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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
 
4    Section 5. The University of Illinois Hospital Act is 
5amended  by adding Section 8g as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 330/8g new)
7    Sec. 8g. Cesarean section reporting.
8    (a) The University of Illinois Hospital shall record and 
9internally report the NTSV cesarean birth rate for each 
10obstetrician-gynecologist who works at the University of 
11Illinois Hospital every 6 months. The University of Illinois 
12Hospital shall submit a copy of this report annually and upon 
13request to the Department of Public Health with the names of 
14the providers redacted. 
15    (b) As used in this Section, "NTSV cesarean birth rate" 
16means the proportion of live babies born at or beyond 37 weeks 
17gestation to women in their first pregnancy, that are 
18singleton (no twins or beyond) and in the vertex presentation 
19(no breech or transverse positions), via cesarean birth.
20    (c) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2030. 
 
21    Section 10. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended  by 
22adding Section 6.33 as follows:
 
 
 
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1    (210 ILCS 85/6.33 new)
2    Sec. 6.33. Cesarean section reporting.
3    (a) A hospital shall record and internally report the NTSV 
4cesarean birth rate for each obstetrician-gynecologist who 
5works at the hospital every 6 months. The hospital shall 
6submit a copy of this report annually and upon request to the 
7Department of Public Health with the names of the providers 
8redacted.
9    (b) As used in this Section, "NTSV cesarean birth rate" 
10means the proportion of live babies born at or beyond 37 weeks 
11gestation to women in their first pregnancy, that are 
12singleton (no twins or beyond) and in the vertex presentation 
13(no breech or transverse positions), via cesarean birth.
14    (c) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2030.