99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB6566

 

Introduced , by Rep. Barbara Wheeler

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Amends the Illinois Abortion Law of 1975. Provides that a person may not perform an abortion of a fetus solely because of the fetus's race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, or diagnosis or potential diagnosis of the fetus having Down syndrome or any other disability. Provides that at least 18 hours before an abortion is performed on a pregnant woman whose fetus is diagnosed with a lethal fetal anomaly, the physician who will perform the abortion shall: (1) orally and in person, inform the pregnant woman of the availability of perinatal hospice services; and (2) provide the pregnant woman copies of the perinatal hospice brochure developed by the Department of Public Health and the list of perinatal hospice providers and programs by printing the perinatal hospice brochure and list of perinatal hospice providers from the Department's Internet web site. Provides that the Department shall adopt rules within 90 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act to implement these provisions. Provides that the report of abortions submitted to the Department shall include the gender of the fetus, if detectable; and whether the fetus has been diagnosed with or has a potential diagnosis of having Down syndrome or any other disability. Provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally performs an abortion in violation of these provisions may be subject to: (1) disciplinary sanctions under the Medical Practice Act of 1987; and (2) civil liability for wrongful death. Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987 to make conforming changes. Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is unlawful discrimination under the Act to perform an abortion solely because of the race, color, sex, disability, national origin, or ancestry of the fetus. Effective immediately.


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1    AN ACT concerning health.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Medical Practice Act of 1987 is amended by
5changing Section 22 as follows:
 
6    (225 ILCS 60/22)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-22)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2016)
8    Sec. 22. Disciplinary action.
9    (A) The Department may revoke, suspend, place on probation,
10reprimand, refuse to issue or renew, or take any other
11disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the Department may
12deem proper with regard to the license or permit of any person
13issued under this Act, including imposing fines not to exceed
14$10,000 for each violation, upon any of the following grounds:
15        (1) Performance of an elective abortion in any place,
16    locale, facility, or institution other than:
17            (a) a facility licensed pursuant to the Ambulatory
18        Surgical Treatment Center Act;
19            (b) an institution licensed under the Hospital
20        Licensing Act;
21            (c) an ambulatory surgical treatment center or
22        hospitalization or care facility maintained by the
23        State or any agency thereof, where such department or

 

 

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1        agency has authority under law to establish and enforce
2        standards for the ambulatory surgical treatment
3        centers, hospitalization, or care facilities under its
4        management and control;
5            (d) ambulatory surgical treatment centers,
6        hospitalization or care facilities maintained by the
7        Federal Government; or
8            (e) ambulatory surgical treatment centers,
9        hospitalization or care facilities maintained by any
10        university or college established under the laws of
11        this State and supported principally by public funds
12        raised by taxation.
13        (2) Performance of an abortion procedure in a wilful
14    and wanton manner on a woman who was not pregnant at the
15    time the abortion procedure was performed.
16        (2.5) Performance of an abortion procedure without
17    complying with Sections 3.2, 3.3, and 3.4 of the Illinois
18    Abortion Law of 1975.
19        (3) A plea of guilty or nolo contendere, finding of
20    guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or sentencing,
21    including, but not limited to, convictions, preceding
22    sentences of supervision, conditional discharge, or first
23    offender probation, under the laws of any jurisdiction of
24    the United States of any crime that is a felony.
25        (4) Gross negligence in practice under this Act.
26        (5) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical or

 

 

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1    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
2    defraud or harm the public.
3        (6) Obtaining any fee by fraud, deceit, or
4    misrepresentation.
5        (7) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs defined
6    in law as controlled substances, of alcohol, or of any
7    other substances which results in the inability to practice
8    with reasonable judgment, skill or safety.
9        (8) Practicing under a false or, except as provided by
10    law, an assumed name.
11        (9) Fraud or misrepresentation in applying for, or
12    procuring, a license under this Act or in connection with
13    applying for renewal of a license under this Act.
14        (10) Making a false or misleading statement regarding
15    their skill or the efficacy or value of the medicine,
16    treatment, or remedy prescribed by them at their direction
17    in the treatment of any disease or other condition of the
18    body or mind.
19        (11) Allowing another person or organization to use
20    their license, procured under this Act, to practice.
21        (12) Adverse action taken by another state or
22    jurisdiction against a license or other authorization to
23    practice as a medical doctor, doctor of osteopathy, doctor
24    of osteopathic medicine or doctor of chiropractic, a
25    certified copy of the record of the action taken by the
26    other state or jurisdiction being prima facie evidence

 

 

