Bill Texts: IL HB0002 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly

Bill Title: Amends the Medical Patient Rights Act. Provides that every woman has certain rights with regard to pregnancy and childbirth, including the right to receive care that is consistent with current scientific evidence about benefits and risks, the right to choose her birth setting, the right to be provided with certain information, and the right to be treated with respect at all times before, during, and after pregnancy by her health care professionals and to have a health care professional that is culturally competent and treats her appropriately regardless of her ethnicity, sexual orientation, or religious background. Requires the Department of Public Health, Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Department of Children and Family Services, and Department of Human Services to post information about these rights on their publicly available websites. Requires every health care provider, day care center, Head Start, and community center to post information about these rights in a prominent place and on their websites, if applicable. Requires the Department of Public Health to adopt rules to implement the provisions. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 50-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-08-23 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0445 [HB0002 Detail]

Bill Drafts

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Chaptered2019-08-27HTML/TextLinkView
Enrolled2019-06-05HTML/TextLinkView
Engrossed2019-04-10HTML/TextLinkView
Introduced2019-01-09HTML/TextLinkView

Amendments

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Senate Amendment 0012019-05-10ProposedHTML/TextLinkView
House Amendment 0012019-03-20ProposedHTML/TextLinkView

Supplemental Documents

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