SB1909sam002 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Cristina Castro

Filed: 3/12/2019

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1909

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1909, AS AMENDED, in Section 10, Sec. 10-23, at the end of the first paragraph, by inserting "The registered nurses may collaborate with other providers, including, but not limited to, obstetricians, gynecologists, and pediatricians, when providing the services to the patient."; and

by deleting Section 15; and

immediately below Section 57, by inserting the following:

"Section 58. The Developmental Disability Prevention Act is amended by adding Section 11.2 as follows:

(410 ILCS 250/11.2 new)

Sec. 11.2. Birthing facilities; maternal care designations.

(a) 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.

(b) Every birthing facility shall, at a minimum, have an obstetric hemorrhage protocol and conduct a drill or simulation of the protocol. Every contracted provider who may encounter a pregnant woman shall participate in the drill or simulation on a regular basis. The Department shall adopt rules to implement this subsection.

(c) After holding multiple public hearings with representatives from diverse geographical regions and professional backgrounds and seeking broad public and stakeholder input, the Department shall establish criteria for levels of maternal care designations for birthing facilities. All hearings shall be open to the public and held at specific times and places that are convenient and available to the public. No hearing shall be held on a legal holiday. Public notice of hearings shall state the dates, times, and places of the hearings. Notice of hearings shall be posted on the Department's website and in the Department's main office, and minutes from the hearings shall be recorded.

The levels of maternal care designations developed under this Section shall be based upon:

(1) the most current published version of the "Levels of Maternal Care" developed by the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine; and

(2) necessary variance when considering the geographic and varied needs of citizens of this State.

(d) Nothing in this Section shall be construed in any way to modify or expand the licensure of any health care professional.

(e) Nothing in this Section shall be construed in any way to require a patient to be transferred to a different facility.

(f) The Department shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this Section no later than June 1, 2021. These rules shall be limited to those necessary for the establishment of levels of maternal care designations for birthing facilities under subsection (c) of this Section.".