Bill Text: IL HB2820 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. In the definition of "birthing facility", adds birth centers as defined in the Birth Center Licensing Act. Provides that the written policy and continuing education for providers and staff of obstetric medicine and of the emergency department and other staff that may care for pregnant or postpartum women shall include addressing airway emergencies experienced during childbirth. Removes provisions concerning yearly educational modules. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-06-30 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0169 [HB2820 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB2820-Engrossed.html

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HB2820 Engrossed LRB103 29740 JDS 56146 b
AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and
Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
amended by adding Section 2310-720 as follows:
(20 ILCS 2310/2310-720 new)
Sec. 2310-720. Respiratory emergencies during childbirth.
The Department of Public Health shall direct and assist
healthcare facilities that provide labor and delivery
services, including teaching hospitals, with the development
of a plan (i) to address airway emergencies when an individual
experiences respiratory failure during childbirth, (ii) to
maintain at those facilities equipment to deal with difficult
or failed intubation during childbirth, and (iii) to provide
notices and training to facility staff on the coordination of
care as necessary to prevent respiratory emergencies during
childbirth.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.