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John J. Cullerton
Filed: 2/23/2004
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09300SB2785sam001 |
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LRB093 14822 BDD 47871 a |
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| AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2785
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2785 by replacing |
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| everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| "Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and |
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| Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is |
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| amended by changing Section 2310-220 as follows:
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| (20 ILCS 2310/2310-220) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.73)
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| Sec. 2310-220. Findings; rural obstetrical care. The |
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| General
Assembly finds
that substantial portions
areas of rural |
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| Illinois lack adequate access to obstetrical
care. The primary |
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| cause of this problem is the absence of qualified
practitioners |
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| who are willing to offer obstetrical services. A significant
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| barrier to recruiting and retaining those practitioners is the |
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| high cost of
professional liability insurance for |
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| practitioners offering obstetrical care.
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| Therefore, the Department, from funds appropriated for |
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| that purpose, shall
award grants to physicians practicing |
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| obstetrics in rural designated shortage
areas, as defined in |
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| Section 3.04 of the Family Practice Residency Act, for the
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| purpose of reimbursing those physicians for the costs of |
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| obtaining malpractice
insurance relating to obstetrical |
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| services. The Department shall establish
reasonable |
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| conditions, standards, and duties relating to the application |
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| for
and receipt of the grants.
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