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O'MALLEY.

(WRIGHT-WINKEL-JOHNSON)

   New Act                                                                     
   30 ILCS 105/5.570 new                                                       

        Creates the Induced Birth Infant Liability  Act  and  amends  the      
   State  Finance  Act.  Provides that, if a child is born alive after an      
   induced labor abortion or other abortion, a parent of the child or the      
   public guardian may maintain an  action  on  the  child's  behalf  for      
   damages,  including  costs  of  care to preserve and protect the life,      
   health, and safety of the  child,  punitive  damages,  and  costs  and      
   attorney's  fees,  against a hospital, health care facility, or health      
   care provider who harms or neglects the  child  or  fails  to  provide      
   medical  care  to  the  child  after  the child's birth. Provides that      
   damages shall be used to pay for the cost of preserving and protecting      
   the life, health, and safety of the child. Provides that, if the child      
   does not survive, the balance remaining after the costs of  preserving      
   and  protecting  the  life,  health,  and safety of the child are paid      
   shall be deposited into the Neonatal Care and Perinatal Hospice  Fund,      
   a  special fund in the State treasury. Provides that the Fund shall be      
   used by the Department of Public Health to make  grants  for  neonatal      
   care or perinatal hospice.                                                  
   JAN-30-2002  S  FIRST READING                                                  
   JAN-30-2002  S  REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE       RULES                 
   FEB-27-2002  S       ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE               JUDICIARY             
   MAR-06-2002  S       DO PASS                             006-003-001   SJUD    
   MAR-06-2002  S  PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING  02-03-07              
   MAR-07-2002  S  SECOND READING                                                 
   MAR-07-2002  S  PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING  02-03-20              
   APR-04-2002  S  THIRD READING - PASSED                   031-011-010           
   APR-04-2002  H  ARRIVE IN HOUSE                                                
   APR-04-2002  H  HOUSE SPONSOR                            WRIGHT                
   APR-04-2002  H  FIRST READING                                                  
   APR-04-2002  H  REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE        RULES                 
   APR-05-2002  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 WINKEL                
   APR-05-2002  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 JOHNSON               
   APR-05-2002  H       ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE               HEALTH CARE           
   APR-18-2002  H  RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A)     RULES         HRUL    
   JAN-07-2003  S  SESSION SINE DIE                                               

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