Bill Text: IL HB3531 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that if a hospital has a gestational surrogacy contract on file for a gestational surrogate or has otherwise received the gestational surrogacy contract from a gestational surrogate, the hospital may not deny an intended parent entry into the delivery room where the gestational surrogate is being induced or in labor. Provides exceptions if: medical personnel determine that the gestational surrogate's life or health could be jeopardized; the gestational surrogacy contract prohibits an intended parent from being present; or medical personnel determine there is other good cause to prohibit an intended parent from being present, including, but not limited to, if the intended parent is causing a disturbance or other security concerns. Defines terms. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0286 [HB3531 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB3531-Chaptered.html
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Public Act 101-0286 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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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 Hospital Licensing Act is amended by adding | ||||
Section 6.27 as follows:
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(210 ILCS 85/6.27 new) | ||||
Sec. 6.27. Intended parent; delivery room. | ||||
(a) As used in this Section, "gestational surrogate", | ||||
"gestational surrogacy contract", and "intended parent" have | ||||
the meanings given to those terms in Section 10 of the | ||||
Gestational Surrogacy Act. | ||||
(b) If a hospital has a gestational surrogacy contract on | ||||
file for a gestational surrogate or has otherwise received the | ||||
gestational surrogacy contract from a gestational surrogate, | ||||
the hospital may not deny an intended parent entry into the | ||||
delivery room where the gestational surrogate is being induced | ||||
or in labor, except as provided under subsection (c). | ||||
(c) A hospital is not required to allow entry into the | ||||
delivery room to an intended parent if: (1) medical personnel | ||||
determine that the gestational surrogate's life or health could | ||||
be jeopardized if an intended parent is present; (2) the | ||||
gestational surrogacy contract prohibits an intended parent | ||||
from being present; or (3) medical personnel determine there is |
other good cause to prohibit an intended parent from being | ||
present, including, but not limited to, if the intended parent | ||
is causing a disturbance or other security concerns.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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