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1    thereof. This includes any adverse action taken by a State
2    or federal agency that prohibits a medical doctor, doctor
3    of osteopathy, doctor of osteopathic medicine, or doctor of
4    chiropractic from providing services to the agency's
5    participants.
6        (13) Violation of any provision of this Act or of the
7    Medical Practice Act prior to the repeal of that Act, or
8    violation of the rules, or a final administrative action of
9    the Secretary, after consideration of the recommendation
10    of the Disciplinary Board.
11        (14) Violation of the prohibition against fee
12    splitting in Section 22.2 of this Act.
13        (15) A finding by the Disciplinary Board that the
14    registrant after having his or her license placed on
15    probationary status or subjected to conditions or
16    restrictions violated the terms of the probation or failed
17    to comply with such terms or conditions.
18        (16) Abandonment of a patient.
19        (17) Prescribing, selling, administering,
20    distributing, giving or self-administering any drug
21    classified as a controlled substance (designated product)
22    or narcotic for other than medically accepted therapeutic
23    purposes.
24        (18) Promotion of the sale of drugs, devices,
25    appliances or goods provided for a patient in such manner
26    as to exploit the patient for financial gain of the

 

 

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1    physician.
2        (19) Offering, undertaking or agreeing to cure or treat
3    disease by a secret method, procedure, treatment or
4    medicine, or the treating, operating or prescribing for any
5    human condition by a method, means or procedure which the
6    licensee refuses to divulge upon demand of the Department.
7        (20) Immoral conduct in the commission of any act
8    including, but not limited to, commission of an act of
9    sexual misconduct related to the licensee's practice.
10        (21) Wilfully making or filing false records or reports
11    in his or her practice as a physician, including, but not
12    limited to, false records to support claims against the
13    medical assistance program of the Department of Healthcare
14    and Family Services (formerly Department of Public Aid)
15    under the Illinois Public Aid Code.
16        (22) Wilful omission to file or record, or wilfully
17    impeding the filing or recording, or inducing another
18    person to omit to file or record, medical reports as
19    required by law, or wilfully failing to report an instance
20    of suspected abuse or neglect as required by law.
21        (23) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
22    report by the Department of Children and Family Services
23    under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, and
24    upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that the
25    licensee has caused a child to be an abused child or
26    neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected

 

 

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1    Child Reporting Act.
2        (24) Solicitation of professional patronage by any
3    corporation, agents or persons, or profiting from those
4    representing themselves to be agents of the licensee.
5        (25) Gross and wilful and continued overcharging for
6    professional services, including filing false statements
7    for collection of fees for which services are not rendered,
8    including, but not limited to, filing such false statements
9    for collection of monies for services not rendered from the
10    medical assistance program of the Department of Healthcare
11    and Family Services (formerly Department of Public Aid)
12    under the Illinois Public Aid Code.
13        (26) A pattern of practice or other behavior which
14    demonstrates incapacity or incompetence to practice under
15    this Act.
16        (27) Mental illness or disability which results in the
17    inability to practice under this Act with reasonable
18    judgment, skill or safety.
19        (28) Physical illness, including, but not limited to,
20    deterioration through the aging process, or loss of motor
21    skill which results in a physician's inability to practice
22    under this Act with reasonable judgment, skill or safety.
23        (29) Cheating on or attempt to subvert the licensing
24    examinations administered under this Act.
25        (30) Wilfully or negligently violating the
26    confidentiality between physician and patient except as

 

 

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1    required by law.
2        (31) The use of any false, fraudulent, or deceptive
3    statement in any document connected with practice under
4    this Act.
5        (32) Aiding and abetting an individual not licensed
6    under this Act in the practice of a profession licensed
7    under this Act.
8        (33) Violating state or federal laws or regulations
9    relating to controlled substances, legend drugs, or
10    ephedra as defined in the Ephedra Prohibition Act.
11        (34) Failure to report to the Department any adverse
12    final action taken against them by another licensing
13    jurisdiction (any other state or any territory of the
14    United States or any foreign state or country), by any peer
15    review body, by any health care institution, by any
16    professional society or association related to practice
17    under this Act, by any governmental agency, by any law
18    enforcement agency, or by any court for acts or conduct
19    similar to acts or conduct which would constitute grounds
20    for action as defined in this Section.
21        (35) Failure to report to the Department surrender of a
22    license or authorization to practice as a medical doctor, a
23    doctor of osteopathy, a doctor of osteopathic medicine, or
24    doctor of chiropractic in another state or jurisdiction, or
25    surrender of membership on any medical staff or in any
26    medical or professional association or society, while

 

 

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1    under disciplinary investigation by any of those
2    authorities or bodies, for acts or conduct similar to acts
3    or conduct which would constitute grounds for action as
4    defined in this Section.
5        (36) Failure to report to the Department any adverse
6    judgment, settlement, or award arising from a liability
7    claim related to acts or conduct similar to acts or conduct
8    which would constitute grounds for action as defined in
9    this Section.
10        (37) Failure to provide copies of medical records as
11    required by law.
12        (38) Failure to furnish the Department, its
13    investigators or representatives, relevant information,
14    legally requested by the Department after consultation
15    with the Chief Medical Coordinator or the Deputy Medical
16    Coordinator.
17        (39) Violating the Health Care Worker Self-Referral
18    Act.
19        (40) Willful failure to provide notice when notice is
20    required under the Parental Notice of Abortion Act of 1995.
21        (41) Failure to establish and maintain records of
22    patient care and treatment as required by this law.
23        (42) Entering into an excessive number of written
24    collaborative agreements with licensed advanced practice
25    nurses resulting in an inability to adequately
26    collaborate.

