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SB 1516 Illinois Senate · 96th Regular Session

EMS-ACUTE STROKE PATIENTS

Summary
Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that the Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health shall develop a working group to advise the Department on Primary Stroke Center Systems; that this work group shall have representation from the following groups: EMS Medical Directors; hospital administrators; neurologists from accredited Primary Stroke Centers; EMS Coordinators; stroke advocates; fire chiefs in Illinois; private ambulance providers; and a representative from the State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council; and that this group shall also develop and submit a statewide stroke assessment tool to the Department for final approval, a copy of which shall be disseminated to all EMS Systems for adoption no later than January 15, 2011. Effective immediately.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2009
Committee Review
May 2009
Senate Passage
Mar 2009
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 26, 2009 Last action Jan 12, 2011
Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2009

How they voted

51–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 55
Mar 26, 2009
D Democratic34
32 Yea 2
94% Yea
R Republican21
19 Yea 2
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
52
Key actions
4
Committee
8
Amendments
2
May 8, 2009
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 14, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Mar 26, 2009
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 26, 2009
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 26, 2009
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (51-0-4)
senate
Mar 11, 2009
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Public Health; 008-000-000
upper
Mar 10, 2009
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Mar 10, 2009
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
upper
Mar 9, 2009
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 9, 2009
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather Steans
upper
Feb 25, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Public Health
upper
Feb 18, 2009
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 15 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.