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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning health.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Medical Patient Rights Act is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 3.4 as follows:
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| 6 | | (410 ILCS 50/3.4 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 3.4. Rights of women; pregnancy and childbirth. |
| 8 | | (a) In addition to any other right provided under this Act, |
| 9 | | every woman has the following rights with regard to pregnancy |
| 10 | | and childbirth: |
| 11 | | (1) The right to receive health care before, during, |
| 12 | | and after pregnancy and childbirth. |
| 13 | | (2) The right to receive care for her and her infant |
| 14 | | that is consistent with generally accepted medical |
| 15 | | standards. |
| 16 | | (3) The right to choose a certified nurse midwife or |
| 17 | | physician as her maternity care professional. |
| 18 | | (4) The right to choose her birth setting from the full |
| 19 | | range of birthing options available in her community. |
| 20 | | (5) The right to leave her maternity care professional |
| 21 | | and select another if she becomes dissatisfied with her |
| 22 | | care, except as otherwise provided by law. |
| 23 | | (6) The right to receive information about the names of |
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| 1 | | those health care professionals involved in her care. |
| 2 | | (7) The right to privacy and confidentiality of |
| 3 | | records, except as provided by law. |
| 4 | | (8) The right to receive information concerning her |
| 5 | | condition and proposed treatment, including methods of |
| 6 | | relieving pain. |
| 7 | | (9) The right to accept or refuse any treatment, to the |
| 8 | | extent medically possible. |
| 9 | | (10) The right to be informed if her caregivers wish to |
| 10 | | enroll her or her infant in a research study in accordance |
| 11 | | with Section 3.1 of this Act. |
| 12 | | (11) The right to access her medical records in |
| 13 | | accordance with Section 8-2001 of the Code of Civil |
| 14 | | Procedure. |
| 15 | | (12) The right to receive information in a language in |
| 16 | | which she can communicate in accordance with federal law. |
| 17 | | (13) The right to receive emotional and physical |
| 18 | | support during labor and birth. |
| 19 | | (14) The right to freedom of movement during labor and |
| 20 | | to give birth in the position of her choice, within |
| 21 | | generally accepted medical standards. |
| 22 | | (15) The right to contact with her newborn, except |
| 23 | | where necessary care must be provided to the mother or |
| 24 | | infant. |
| 25 | | (16) The right to receive information about |
| 26 | | breastfeeding. |
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| 1 | | (17) The right to decide collaboratively with |
| 2 | | caregivers when she and her baby will leave the birth site |
| 3 | | for home, based on their conditions and circumstances. |
| 4 | | (18) The right to be treated with respect at all times |
| 5 | | before, during, and after pregnancy by her health care |
| 6 | | professionals. |
| 7 | | (19) The right of each patient, regardless of source of |
| 8 | | payment, to examine and receive a reasonable explanation of |
| 9 | | her total bill for services rendered by her maternity care |
| 10 | | professional or health care provider, including itemized |
| 11 | | charges for specific services received. Each maternity |
| 12 | | care professional or health care provider shall be |
| 13 | | responsible only for a reasonable explanation of those |
| 14 | | specific services provided by the maternity care |
| 15 | | professional or health care provider. |
| 16 | | (b) The Department of Public Health, Department of |
| 17 | | Healthcare and Family Services, Department of Children and |
| 18 | | Family Services, and Department of Human Services shall post |
| 19 | | information about these rights on their publicly available |
| 20 | | websites. Every health care provider, day care center licensed |
| 21 | | under the Child Care Act of 1969, Head Start, and community |
| 22 | | center shall post information about these rights in a prominent |
| 23 | | place and on their websites, if applicable. |
| 24 | | (c) The Department of Public Health shall adopt rules to |
| 25 | | implement this Section. |
| 26 | | (d) Nothing in this Section or any rules adopted under |