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Public Act 103-0169
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| HB2820 Enrolled | LRB103 29740 JDS 56146 b |
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and |
Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is |
amended by changing Section 2310-222 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 2310/2310-222) |
Sec. 2310-222. Obstetric hemorrhage and hypertension |
training. |
(a) As used in this Section: |
"Birthing facility" means (1) a hospital, as defined in |
the Hospital Licensing Act, with more than one licensed |
obstetric bed or a neonatal intensive care unit; (2) a |
hospital operated by a State university; or (3) a birth |
center, as defined in the Alternative Health Care Delivery |
Act; or (4) a birth center, as defined in the Birth Center |
Licensing Act. |
"Postpartum" means the 12-month period after a person has |
delivered a baby. |
(b) The Department shall ensure that all birthing |
facilities have a written policy and conduct continuing |
education yearly for providers and staff of obstetric medicine |
and of the emergency department and other staff that may care |
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for pregnant or postpartum women. The written policy and |
continuing education shall include yearly educational modules |
regarding management of severe maternal hypertension and |
obstetric hemorrhage, addressing airway emergencies |
experienced during childbirth, and management of other leading |
causes of maternal mortality for units that care for pregnant |
or postpartum women. Birthing facilities must demonstrate |
compliance with these written policy and , education, and |
training requirements. |
(c) The Department shall collaborate with the Illinois |
Perinatal Quality Collaborative or its successor organization |
to develop an initiative to improve birth equity and reduce |
peripartum racial and ethnic disparities. The Department shall |
ensure that the initiative includes the development of best |
practices for implicit bias training and education in cultural |
competency to be used by birthing facilities in interactions |
between patients and providers. In developing the initiative, |
the Illinois Perinatal Quality Collaborative or its successor |
organization shall consider existing programs, such as the |
Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health and the California |
Maternal Quality Collaborative's pilot work on improving birth |
equity. The Department shall support the initiation of a |
statewide perinatal quality improvement initiative in |
collaboration with birthing facilities to implement strategies |
to reduce peripartum racial and ethnic disparities and to |
address implicit bias in the health care system. |
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(d) In order to better facilitate continuity of care, the |
Department, in consultation with the Illinois Perinatal |
Quality Collaborative, shall make available to all birthing |
facilities best practices for timely identification and |
assessment of all pregnant and postpartum women for common |
pregnancy or postpartum complications in the emergency |
department and for care provided by the birthing facility |
throughout the pregnancy and postpartum period. The best |
practices shall include the appropriate and timely |
consultation of an obstetric or other relevant provider to |
provide input on management and follow-up, such as offering |
coordination of a post-delivery early postpartum visit or |
other services that may be appropriate and available. Birthing |
facilities shall incorporate these best practices into the |
written policy required under subsection (b). Birthing |
facilities may use telemedicine for the consultation. |
(e) The Department may adopt rules for the purpose of |
implementing this Section.
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(Source: P.A. 101-390, eff. 1-1-20; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; |
102-665, eff. 10-8-21.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law.
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