 

 

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1        (43) Repeated failure to adequately collaborate with a
2    licensed advanced practice nurse.
3        (44) Violating the Compassionate Use of Medical
4    Cannabis Pilot Program Act.
5        (45) Entering into an excessive number of written
6    collaborative agreements with licensed prescribing
7    psychologists resulting in an inability to adequately
8    collaborate.
9        (46) Repeated failure to adequately collaborate with a
10    licensed prescribing psychologist.
11    Except for actions involving the ground numbered (26), all
12proceedings to suspend, revoke, place on probationary status,
13or take any other disciplinary action as the Department may
14deem proper, with regard to a license on any of the foregoing
15grounds, must be commenced within 5 years next after receipt by
16the Department of a complaint alleging the commission of or
17notice of the conviction order for any of the acts described
18herein. Except for the grounds numbered (8), (9), (26), and
19(29), no action shall be commenced more than 10 years after the
20date of the incident or act alleged to have violated this
21Section. For actions involving the ground numbered (26), a
22pattern of practice or other behavior includes all incidents
23alleged to be part of the pattern of practice or other behavior
24that occurred, or a report pursuant to Section 23 of this Act
25received, within the 10-year period preceding the filing of the
26complaint. In the event of the settlement of any claim or cause

 

 

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1of action in favor of the claimant or the reduction to final
2judgment of any civil action in favor of the plaintiff, such
3claim, cause of action or civil action being grounded on the
4allegation that a person licensed under this Act was negligent
5in providing care, the Department shall have an additional
6period of 2 years from the date of notification to the
7Department under Section 23 of this Act of such settlement or
8final judgment in which to investigate and commence formal
9disciplinary proceedings under Section 36 of this Act, except
10as otherwise provided by law. The time during which the holder
11of the license was outside the State of Illinois shall not be
12included within any period of time limiting the commencement of
13disciplinary action by the Department.
14    The entry of an order or judgment by any circuit court
15establishing that any person holding a license under this Act
16is a person in need of mental treatment operates as a
17suspension of that license. That person may resume their
18practice only upon the entry of a Departmental order based upon
19a finding by the Disciplinary Board that they have been
20determined to be recovered from mental illness by the court and
21upon the Disciplinary Board's recommendation that they be
22permitted to resume their practice.
23    The Department may refuse to issue or take disciplinary
24action concerning the license of any person who fails to file a
25return, or to pay the tax, penalty or interest shown in a filed
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1interest, as required by any tax Act administered by the
2Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the
3requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied as determined by
4the Illinois Department of Revenue.
5    The Department, upon the recommendation of the
6Disciplinary Board, shall adopt rules which set forth standards
7to be used in determining:
8        (a) when a person will be deemed sufficiently
9    rehabilitated to warrant the public trust;
10        (b) what constitutes dishonorable, unethical or
11    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
12    defraud, or harm the public;
13        (c) what constitutes immoral conduct in the commission
14    of any act, including, but not limited to, commission of an
15    act of sexual misconduct related to the licensee's
16    practice; and
17        (d) what constitutes gross negligence in the practice
18    of medicine.
19    However, no such rule shall be admissible into evidence in
20any civil action except for review of a licensing or other
21disciplinary action under this Act.
22    In enforcing this Section, the Disciplinary Board or the
23Licensing Board, upon a showing of a possible violation, may
24compel, in the case of the Disciplinary Board, any individual
25who is licensed to practice under this Act or holds a permit to
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1Board, any individual who has applied for licensure or a permit
2pursuant to this Act, to submit to a mental or physical
3examination and evaluation, or both, which may include a
4substance abuse or sexual offender evaluation, as required by
5the Licensing Board or Disciplinary Board and at the expense of
6the Department. The Disciplinary Board or Licensing Board shall
7specifically designate the examining physician licensed to
8practice medicine in all of its branches or, if applicable, the
9multidisciplinary team involved in providing the mental or
10physical examination and evaluation, or both. The
11multidisciplinary team shall be led by a physician licensed to
12practice medicine in all of its branches and may consist of one
13or more or a combination of physicians licensed to practice
14medicine in all of its branches, licensed chiropractic
15physicians, licensed clinical psychologists, licensed clinical
16social workers, licensed clinical professional counselors, and
17other professional and administrative staff. Any examining
18physician or member of the multidisciplinary team may require
19any person ordered to submit to an examination and evaluation
20pursuant to this Section to submit to any additional
21supplemental testing deemed necessary to complete any
22examination or evaluation process, including, but not limited
23to, blood testing, urinalysis, psychological testing, or
24neuropsychological testing. The Disciplinary Board, the
25Licensing Board, or the Department may order the examining
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1provide to the Department, the Disciplinary Board, or the
2Licensing Board any and all records, including business
3records, that relate to the examination and evaluation,
4including any supplemental testing performed. The Disciplinary
5Board, the Licensing Board, or the Department may order the
6examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team
7to present testimony concerning this examination and
8evaluation of the licensee, permit holder, or applicant,
9including testimony concerning any supplemental testing or
10documents relating to the examination and evaluation. No
11information, report, record, or other documents in any way
12related to the examination and evaluation shall be excluded by
13reason of any common law or statutory privilege relating to
14communication between the licensee, permit holder, or
15applicant and the examining physician or any member of the
16multidisciplinary team. No authorization is necessary from the
17licensee, permit holder, or applicant ordered to undergo an
18evaluation and examination for the examining physician or any
19member of the multidisciplinary team to provide information,
20reports, records, or other documents or to provide any
21testimony regarding the examination and evaluation. The
22individual to be examined may have, at his or her own expense,
23another physician of his or her choice present during all
24aspects of the examination. Failure of any individual to submit
25to mental or physical examination and evaluation, or both, when
26directed, shall result in an automatic suspension, without

