Illinois HB5446 amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act to allow for alternative rural staffing models for certain vehicle service.
HB5446 amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act to allow for an alternative rural staffing model for vehicle service providers that serve a rural or semi-rural population of 10,000 or fewer inhabitants and exclusively use volunteers, paid-on-call, or part-time employees. The Department of Public Health must allow for this alternative staffing model. The bill also includes provisions for a pilot program allowing ambulances to be upgraded to a higher level of care for interfacility transports by an ambulance assistance vehicle.
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