Section 210 ILCS 50/3.101 - Level III Trauma Center Minimum StandardsThe Department shall establish, through rules adopted under this Act, standards for Level III Trauma Centers that shall include, but need not be limited to:
(1) The designation by the trauma center of a Trauma Center Medical Director and specification of his or her qualifications;(2) The types of surgical services the trauma center must have available for trauma patients; the Department shall not require the availability of all surgical services required of Level I or Level II Trauma Centers;(3) The types of nonsurgical services the trauma center must have available for trauma patients;(4) The numbers and qualifications of emergency medical personnel, taking into consideration the more limited trauma services available in a Level III Trauma Center;(5) The types of equipment that must be available for trauma patients;(6) Requiring the trauma center to have a written agreement with Level I Trauma Centers, Level II Trauma Centers, and Acute Injury Stabilization Centers serving the EMS Region outlining their respective responsibilities in providing trauma services, executed within a reasonable time designated by the Department, unless the requirement for a Level I Trauma Center to serve that EMS Region has been waived by the Department;(7) Requiring the trauma center to be affiliated with an EMS System;(8) Requiring the trauma center to have a communications system that is fully integrated with the Level I Trauma Centers, Level II Trauma Centers, Acute Injury Stabilization Centers, and the EMS Systems with which it is affiliated;(9) The types of data the trauma center must collect and submit to the Department relating to the trauma services it provides; such data may include information on post-trauma care directly related to the initial traumatic injury provided to trauma patients until their discharge from the facility and information on discharge plans; and(10) Requiring the trauma center to have helicopter landing capabilities approved by appropriate State and federal authorities if the trauma center is located within a municipality having a population of less than 2,000,000 people.Added by P.A. 103-1013,§ 5, eff. 8/9/2024.