 

 

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1hearing, until such time as the individual submits to the
2examination. If the Disciplinary Board or Licensing Board finds
3a physician unable to practice following an examination and
4evaluation because of the reasons set forth in this Section,
5the Disciplinary Board or Licensing Board shall require such
6physician to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by
7physicians, or other health care professionals, approved or
8designated by the Disciplinary Board, as a condition for
9issued, continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to
10practice. Any physician, whose license was granted pursuant to
11Sections 9, 17, or 19 of this Act, or, continued, reinstated,
12renewed, disciplined or supervised, subject to such terms,
13conditions or restrictions who shall fail to comply with such
14terms, conditions or restrictions, or to complete a required
15program of care, counseling, or treatment, as determined by the
16Chief Medical Coordinator or Deputy Medical Coordinators,
17shall be referred to the Secretary for a determination as to
18whether the licensee shall have their license suspended
19immediately, pending a hearing by the Disciplinary Board. In
20instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a license
21under this Section, a hearing upon such person's license must
22be convened by the Disciplinary Board within 15 days after such
23suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
24Disciplinary Board shall have the authority to review the
25subject physician's record of treatment and counseling
26regarding the impairment, to the extent permitted by applicable

 

 

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1federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
2confidentiality of medical records.
3    An individual licensed under this Act, affected under this
4Section, shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the
5Disciplinary Board that they can resume practice in compliance
6with acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions
7of their license.
8    The Department may promulgate rules for the imposition of
9fines in disciplinary cases, not to exceed $10,000 for each
10violation of this Act. Fines may be imposed in conjunction with
11other forms of disciplinary action, but shall not be the
12exclusive disposition of any disciplinary action arising out of
13conduct resulting in death or injury to a patient. Any funds
14collected from such fines shall be deposited in the Medical
15Disciplinary Fund.
16    All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid within
1760 days after the effective date of the order imposing the fine
18or in accordance with the terms set forth in the order imposing
19the fine.
20    (B) The Department shall revoke the license or permit
21issued under this Act to practice medicine or a chiropractic
22physician who has been convicted a second time of committing
23any felony under the Illinois Controlled Substances Act or the
24Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, or who
25has been convicted a second time of committing a Class 1 felony
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1person whose license or permit is revoked under this subsection
2B shall be prohibited from practicing medicine or treating
3human ailments without the use of drugs and without operative
4surgery.
5    (C) The Department shall not revoke, suspend, place on
6probation, reprimand, refuse to issue or renew, or take any
7other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action against the
8license or permit issued under this Act to practice medicine to
9a physician based solely upon the recommendation of the
10physician to an eligible patient regarding, or prescription
11for, or treatment with, an investigational drug, biological
12product, or device.
13    (D) The Disciplinary Board shall recommend to the
14Department civil penalties and any other appropriate
15discipline in disciplinary cases when the Board finds that a
16physician willfully performed an abortion with actual
17knowledge that the person upon whom the abortion has been
18performed is a minor or an incompetent person without notice as
19required under the Parental Notice of Abortion Act of 1995.
20Upon the Board's recommendation, the Department shall impose,
21for the first violation, a civil penalty of $1,000 and for a
22second or subsequent violation, a civil penalty of $5,000.
23(Source: P.A. 98-601, eff. 12-30-13; 98-668, eff. 6-25-14;
2498-1140, eff. 12-30-14; 99-270, eff. 1-1-16.)
 
