republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/96th/hb-5183.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "IDPH-EMS-CRITICAL CARE TRANSIT"
description: "Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that the Illinois Department of Public Health shall have the authority to promulgate minimum standards for critical care transport through rules adopted by the Department. Defines \"critical care transport\" to mean an advanced level of Pre-hospital and Inter-hospital care utilizing specially trained paramedics, specially trained nurses, and other specialized healthcare providers to deliver advanced or highly specialized care above or beyond the level of current paramedic practice. Establishes minimum standards for critical care transport programs. Grants the Department the authority to suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew (rather than suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew) the license of any EMT that has been convicted by any lawful court of a felony criminal offense involving unlawful physical injury to a child under the age of 13 or an adult over the age of 65. Contains provisions concerning application, testing, certification, and licensing fees for First Responders, EMS Lead Instructors, Emergency Medical Dispatchers, Trauma Nurse Specialists, Pre-Hospital Register Nurses, and Emergency Communication Register Nurses. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2011."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 5183"
citation: "Illinois HB 5183 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 60
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2010-01-29"
last_action: "2010-08-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a44f761c-f496-448b-ba8d-1280b0d22c57"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5183&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=50128&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "571c0fd7320ca33b82e51f605198c985c6b3de878df83c2da6fc1bb7a13ca995"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 5183 (96th) — IDPH-EMS-CRITICAL CARE TRANSIT

Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that the Illinois Department of Public Health shall have the authority to promulgate minimum standards for critical care transport through rules adopted by the Department. Defines "critical care transport" to mean an advanced level of Pre-hospital and Inter-hospital care utilizing specially trained paramedics, specially trained nurses, and other specialized healthcare providers to deliver advanced or highly specialized care above or beyond the level of current paramedic practice. Establishes minimum standards for critical care transport programs. Grants the Department the authority to suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew (rather than suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew) the license of any EMT that has been convicted by any lawful court of a felony criminal offense involving unlawful physical injury to a child under the age of 13 or an adult over the age of 65. Contains provisions concerning application, testing, certification, and licensing fees for First Responders, EMS Lead Instructors, Emergency Medical Dispatchers, Trauma Nurse Specialists, Pre-Hospital Register Nurses, and Emergency Communication Register Nurses. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2011.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5183&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50128&DocNum=5183&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5183eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50128&DocNum=5183&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5183enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50128&DocNum=5183&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **43–15** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **86–31** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **97–14** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Deanna Demuzio — cosponsor (person)
- Donald L. Moffitt — primary (person)
- Heather Steans — cosponsor (person)
- William Delgado — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2010-01-29** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `filing`
- **2010-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-09** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
- **2010-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 086-031-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-24** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-24** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2010-03-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-24** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-06** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dave Syverson `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-04-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2010-04-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- **2010-04-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather Steans
- **2010-04-20** Do Pass Public Health; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2010
- **2010-04-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- **2010-04-21** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2010-04-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-04-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Public Health
- **2010-04-29** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 30, 2010
- **2010-04-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Public Health; 007-000-000
- **2010-04-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1) - Referred to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-04** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-05-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Koehler `amendment-passage`
- **2010-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2010-05-04** Third Reading - Passed; 043-015-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-05-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2010-05-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2010-05-04** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
- **2010-05-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2010-05-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2010-05-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2010-05-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2010-05-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2010-05-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 008-000-000
- **2010-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 097-014-000
- **2010-05-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-08-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-08-23** Effective Date January 1, 2011
- **2010-08-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1469 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a44f761c-f496-448b-ba8d-1280b0d22c57`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).