Sen. John J. Cullerton

Filed: 3/23/2007

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 264

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 264 on page 16,
3 line 23, after "Freestanding Birth Centers", by inserting "and
4 consistent with standards of the American College of
5 Obstetricians and Gynecologists"; and
 
6 on page 17, lines 13 and 14, by replacing "30 minutes travel
7 time" with "a ground travel time distance"; and
 
8 on page 17, line 16, after the comma, by inserting "that allows
9 for an emergency caesarean delivery to be started within 30
10 minutes of the decision a caesarean delivery is necessary,";
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12 on page 17, by replacing lines 24 through 26 with "The services
13 of a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its
14 branches medical director who is certified or eligible for
15 certification by the American College of Obstetricians and

 

 

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1 Gynecologists or the American Board of"; and
 
2 on page 18, by replacing lines 3 through 9 with "centers. The
3 medical director shall be on the premises regularly every day,
4 and shall be available by phone when not present. The medical
5 director shall establish policies defining the criteria to
6 determine which pregnancies are accepted as normal,
7 uncomplicated, and low-risk. The medical director shall
8 determine the anesthesia services available at the center. No
9 general anesthesia and no surgery may be performed at the
10 center."; and
 
11 on page 18, line 20, by replacing "second staff person" with
12 "nurse"; and
 
13 on page 19, by replacing lines 20 through 21 with "developed by
14 the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.".