(110 ILCS 330/8h) (Text of Section from P.A. 103-160) Sec. 8h. Maternal milk donation education. (a) To ensure an adequate supply of pasteurized donor human milk for premature infants in Illinois, the University of Illinois Hospital shall provide information and instructional materials to parents of each newborn, upon discharge from the University of Illinois Hospital, regarding the option to voluntarily donate milk to non-profit milk banks that are accredited by the Human Milk Banking Association of North America or its successor organization. The materials shall be provided free of charge and shall include general information regarding non-profit milk banking practices and contact information for area nonprofit milk banks that are accredited by the Human Milk Banking Association of North America. (b) The information and instructional materials described in subsection (a) may be provided electronically. (c) Nothing in this Section prohibits the University of Illinois Hospital from obtaining free and suitable information on voluntary milk donation from the Human Milk Banking Association of North America, or its successor organization, or their accredited members. (Source: P.A. 103-160, eff. 1-1-24.) (Text of Section from P.A. 103-213) Sec. 8h. Emergency room treatment; delay of treatment prohibition. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the University of Illinois Hospital, in accordance with Section 1395dd(a) and 1395dd(b) of the Social Security Act, shall not delay provisions of a required appropriate medical screening examination or further medical examination and treatment for a patient in a University of Illinois Hospital emergency room in order to inquire about the individual's method of payment or insurance status.(Source: P.A. 103-213, eff. 1-1-24.) |