Bill Text: IL HB2895 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall ensure that all birthing facilities conduct continuing education yearly for providers and staff of obstetric medicine and of the emergency department and other staff that may care for pregnant or postpartum women. Requires the continuing education to include yearly educational modules regarding management of severe maternal hypertension and obstetric hemorrhage for units that care for pregnant or postpartum women. Requires birthing facilities to demonstrate compliance with the education and training requirements. Provides that the Department shall collaborate with the Illinois Perinatal Quality Collaborative or its successor organization to develop an initiative to improve birth equity and reduce peripartum racial and ethnic disparities. Provides that the Department shall support the initiation of a statewide perinatal quality improvement initiative. Provides that the Department shall make available to all birthing facilities best practices for timely identification of all pregnant and postpartum women in the emergency department and for appropriate and timely consultation of an obstetric provider to provide input on management and follow-up. Effective January 1, 2020.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-08-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0390 [HB2895 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB2895-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB2895 Introduced , by Rep. Mary E. Flowers - LaToya Greenwood - Rita Mayfield SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 2310/2310-223 new
Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall ensure that all hospitals require specified employees to complete educational training on the management of severe maternal hypertension and postpartum hemorrhage. Provides that hospitals must demonstrate completion of the training of new hires with a course certificate from the Department. Provides that the Department shall ensure that all hospitals conduct continuing education yearly for specified employees. Provides that the continuing education shall include yearly simulations or drills regarding management of severe maternal hypertension and obstetric hemorrhage for all employees that care for pregnant or postpartum women. Provides that hospitals must demonstrate compliance with the education and training requirements. Defines "hospital". Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and
Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
amended by adding Section 2310-223 as follows:
(20 ILCS 2310/2310-223 new)
Sec. 2310-223. Obstetric hemorrhage and hypertension
training.
(a) As used in this Section, "hospital" means a hospital
licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act.
(b) The Department shall ensure that all hospitals require
new obstetric staff hires, emergency department staff hires,
anesthesia staff hires, and any other hires that care for
pregnant or postpartum women, including residents and fellows
in training, to complete educational training on the management
of severe maternal hypertension and postpartum hemorrhage.
Hospitals must demonstrate completion of the training of new
hires with a course certificate from the Department, such as
the certificate provided by the Alliance for Innovation in
Maternal Health eModules on Maternal Hypertension in Pregnancy
and Obstetric Hemorrhage, as supported by the American College
of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

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(c) The Department shall ensure that all hospitals conduct
continuing education yearly for providers and staff of
obstetric medicine and of the emergency department and other
staff that may care for pregnant or postpartum women. The
continuing education shall include yearly simulations or
drills regarding management of severe maternal hypertension
and obstetric hemorrhage for all units that care for pregnant
or postpartum women. Hospitals must demonstrate compliance
with these education and training requirements.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.