Illinois House Bill 5823 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on October 21 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-11-16 - Referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Reproductive Liberty and Justice Act. Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law. Requires the Department of Public Health to establish reproductive health centers throughout the State to provide comprehensive access to essential reproductive health care services. Amends the Equity and Representation in Health Care Act. Expands the definition of "medical facility" to include a reproductive health center established at a nonprofit community health center. Makes other changes. Amends the Birth Center Licensing Act. Makes changes to the definition of "birth center". Amends the Licensed Certified Professional Midwife Practice Act. Provides that a licensed certified professional midwife may provide out-of-hospital care to a childbearing individual who has had a previous cesarean section, if authorized by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Removes language prohibiting a licensed certified professional midwife from (1) performing an abortion or (2) knowingly accepting responsibility for prenatal or intrapartum care of a client with alcohol abuse or drug addiction. Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Removes from the definition of "neglected child" any child who is a newborn infant whose blood, urine, or meconium contains any amount of a controlled substance. Makes corresponding changes to the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, the Adoption Act, and the Vital Records Act. Contains provisions concerning CAPTA notifications and prohibited disclosures regarding the results of a toxicology test administered on a newborn or pregnant person. Amends the Substance Use Disorder Act. Contains provisions concerning Plans of Safe Care. Amends the Medical Patient Rights Act. Provides that a patient has the right for a physician and other health care service providers to administer specified medical tests without disclosing the results of the test to a law enforcement agency or to the Department of Children and Family Services. Amends the Illinois Health and Hazardous Substances Registry Act. Makes changes to the definition of "adverse pregnancy outcome". Contains provisions concerning certificates of birth resulting in stillbirth. Makes other changes.

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

Rep. Mary Flowers [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-11-16	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2022-11-16	House	First Reading
2022-10-21	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
110	932	10	Amended Code	Citation Text
20	2310	2310-438	New Code	See Bill Text
20	301	35-15	New Code	See Bill Text
210	170	5	Amended Code	Citation Text
210	85	11.4	Amended Code	Citation Text
210	85	11.9	New Code	See Bill Text
225	64	85	Amended Code	Citation Text
325	5	3	Amended Code	Citation Text
325	5	3.5	New Code	See Bill Text
325	5	4.4	Repealed Code	Citation Text
325	5	5	Amended Code	Citation Text
325	5	7.3	Amended Code	Citation Text
410	50	3.4	Amended Code	Citation Text
410	50	3.5	New Code	See Bill Text
410	525	3	Amended Code	Citation Text
410	535	20	Amended Code	Citation Text
410	535	20.5	Amended Code	Citation Text
705	405	2-18	Amended Code	Citation Text
705	405	2-3	Amended Code	Citation Text
750	50	1	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5823&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/10200HB5823.htm