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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4991         </title>
<shortdesc>EMS SYSTEMS-AMBULANCE DRIVER</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Dan Brady</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>210 ILCS 50/3.50</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>210 ILCS 50/3.85</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to create standards and requirements with respect to vehicle staffing models that include an ambulance driver who drives an ambulance with a licensed EMT, EMT-I, A-EMT, Paramedic, or PHRN, as appropriate, in the patient compartment providing care to the patient (rather than a vehicle staffing model to allow for an alternative rural staffing model for those vehicle service providers that serve specified rural or semi-rural populations). Defines "ambulance driver".</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/13/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Brady</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Human Services Committee</action>
<statusdate>6/23/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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