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4		-	AN ACT concerning State government.
5		-	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6		-	represented in the General Assembly:
7		-	Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and
8		-	Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
9		-	amended by changing Section 2310-222 as follows:
10		-	(20 ILCS 2310/2310-222)
11		-	Sec. 2310-222. Obstetric hemorrhage and hypertension
12		-	training.
13		-	(a) As used in this Section:
14		-	"Birthing facility" means (1) a hospital, as defined in
15		-	the Hospital Licensing Act, with more than one licensed
16		-	obstetric bed or a neonatal intensive care unit; (2) a
17		-	hospital operated by a State university; or (3) a birth
18		-	center, as defined in the Alternative Health Care Delivery
19		-	Act; or (4) a birth center, as defined in the Birth Center
20		-	Licensing Act.
21		-	"Postpartum" means the 12-month period after a person has
22		-	delivered a baby.
23		-	(b) The Department shall ensure that all birthing
24		-	facilities have a written policy and conduct continuing
25		-	education yearly for providers and staff of obstetric medicine
26		-	and of the emergency department and other staff that may care
	3	+	1 AN ACT concerning State government.
	4	+	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
	5	+	3 represented in the General Assembly:
	6	+	4 Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and
	7	+	5 Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
	8	+	6 amended by changing Section 2310-222 as follows:
	9	+	7 (20 ILCS 2310/2310-222)
	10	+	8 Sec. 2310-222. Obstetric hemorrhage and hypertension
	11	+	9 training.
	12	+	10 (a) As used in this Section:
	13	+	11 "Birthing facility" means (1) a hospital, as defined in
	14	+	12 the Hospital Licensing Act, with more than one licensed
	15	+	13 obstetric bed or a neonatal intensive care unit; (2) a
	16	+	14 hospital operated by a State university; or (3) a birth
	17	+	15 center, as defined in the Alternative Health Care Delivery
	18	+	16 Act; or (4) a birth center, as defined in the Birth Center
	19	+	17 Licensing Act.
	20	+	18 "Postpartum" means the 12-month period after a person has
	21	+	19 delivered a baby.
	22	+	20 (b) The Department shall ensure that all birthing
	23	+	21 facilities have a written policy and conduct continuing
	24	+	22 education yearly for providers and staff of obstetric medicine
	25	+	23 and of the emergency department and other staff that may care
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33		-	for pregnant or postpartum women. The written policy and
34		-	continuing education shall include yearly educational modules
35		-	regarding management of severe maternal hypertension and
36		-	obstetric hemorrhage, addressing airway emergencies
37		-	experienced during childbirth, and management of other leading
38		-	causes of maternal mortality for units that care for pregnant
39		-	or postpartum women. Birthing facilities must demonstrate
40		-	compliance with these written policy and , education, and
41		-	training requirements.
42		-	(c) The Department shall collaborate with the Illinois
43		-	Perinatal Quality Collaborative or its successor organization
44		-	to develop an initiative to improve birth equity and reduce
45		-	peripartum racial and ethnic disparities. The Department shall
46		-	ensure that the initiative includes the development of best
47		-	practices for implicit bias training and education in cultural
48		-	competency to be used by birthing facilities in interactions
49		-	between patients and providers. In developing the initiative,
50		-	the Illinois Perinatal Quality Collaborative or its successor
51		-	organization shall consider existing programs, such as the
52		-	Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health and the California
53		-	Maternal Quality Collaborative's pilot work on improving birth
54		-	equity. The Department shall support the initiation of a
55		-	statewide perinatal quality improvement initiative in
56		-	collaboration with birthing facilities to implement strategies
57		-	to reduce peripartum racial and ethnic disparities and to
58		-	address implicit bias in the health care system.
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	34	+	1 for pregnant or postpartum women. The written policy and
	35	+	2 continuing education shall include yearly educational modules
	36	+	3 regarding management of severe maternal hypertension and
	37	+	4 obstetric hemorrhage, addressing airway emergencies
	38	+	5 experienced during childbirth, and management of other leading
	39	+	6 causes of maternal mortality for units that care for pregnant
	40	+	7 or postpartum women. Birthing facilities must demonstrate
	41	+	8 compliance with these written policy and , education, and
	42	+	9 training requirements.
	43	+	10 (c) The Department shall collaborate with the Illinois
	44	+	11 Perinatal Quality Collaborative or its successor organization
	45	+	12 to develop an initiative to improve birth equity and reduce
	46	+	13 peripartum racial and ethnic disparities. The Department shall
	47	+	14 ensure that the initiative includes the development of best
	48	+	15 practices for implicit bias training and education in cultural
	49	+	16 competency to be used by birthing facilities in interactions
	50	+	17 between patients and providers. In developing the initiative,
	51	+	18 the Illinois Perinatal Quality Collaborative or its successor
	52	+	19 organization shall consider existing programs, such as the
	53	+	20 Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health and the California
	54	+	21 Maternal Quality Collaborative's pilot work on improving birth
	55	+	22 equity. The Department shall support the initiation of a
	56	+	23 statewide perinatal quality improvement initiative in
	57	+	24 collaboration with birthing facilities to implement strategies
	58	+	25 to reduce peripartum racial and ethnic disparities and to
	59	+	26 address implicit bias in the health care system.
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61		-	(d) In order to better facilitate continuity of care, the
62		-	Department, in consultation with the Illinois Perinatal
63		-	Quality Collaborative, shall make available to all birthing
64		-	facilities best practices for timely identification and
65		-	assessment of all pregnant and postpartum women for common
66		-	pregnancy or postpartum complications in the emergency
67		-	department and for care provided by the birthing facility
68		-	throughout the pregnancy and postpartum period. The best
69		-	practices shall include the appropriate and timely
70		-	consultation of an obstetric or other relevant provider to
71		-	provide input on management and follow-up, such as offering
72		-	coordination of a post-delivery early postpartum visit or
73		-	other services that may be appropriate and available. Birthing
74		-	facilities shall incorporate these best practices into the
75		-	written policy required under subsection (b). Birthing
76		-	facilities may use telemedicine for the consultation.
77		-	(e) The Department may adopt rules for the purpose of
78		-	implementing this Section.
79		-	(Source: P.A. 101-390, eff. 1-1-20; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21;
80		-	102-665, eff. 10-8-21.)
81		-	Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
82		-	becoming law.
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	70	+	1 (d) In order to better facilitate continuity of care, the
	71	+	2 Department, in consultation with the Illinois Perinatal
	72	+	3 Quality Collaborative, shall make available to all birthing
	73	+	4 facilities best practices for timely identification and
	74	+	5 assessment of all pregnant and postpartum women for common
	75	+	6 pregnancy or postpartum complications in the emergency
	76	+	7 department and for care provided by the birthing facility
	77	+	8 throughout the pregnancy and postpartum period. The best
	78	+	9 practices shall include the appropriate and timely
	79	+	10 consultation of an obstetric or other relevant provider to
	80	+	11 provide input on management and follow-up, such as offering
	81	+	12 coordination of a post-delivery early postpartum visit or
	82	+	13 other services that may be appropriate and available. Birthing
	83	+	14 facilities shall incorporate these best practices into the
	84	+	15 written policy required under subsection (b). Birthing
	85	+	16 facilities may use telemedicine for the consultation.
	86	+	17 (e) The Department may adopt rules for the purpose of
	87	+	18 implementing this Section.
	88	+	19 (Source: P.A. 101-390, eff. 1-1-20; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21;
	89	+	20 102-665, eff. 10-8-21.)
	90	+	21 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
	91	+	22 becoming law.
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