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1changing Sections 10 and 11 and by adding Sections 3.2, 3.3,
2and 3.4 as follows:
 
3    (720 ILCS 510/3.2 new)
4    Sec. 3.2. Sex selective and disability abortion ban.
5    (a) As used in this Section:
6        "Any other disability" means any disease, defect, or
7    disorder that is genetically inherited. The term includes
8    the following:
9            (1) a physical disability;
10            (2) a mental or intellectual disability;
11            (3) a physical disfigurement;
12            (4) scoliosis;
13            (5) dwarfism;
14            (6) Down syndrome;
15            (7) albinism;
16            (8) amelia; or
17            (9) a physical or mental disease.
18    The term does not include a lethal fetal anomaly.
19        "Down syndrome" means a chromosomal disorder
20    associated with an extra chromosome 21 or an effective
21    trisomy for chromosome 21.
22        "Potential diagnosis" refers to the presence of some
23    risk factors that indicate that a health problem may occur.
24        "Sex selective abortion" means an abortion that is
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1    (b) A person may not intentionally perform or attempt to
2perform an abortion before the earlier of viability of the
3fetus or 20 weeks of postfertilization age if the person knows
4that the pregnant woman is seeking a sex selective abortion.
5    (c) A person may not intentionally perform or attempt to
6perform an abortion after viability of the fetus or 20 weeks of
7postfertilization age if the person knows that the pregnant
8woman is seeking a sex selective abortion.
9    (d) A person may not intentionally perform or attempt to
10perform an abortion before the earlier of viability of the
11fetus or 20 weeks of postfertilization age if the person knows
12that the pregnant woman is seeking the abortion solely because
13the fetus has been diagnosed with Down syndrome or has a
14potential diagnosis of Down syndrome.
15    (e) A person may not intentionally perform or attempt to
16perform an abortion after viability of the fetus or 20 weeks of
17postfertilization age if the person knows that the pregnant
18woman is seeking the abortion solely because the fetus has been
19diagnosed with Down syndrome or has a potential diagnosis of
20Down syndrome.
21    (f) A person may not intentionally perform or attempt to
22perform an abortion before the earlier of viability of the
23fetus or 20 weeks of postfertilization age if the person knows
24that the pregnant woman is seeking the abortion solely because
25the fetus has been diagnosed with any other disability or has a
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1    (g) A person may not intentionally perform or attempt to
2perform an abortion after viability of the fetus or 20 weeks of
3postfertilization age if the person knows that the pregnant
4woman is seeking the abortion solely because the fetus has been
5diagnosed with any other disability or has a potential
6diagnosis of any other disability.
7    (h) A person may not intentionally perform or attempt to
8perform an abortion before the earlier of viability of the
9fetus or 20 weeks of postfertilization age if the person knows
10that the pregnant woman is seeking the abortion solely because
11of the race, color, national origin, or ancestry of the fetus.
12    (i) A person may not intentionally perform or attempt to
13perform an abortion after viability of the fetus or 20 weeks of
14postfertilization age if the person knows that the pregnant
15woman is seeking the abortion solely because of the race,
16color, national origin, or ancestry of the fetus.
17    (j) A person who knowingly or intentionally performs an
18abortion in violation of this Section may be subject to:
19        (1) disciplinary sanctions under Section 22 of the
20    Medical Practice Act of 1987; and
21        (2) civil liability for wrongful death.
22    (k) A pregnant woman upon whom an abortion is performed in
23violation of this Section may not be prosecuted for violating
24or conspiring to violate this Section.
 
