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Public Act 096-1114
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| HB5459 Enrolled | LRB096 18646 KTG 34029 b |
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AN ACT concerning children.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act is |
amended by changing Section 35 as follows:
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(325 ILCS 2/35)
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Sec. 35. Information for relinquishing person. |
(a) A hospital, police
station, fire station,
or emergency
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medical facility that receives a newborn infant relinquished in |
accordance with
this
Act must offer an information packet to |
the relinquishing person and, if
possible, must clearly inform |
the relinquishing person that his or her
acceptance of the
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information is completely voluntary, that registration with |
the Illinois
Adoption Registry and Medical Information |
Exchange is voluntary, that the
person will remain anonymous if |
he or she completes a Denial of Information
Exchange, and that |
the person has the option to provide medical information
only |
and still remain anonymous. The
information packet must include |
all of
the following:
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(1) Blank All Illinois Adoption Registry and Medical |
Information Exchange
application forms, including the |
Medical Information
Exchange Questionnaire and
the web |
site address and toll-free phone number of the Registry.
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(2) Written notice of the following:
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(A) No sooner than 60 days following the date of |
the
initial relinquishment of the infant to a hospital, |
police station,
fire station, or emergency medical |
facility, the child-placing agency or the
Department |
will
commence proceedings for the termination of
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parental rights and placement of the infant for
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adoption.
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(B) Failure of a parent of the
infant to contact |
the Department and
petition for the return of custody |
of the
infant before termination of parental rights
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bars any future action asserting legal rights
with |
respect to the infant.
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(3) A resource list of providers of counseling
services |
including grief counseling, pregnancy counseling, and
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counseling regarding adoption and other available options |
for placement of the
infant.
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Upon request of a parent, the Department of Public Health |
shall provide the
application forms for the Illinois Adoption |
Registry and Medical Information
Exchange to hospitals, police |
stations, fire stations, and emergency
medical facilities.
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(b) The information packet given to a relinquishing parent |
in accordance with this Act shall include, in addition to other |
information required under this Act, the following: |
(1) A brochure (with a self-mailer attached) that |
describes this Act and the rights of birth parents, |
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including an optional section for the parent to complete |
and mail to the Department of Children and Family Services, |
that shall ask for basic anonymous background information |
about the relinquished child. This brochure shall be |
maintained by the Department on its website. |
(2) A brochure that describes the Illinois Adoption |
Registry, including a toll-free number and website |
information. This brochure shall be maintained on the |
Office of Vital Records website. |
(3) A brochure describing postpartum health |
information for the mother. |
The information packet shall be designed in coordination |
between the Office of Vital Records and the Department of |
Children and Family Services, with the exception of the |
resource list of providers of counseling services and adoption |
agencies, which shall be provided by the hospital, fire |
station, police station, sheriff's office, or emergency |
medical facility. |
(Source: P.A. 92-408, eff. 8-17-01; 92-432, eff. 8-17-01; |
93-820, eff. 7-27-04.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law.
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