":"60bbfd4870e7d84a9154c57817d13724d34a0c802c5094bad9b50d6795996f17","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/210-ilcs-50-3.100","next":"us-il/210-ilcs-50-3.102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}