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1    Sec. 3.3. Perinatal hospice.
2    (a) The purpose of this Section is to ensure that:
3        (1) women considering abortion after receiving a
4    diagnosis of a lethal fetal anomaly are informed of the
5    availability of perinatal hospice care; and
6        (2) women choosing abortion after receiving a
7    diagnosis of a lethal fetal anomaly are making a fully
8    informed decision.
9    (b) As used in this Section:
10        "Lethal fetal anomaly" means a fetal condition
11    diagnosed before birth that, if the pregnancy results in a
12    live birth, will with reasonable certainty result in the
13    death of the child not more than 3 months after the child's
14    birth.
15        "Perinatal hospice" means the provision of
16    comprehensive, supportive care to a pregnant woman and her
17    family beginning with the diagnosis of a lethal fetal
18    anomaly and continuing through the live birth and death of
19    the woman's child as a result of the lethal fetal anomaly.
20    The term includes counseling and medical care provided by
21    maternal-fetal medical specialists, obstetricians,
22    neonatologists, anesthesia specialists, specialty nurses,
23    clergy, social workers, and others that are focused on
24    alleviating fear and ensuring that the woman and her family
25    experience the life and death of the child in a comfortable
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1    (c) The Department shall develop a perinatal hospice
2brochure and post the perinatal hospice brochure on the
3Department's Internet web site.
4    (d) The perinatal brochure developed under this Section
5must include the following:
6        (1) a description of the health care and other services
7    available from perinatal hospice;
8        (2) information that medical assistance benefits may
9    be available for prenatal care, childbirth, and perinatal
10    hospice; and
11        (3) information regarding accessing grief counseling
12    and other human services, and the types of services that
13    are available through this service.
14    (e) The Department shall develop and regularly update a
15list of all perinatal hospice providers and programs in this
16State. The Department may include on the list perinatal hospice
17providers and programs in other states that provide care to
18residents of this State. The Department shall post the list of
19perinatal hospice providers and programs on the Department's
20Internet web site.
21    (f) The Department shall develop a form on which a pregnant
22woman certifies, at the time of receiving a diagnosis that the
23pregnant woman's unborn child has a lethal fetal anomaly, that
24the pregnant woman has received the following:
25        (1) a copy of the perinatal hospice brochure developed
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1        (2) a list of the perinatal hospice providers and
2    programs developed under subsection (e) of this Section.
3    (g) The provider diagnosing the pregnant woman's unborn
4child with the lethal fetal anomaly shall, at the time of
5diagnosis:
6        (1) provide the pregnant woman with a written copy of:
7            (A) the perinatal brochure developed under
8        subsection (c) of this Section; and
9            (B) the certification form developed by the
10        Department under subsection (f); and
11        (2) have the pregnant woman complete the certification
12    form.
13    (h) The Department shall adopt rules within 90 days after
14the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General
15Assembly to implement this Section.
 
16    (720 ILCS 510/3.4 new)
17    Sec. 3.4. Prohibited abortions.
18    (a) A person may not perform an abortion of a fetus solely
19because of the fetus's race, color, national origin, ancestry,
20sex, or diagnosis or potential diagnosis of the fetus having
21Down syndrome or any other disability.
22    (b) At least 18 hours before an abortion is performed on a
23pregnant woman whose unborn child has been diagnosed with a
24lethal fetal anomaly, the physician who will perform the
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1        (1) orally and in person, inform the pregnant woman of
2    the availability of perinatal hospice services; and
3        (2) provide the pregnant woman copies of the perinatal
4    hospice brochure developed by the Department under
5    subsection (c) of Section 3.3 of this Act and the list of
6    perinatal hospice providers and programs developed under
7    subsection (e) of Section 3.3 of this Act, by printing the
8    perinatal hospice brochure and list of perinatal hospice
9    providers from the Department's Internet web site.
10    The requirements of this subsection are in addition to the
11other requirements of this Section.
12    (c) If a pregnant woman described in subsection (b) chooses
13to have an abortion rather than continuing the pregnancy in
14perinatal hospice care, the pregnant woman shall certify in
15writing, on a form developed by the Department under subsection
16(f) of Section 3.3 of this Act, at least 18 hours before the
17abortion is performed, that the pregnant woman has been
18provided the information described in subsection (b) in the
19manner required by subsection (b) of this Section.
 
20    (720 ILCS 510/10)  (from Ch. 38, par. 81-30)
21    Sec. 10. A report of each abortion performed shall be made
22to the Department on forms prescribed by it. Such report forms
23shall not identify the patient by name, but by an individual
24number to be noted in the patient's permanent record in the
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1concerning:
2    (1) Identification of the physician who performed the
3abortion and the facility where the abortion was performed and
4a patient identification number;
5    (2) State in which the patient resides;
6    (3) Patient's date of birth, race and marital status;
7    (4) Number of prior pregnancies;
8    (5) Date of last menstrual period;
9    (6) Type of abortion procedure performed;
10    (7) Complications and whether the abortion resulted in a
11live birth;
12    (8) The date the abortion was performed;
13    (9) Medical indications for any abortion performed when the
14fetus was viable;
15    (10) The information required by Sections 6(1)(b) and
166(4)(b) of this Act, if applicable;
17    (11) Basis for any medical judgment that a medical
18emergency existed when required under Sections 6(2)(a) and 6(6)
19and when required to be reported in accordance with this
20Section by any provision of this Law; and
21    (12) The pathologist's test results pursuant to Section 12
22of this Act;
23    (13) The gender of the fetus, if detectable; and
24    (14) Whether the fetus has been diagnosed with or has a
25potential diagnosis of having Down syndrome or any other
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1    Such form shall be completed by the hospital or other
2licensed facility, signed by the physician who performed the
3abortion or pregnancy termination, and transmitted to the
4Department not later than 10 days following the end of the
5month in which the abortion was performed.
6    In the event that a complication of an abortion occurs or
7becomes known after submission of such form, a correction using
8the same patient identification number shall be submitted to
9the Department within 10 days of its becoming known.
10    The Department may prescribe rules and regulations
11regarding the administration of this Law and shall prescribe
12regulations to secure the confidentiality of the woman's
13identity in the information to be provided under the "Vital
14Records Act". All reports received by the Department shall be
15treated as confidential and the Department shall secure the
16woman's anonymity. Such reports shall be used only for
17statistical purposes.
18    Upon 30 days public notice, the Department is empowered to
19require reporting of any additional information which, in the
20sound discretion of the Department, is necessary to develop
21statistical data relating to the protection of maternal or
22fetal life or health, or is necessary to enforce the provisions
23of this Law, or is necessary to develop useful criteria for
24medical decisions. The Department shall annually report to the
25General Assembly all statistical data gathered under this Law
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1    The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly shall
2be satisfied by filing copies of the report with the Speaker,
3the Minority Leader and the Clerk of the House of
4Representatives and the President, the Minority Leader and the
5Secretary of the Senate and the Legislative Research Unit, as
6required by Section 3.1 of "An Act to revise the law in
7relation to the General Assembly", approved February 25, 1874,
8as amended, and filing such additional copies with the State
9Government Report Distribution Center for the General Assembly
10as is required under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the State
11Library Act.
12(Source: P.A. 84-1438.)
 
