PRIMARY STROKE CENTER
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
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2009
Committee Review
May 2009
House Passage
May 2009
Senate Passage
May 2009
Signed into Law
Aug 2009
Introduced Mar 18, 2009
Signed Aug 14, 2009
Floor votes · Senate May 19, 2009 · House Mar 18, 2009
How they voted
47–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 48
May 19, 2009
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
67
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Aug 14, 2009
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 19, 2009
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 6, 2009
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Public Health; 009-000-000
upper
Apr 22, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Public Health
upper
Mar 18, 2009
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 18, 2009
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 18, 2009
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (93-0-2)
house
Mar 11, 2009
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 007-000-000
lower
Mar 11, 2009
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 11, 2009
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 23, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 18, 2009
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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