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405 ILCS 120/9

    (405 ILCS 120/9)
    (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date)
    Sec. 9. Intent. It is the intent of the General Assembly:
        (1) to raise awareness of the risk factors, signs,

symptoms, and treatment options for maternal mental health conditions among pregnant women and their families, the general public, primary care providers, and health care providers who care for pregnant women, postpartum women, and newborn infants;

(2) to provide information to women and their

families about maternal mental health conditions in order to lower the likelihood that new mothers will continue to suffer from this illness in silence;

(3) to develop procedures for assessing women for

maternal mental health conditions during prenatal and postnatal visits to licensed health care professionals; and

(4) to promote early detection of maternal mental

health conditions to promote early care and treatment and, when medically appropriate, to avoid medication.

(Source: P.A. 103-881, eff. 1-1-25.)