Bill Title: Creates the Home Birth Safety Act. Provides for the licensure of midwives by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Creates the Illinois Midwifery Board. Sets forth provisions concerning qualifications, grounds for disciplinary action, and administrative procedures. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to set a repeal date for the new Act of January 1, 2023. Also amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the Nurse Practice Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code to make related changes. Effective immediately. [Track Bill]

Status: 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5370 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	Financial
Representative Maria Antonia Berrios	Primary	Sponsored Bills	FollowTheMoney
Representative Kelly M Cassidy	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	N/A
Representative Thomas Morrison	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	FollowTheMoney
Representative Robyn Gabel	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	FollowTheMoney
Representative LaShawn K. Ford	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	N/A
Representative Naomi D. Jakobsson	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	FollowTheMoney
Representative Keith P. Sommer	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	FollowTheMoney
Representative Linda Chapa LaVia	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	FollowTheMoney
Representative Deborah Mell	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	FollowTheMoney
Representative Michael W. Tryon	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	FollowTheMoney

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