13    (720 ILCS 510/11)  (from Ch. 38, par. 81-31)
14    Sec. 11. (1) Any person who intentionally violates any
15provision of this Law, other than those described in Section
163.2, 3.3, or 3.4 of this Act, commits a Class A misdemeanor
17unless a specific penalty is otherwise provided. Any person who
18intentionally falsifies any writing required by this Law
19commits a Class A misdemeanor.
20    Intentional, knowing, reckless, or negligent violations of
21this Law shall constitute unprofessional conduct which causes
22public harm under Section 22 of the Medical Practice Act of
231987, as amended; Section 70-5 of the Nurse Practice Act, and
24Section 21 of the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987, as
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1    Intentional, knowing, reckless or negligent violations of
2this Law will constitute grounds for refusal, denial,
3revocation, suspension, or withdrawal of license, certificate,
4or permit under Section 30 of the Pharmacy Practice Act, as
5amended; Section 7 of the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center
6Act, effective July 19, 1973, as amended; and Section 7 of the
7Hospital Licensing Act.
8    (2) Any hospital or licensed facility which, or any
9physician who intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly fails to
10submit a complete report to the Department in accordance with
11the provisions of Section 10 of this Law and any person who
12intentionally, knowingly, recklessly or negligently fails to
13maintain the confidentiality of any reports required under this
14Law or reports required by Sections 10.1 or 12 of this Law
15commits a Class B misdemeanor.
16    (3) Any person who sells any drug, medicine, instrument or
17other substance which he knows to be an abortifacient and which
18is in fact an abortifacient, unless upon prescription of a
19physician, is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. Any person who
20prescribes or administers any instrument, medicine, drug or
21other substance or device, which he knows to be an
22abortifacient, and which is in fact an abortifacient, and
23intentionally, knowingly or recklessly fails to inform the
24person for whom it is prescribed or upon whom it is
25administered that it is an abortifacient commits a Class C
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1    (4) Any person who intentionally, knowingly or recklessly
2performs upon a woman what he represents to that woman to be an
3abortion when he knows or should know that she is not pregnant
4commits a Class 2 felony and shall be answerable in civil
5damages equal to 3 times the amount of proved damages.
6(Source: P.A. 95-639, eff. 10-5-07; 95-689, eff. 10-29-07;
795-876, eff. 8-21-08.)
 
