Public Act 101-0445
 
HB0002 EnrolledLRB101 03317 RPS 48325 b


  
    AN ACT concerning health.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  



 
 
    Section 5. The Medical Patient Rights Act is amended  by 
adding Section 3.4 as follows:
 
    (410 ILCS 50/3.4 new)
    Sec. 3.4. Rights of women; pregnancy and childbirth.
    (a) In addition to any other right provided under this Act, 
every woman has the following rights with regard to pregnancy 
and childbirth:
        (1) The right to receive health care before, during, 
    and after pregnancy and childbirth.
        (2) The right to receive care for her and her infant 
    that is consistent with generally accepted medical 
    standards.
        (3) The right to choose a certified  nurse midwife or 
    physician as her maternity care professional.
        (4) The right to choose her birth setting from the full 
    range of birthing options available in her community.
        (5)  The right to leave her maternity care professional 
    and select another if she becomes dissatisfied with her 
    care, except as otherwise provided by law.
        (6) The right to receive information about the names of 
    those health care professionals involved in her care.
        (7) The right to privacy and confidentiality of 
    records, except as provided by law.
        (8) The right to receive information concerning her 
    condition and proposed treatment, including methods of 
    relieving pain.
        (9) The right to accept or refuse any treatment, to the 
    extent medically possible.
        (10) The right to be informed  if her caregivers wish to 
    enroll her or her infant in a research study in accordance 
    with Section 3.1 of this Act.
        (11) The right to access her medical records in 
    accordance with Section 8-2001 of the Code of Civil 
    Procedure.
        (12)  The right to receive information in a language in 
    which she can communicate in accordance with federal law.
        (13) The right to  receive emotional and physical 
    support during labor and birth.
        (14) The right to freedom of movement during labor and 
    to give birth in the position of her choice, within 
    generally accepted medical standards.
        (15) The right to contact with her newborn, except 
    where necessary care must be provided to the mother or 
    infant.
        (16) The right to receive information about 
    breastfeeding.
        (17) The right to decide collaboratively with 
    caregivers when she and her baby will leave the birth site 
    for home, based on their conditions and circumstances.
        (18) The right to be treated with respect at all times 
    before, during, and after pregnancy by her health care 
    professionals.
        (19) The right of each patient, regardless of source of 
    payment, to examine and receive a reasonable explanation of 
    her total bill for services rendered by her maternity care 
    professional or health care provider, including itemized 
    charges for specific services received. Each maternity 
    care professional or health care provider shall be 
    responsible only for a reasonable explanation of those 
    specific services provided by the maternity care 
    professional or health care provider. 
    (b) The Department of Public Health, Department of 
Healthcare and Family Services, Department of Children and 
Family Services, and Department of Human Services shall post 
information about these rights on their publicly available 
websites. Every health care provider, day care center licensed 
under the Child Care Act of 1969, Head Start, and community 
center shall post information about these rights in a prominent 
place and on their websites, if applicable.
    (c) The Department of Public Health shall adopt rules to 
implement this Section.
    (d) Nothing in this Section or any rules adopted under 
subsection (c) shall be construed to require a physician, 
health care professional, hospital, hospital affiliate, or 
health care provider to provide care inconsistent with 
generally accepted medical standards or available capabilities 
or resources. 
  
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 
1, 2020.

Effective Date:  1/1/2020