HB4706 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB4706

Introduced 1/27/2022, by Rep. Denyse Wang Stoneback

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 2305/7.6 new
110 ILCS 330/8g new
210 ILCS 85/6.33 new

Amends the Department of Public Health Act. Provides that the Director of Public Health shall create an award for individual hospitals that achieve an NTSV cesarean birth rate of 23.6% or lower. The Director shall grant this award to hospitals that achieve the target NTSV cesarean birth rate on an annual basis. Amends the University of Illinois Hospital Act and the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that a hospital shall record and internally report the NTSV cesarean birth rate for each obstetrician-gynecologist who works at the hospital every 6 months. Provides that the hospital shall submit a copy of this report to the Department of Public Health with the names of the providers redacted. Provides that a hospital shall publicly record and report its cumulative NTSV cesarean birth rate on its website every 6 months. Provides that a hospital shall submit a copy of this report to the Department of Public Health.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning regulation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Department of Public Health Act is amended by adding Section 7.6 as follows:

(20 ILCS 2305/7.6 new)

Sec. 7.6. Cesarean section rates award. The Director shall create an award for individual hospitals that achieve an NTSV cesarean birth rate of 23.6% or lower. The Director shall grant this award to hospitals that achieve the target NTSV cesarean birth rate on an annual basis. The Department of Public Health may adopt any rules necessary to implement this Section. As used in this Section, "NTSV cesarean birth rate" means the proportion of live babies born at or beyond 37 weeks gestation to women in their first pregnancy, that are singleton (no twins or beyond) and in the vertex presentation (no breech or transverse positions), via cesarean birth.

Section 10. The University of Illinois Hospital Act is amended by adding Section 8g as follows:

(110 ILCS 330/8g new)

Sec. 8g. Cesarean section reporting.

(a) The University of Illinois Hospital shall record and internally report the NTSV cesarean birth rate for each obstetrician-gynecologist who works at the University of Illinois Hospital every 6 months. The University of Illinois Hospital shall submit a copy of this report to the Department of Public Health with the names of the providers redacted.

(b) The University of Illinois shall publicly record and report its cumulative NTSV cesarean birth rate on its website every 6 months. The University of Illinois Hospital shall submit a copy of this report to the Department of Public Health.

(c) As used in this Section, "NTSV cesarean birth rate" means the proportion of live babies born at or beyond 37 weeks gestation to women in their first pregnancy, that are singleton (no twins or beyond) and in the vertex presentation (no breech or transverse positions), via cesarean birth.

Section 15. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by adding Section 6.33 as follows:

(210 ILCS 85/6.33 new)

Sec. 6.33. Cesarean section reporting.

(a) A hospital shall record and internally report the NTSV cesarean birth rate for each obstetrician-gynecologist who works at the hospital every 6 months. The hospital shall submit a copy of this report to the Department of Public Health with the names of the providers redacted.

(b) A hospital shall publicly record and report its cumulative NTSV cesarean birth rate on its website every 6 months. The hospital shall submit a copy of this report to the Department of Public Health.

(c) As used in this Section, "NTSV cesarean birth rate" means the proportion of live babies born at or beyond 37 weeks gestation to women in their first pregnancy, that are singleton (no twins or beyond) and in the vertex presentation (no breech or transverse positions), via cesarean birth.