EMS-MEDICAL ASSISTED TRANSPORT Senate SponsorsSen. Antonio Muņoz-Kirk W. Dillard House Sponsors(Rep. Arthur Turner-Dennis M. Reboletti) 1/13/2015SenateSession Sine Die 220 ILCS 5/16-101Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title and applicability of the Electric Service Customer Choice and Rate Relief Law of 1997.Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to:220 ILCS 5/16-101Adds reference to:30 ILCS 105/5.855 new210 ILCS 50/3.10210 ILCS 50/3.88 new210 ILCS 50/3.220Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the State Finance Act and the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides for the licensure of medical assisted transport providers. Provides that, subject to certain specified conditions, a medical assisted transport provider may provide non-emergency bedside-to-bedside transport of a passenger who is ambulatory or in a wheelchair. Requires the Department of Public Health to establish licensing, safety, and training standards for medical assisted transport providers. Provides training requirements for staff members that provide medical assisted transport services, including safety training, defensive driving training, cardiopulmonary resuscitation training, automated external defibrillator training, and basic first aid training. Provides that the Department may charge each medical assisted transport provider a fee that shall not exceed $25 per vehicle nor $500 per provider. Creates the Medical Assisted Transport Licensure Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that all fees connected with the licensure of medical assisted transport providers shall be deposited in the Medical Assisted Transport Licensure Fund and shall be used by the Department, subject to appropriation, to administer the provisions of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act concerning medical assisted transport providers. Changes the definition of "Basic Life Support (BLS) Services" to include "clinical observation". Defines "clinical observation". Makes other changes. Effective immediately. 1/24/2013SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton 1/24/2013SenateFirst Reading 1/24/2013SenateReferred to Assignments 3/13/2013SenateAssigned to Executive 3/20/2013SenateDo Pass Executive; 010-000-000 3/20/2013SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2013 4/12/2013SenateSecond Reading 4/12/2013SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 16, 2013 4/16/2013SenateRe-referred to Assignments 4/11/2014SenateChief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Antonio Muņoz 4/11/2014SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 1, 2014 4/23/2014SenateApproved for Consideration Assignments 4/23/2014SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 29, 2014 4/28/2014SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Antonio Muņoz 4/28/2014SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 4/29/2014SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health 4/29/2014SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Public Health; 006-000-001 5/1/2014SenateRecalled to Second Reading 5/1/2014SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Muņoz 5/1/2014SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading 5/1/2014SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard 5/1/2014SenateThird Reading - Passed; 038-008-000 5/1/2014HouseArrived in House 5/1/2014HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner 5/1/2014HouseFirst Reading 5/1/2014HouseReferred to Rules Committee 5/5/2014HouseAssigned to Appropriations-Human Services Committee 5/16/2014HouseCommittee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2014 5/22/2014HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti 5/23/2014HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 30, 2014 5/30/2014HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/13/2015SenateSession Sine Die