EMT Training, Recruitment, and Retention Task Force

Board and Commission Details

Contact Name

Allison L. Nickrent

Contact E-Mail

Allison.Nickrent@illinois.gov

Function

The EMT Training, Recruitment, and Retention Task Force is created to address the following: (1) the impact that the EMT and Paramedic shortage is having on this State's EMS System and health care system; (2) barriers to the training, recruitment, and retention of Emergency Medical Technicians throughout this State; (3) steps that the State of Illinois can take, including coordination and identification of State and federal funding sources, to assist Illinois high schools, community colleges, and ground ambulance providers to train, recruit, and retain emergency medical technicians; (4) the examination of current testing mechanisms for EMRs, EMTs, and Paramedics and the utilization of the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, including current pass rates by licensure level, national utilization, and test preparation strategies; (5) how apprenticeship programs, local, regional, and statewide, can be utilized to recruit and retain EMRs, EMTs, and Paramedics; (6) how ground ambulance reimbursement affects the recruitment and retention of EMTs and Paramedics; and (7) all other areas that the Task Force deems necessary to examine and assist in the recruitment and retention of EMTs and Paramedics.

Compensation

None

Composition

The Task Force shall be comprised of the following members: (1) one member of the Illinois General Assembly, appointed by the President of the Senate, who shall serve as co-chair; (2) one member of the Illinois General Assembly, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (3) one member of the Illinois General Assembly, appointed by the Senate Minority Leader; (4) one member of the Illinois General Assembly, appointed by the House Minority Leader, who shall serve as co-chair; (5) 9 members representing private ground ambulance providers throughout this State representing for-profit and non-profit rural and urban ground ambulance providers, appointed by the President of the Senate; (6) 3 members representing hospitals, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, with one member representing safety net hospitals and one member representing rural hospitals; (7) 3 members representing a statewide association of nursing homes, appointed by the President of the Senate; (8) one member representing the State Board of Education, appointed by the House Minority Leader; (9) 2 EMS Medical Directors from a Regional EMS Medical Directors Committee, appointed by the Governor; and (10) one member representing the Illinois Community College Systems, appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate.

Chair

President of the Senate and Minority Leader of the House appoint Co-Chairs

Authority

210 ILCS 50/3.22

Member Names

Name	Member Expiration	Member Since	Appointed By	Position	Title	County
Lightford, Sen. Kimberly	01/08/2025	08/31/2023	President of the Senate	Co-Chair	Senator
Nichols, Rep. Cyril		11/02/2023	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Member	Representative
Anderson, Sen. Neil		09/12/2023	Senate Minority Leader	Member	Senate
Hauter, William E		02/21/2024	House Minority Leader	Co-Chair	Representative
Vacant			President of the Senate	Member	Representative private ground ambulance providers throughout this State representing for-profit and non-profit rural and urban ground ambulance providers
Vacant			President of the Senate	Member	Representative private ground ambulance providers throughout this State representing for-profit and non-profit rural and urban ground ambulance providers
Vacant			President of the Senate	Member	Representative private ground ambulance providers throughout this State representing for-profit and non-profit rural and urban ground ambulance providers
Vacant			President of the Senate	Member	Representative private ground ambulance providers throughout this State representing for-profit and non-profit rural and urban ground ambulance providers
Vacant			President of the Senate	Member	Representative private ground ambulance providers throughout this State representing for-profit and non-profit rural and urban ground ambulance providers
Vacant			President of the Senate	Member	Representative private ground ambulance providers throughout this State representing for-profit and non-profit rural and urban ground ambulance providers
Vacant			President of the Senate	Member	Representative private ground ambulance providers throughout this State representing for-profit and non-profit rural and urban ground ambulance providers
Vacant			President of the Senate	Member	Representative private ground ambulance providers throughout this State representing for-profit and non-profit rural and urban ground ambulance providers
Vacant			President of the Senate	Member	Representative private ground ambulance providers throughout this State representing for-profit and non-profit rural and urban ground ambulance providers
Egan, Tim		10/16/2023	Speaker of the House	Member	Representative of hospitals
Holcomb, Brian		10/16/2023	Speaker of the House	Member	Representative of hospitals
Booth, KC		10/16/2023	Speaker of the House	Member	Representative of hospitals
Vacant			President of the Senate	Member	Representative of a statewide association of nursing homes
Vacant			President of the Senate	Member	Representative of a statewide association of nursing homes
Vacant			President of the Senate	Member	Representative of a statewide association of nursing homes
Tennyson, Christopher		02/21/2024	House Minority Leader	Member	State Board of Education
Tataris, Katie		10/13/2023	Governor	Member	EMS Medical Director from a Regional EMS Medical Directors Committee	Cook
Jackson, Matthew		02/16/2024	Governor	Member	EMS Medical Director from a Regional EMS Medical Directors Committee	Woodford
Vacant			Minority Leader of the Senate	Member	Representative of the Illinois Community College Systems