8    Section 15. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by
9changing Section 1-103 as follows:
 
10    (775 ILCS 5/1-103)  (from Ch. 68, par. 1-103)
11    Sec. 1-103. General Definitions. When used in this Act,
12unless the context requires otherwise, the term:
13    (A) Age. "Age" means the chronological age of a person who
14is at least 40 years old, except with regard to any practice
15described in Section 2-102, insofar as that practice concerns
16training or apprenticeship programs. In the case of training or
17apprenticeship programs, for the purposes of Section 2-102,
18"age" means the chronological age of a person who is 18 but not
19yet 40 years old.
20    (B) Aggrieved Party. "Aggrieved party" means a person who
21is alleged or proved to have been injured by a civil rights
22violation or believes he or she will be injured by a civil
23rights violation under Article 3 that is about to occur.
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1Department by an aggrieved party or initiated by the Department
2under its authority.
3    (D) Civil Rights Violation. "Civil rights violation"
4includes and shall be limited to only those specific acts set
5forth in Sections 2-102, 2-103, 2-105, 3-102, 3-102.1, 3-103,
63-104, 3-104.1, 3-105, 3-105.1, 4-102, 4-103, 5-102, 5A-102,
76-101, and 6-102 of this Act.
8    (E) Commission. "Commission" means the Human Rights
9Commission created by this Act.
10    (F) Complaint. "Complaint" means the formal pleading filed
11by the Department with the Commission following an
12investigation and finding of substantial evidence of a civil
13rights violation.
14    (G) Complainant. "Complainant" means a person including
15the Department who files a charge of civil rights violation
16with the Department or the Commission.
17    (H) Department. "Department" means the Department of Human
18Rights created by this Act.
19    (I) Disability. "Disability" means a determinable physical
20or mental characteristic of a person, including, but not
21limited to, a determinable physical characteristic which
22necessitates the person's use of a guide, hearing or support
23dog, the history of such characteristic, or the perception of
24such characteristic by the person complained against, which may
25result from disease, injury, congenital condition of birth or
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1        (1) For purposes of Article 2 is unrelated to the
2    person's ability to perform the duties of a particular job
3    or position and, pursuant to Section 2-104 of this Act, a
4    person's illegal use of drugs or alcohol is not a
5    disability;
6        (2) For purposes of Article 3, is unrelated to the
7    person's ability to acquire, rent or maintain a housing
8    accommodation;
9        (3) For purposes of Article 4, is unrelated to a
10    person's ability to repay;
11        (4) For purposes of Article 5, is unrelated to a
12    person's ability to utilize and benefit from a place of
13    public accommodation;
14        (5) For purposes of Article 5, also includes any
15    mental, psychological, or developmental disability,
16    including autism spectrum disorders.
17    (J) Marital Status. "Marital status" means the legal status
18of being married, single, separated, divorced or widowed.
19    (J-1) Military Status. "Military status" means a person's
20status on active duty in or status as a veteran of the armed
21forces of the United States, status as a current member or
22veteran of any reserve component of the armed forces of the
23United States, including the United States Army Reserve, United
24States Marine Corps Reserve, United States Navy Reserve, United
25States Air Force Reserve, and United States Coast Guard
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1Illinois Army National Guard or Illinois Air National Guard.
2    (K) National Origin. "National origin" means the place in
3which a person or one of his or her ancestors was born.
4    (K-5) "Order of protection status" means a person's status
5as being a person protected under an order of protection issued
6pursuant to the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 or an
7order of protection issued by a court of another state.
8    (L) Person. "Person" includes one or more individuals,
9partnerships, associations or organizations, labor
10organizations, labor unions, joint apprenticeship committees,
11or union labor associations, corporations, the State of
12Illinois and its instrumentalities, political subdivisions,
13units of local government, legal representatives, trustees in
14bankruptcy or receivers.
15    (L-5) Pregnancy. "Pregnancy" means pregnancy, childbirth,
16or medical or common conditions related to pregnancy or
17childbirth.
18    (M) Public Contract. "Public contract" includes every
19contract to which the State, any of its political subdivisions
20or any municipal corporation is a party.
21    (N) Religion. "Religion" includes all aspects of religious
22observance and practice, as well as belief, except that with
23respect to employers, for the purposes of Article 2, "religion"
24has the meaning ascribed to it in paragraph (F) of Section
252-101.
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1    (O-1) Sexual orientation. "Sexual orientation" means
2actual or perceived heterosexuality, homosexuality,
3bisexuality, or gender-related identity, whether or not
4traditionally associated with the person's designated sex at
5birth. "Sexual orientation" does not include a physical or
6sexual attraction to a minor by an adult.
7    (P) Unfavorable Military Discharge. "Unfavorable military
8discharge" includes discharges from the Armed Forces of the
9United States, their Reserve components or any National Guard
10or Naval Militia which are classified as RE-3 or the equivalent
11thereof, but does not include those characterized as RE-4 or
12"Dishonorable".
13    (Q) Unlawful Discrimination. "Unlawful discrimination"
14means: (1) discrimination against a person because of his or
15her race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex,
16marital status, order of protection status, disability,
17military status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or unfavorable
18discharge from military service as those terms are defined in
19this Section; or (2) the performance of an abortion solely
20because of the race, color, sex, disability, national origin,
21or ancestry of the fetus. As used in this subsection (Q),
22"fetus" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2 of the
23Illinois Abortion Law of 1975.
24(Source: P.A. 97-410, eff. 1-1-12; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12;
2598-1050, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    225 ILCS 60/22from Ch. 111, par. 4400-22
4    720 ILCS 510/3.2 new
5    720 ILCS 510/3.3 new
6    720 ILCS 510/3.4 new
7    720 ILCS 510/10from Ch. 38, par. 81-30
8    720 ILCS 510/11from Ch. 38, par. 81-31
9    775 ILCS 5/1-103from Ch. 68, par. 1-103