ILLINOIS.
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Chapter 5. General Provisions.
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Part 375. State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971.
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Sec. 6. Program of health benefits.
(a) The program of health benefits shall provide for
protection against the financial costs of health care expenses incurred in and
out of hospital including basic hospital‑surgical‑medical
coverages. The program may include, but shall not be limited to, such
supplemental coverages as out‑patient diagnostic X‑ray and
laboratory expenses, prescription drugs, dental services, hearing evaluations,
hearing aids, the dispensing and fitting of hearing aids, and similar group
benefits as are now or may become available. However, nothing in this Act shall
be construed to permit, on or after July 1, 1980, the non‑contributory
portion of any such program to include the expenses of obtaining an abortion,
induced miscarriage or induced premature birth unless, in the opinion of a
physician, such procedures are necessary for the preservation of the life of
the woman seeking such treatment, or except an induced premature birth intended
to produce a live viable child and such procedure is necessary for the health
of the mother or the unborn child. The program may also include coverage for
those who rely on treatment by prayer or spiritual means alone for healing in
accordance with the tenets and practice of a recognized religious denomination.
The program of health benefits shall be designed by the
Director (1) to provide a reasonable relationship between the benefits to be
included and the expected distribution of expenses of each such type to be
incurred by the covered members and dependents, (2) to specify, as covered
benefits and as optional benefits, the medical services of practitioners in all
categories licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987, (3) to include
reasonable controls, which may include deductible and co‑insurance
provisions, applicable to some or all of the benefits, or a coordination of
benefits provision, to prevent or minimize unnecessary utilization of the
various hospital, surgical and medical expenses to be provided and to provide
reasonable assurance of stability of the program, and (4) to provide benefits to
the extent possible to members throughout the State, wherever located, on an
equitable basis. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section or Act,
for all members or dependents who are eligible for benefits under Social
Security or the Railroad Retirement system or who had sufficient Medicare‑covered
government employment, the Department shall reduce benefits which would
otherwise be paid by Medicare, by the amount of benefits for which the member
or dependents are eligible under Medicare, except that such reduction in
benefits shall apply only to those members or dependents who (1) first become
eligible for such medicare coverage on or after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of 1992; or (2) are Medicare‑eligible members or
dependents of a local government unit which began participation in the program
on or after July 1, 1992; or (3) remain eligible for but no longer receive
Medicare coverage which they had been receiving on or after the effective date
of this amendatory Act of 1992.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, where
a covered member or dependents are eligible for benefits under the federal
Medicare health insurance program (Title XVIII of the Social Security Act as
added by Public Law 89‑97, 89th Congress), benefits paid under the State
of Illinois program or plan will be reduced by the amount of benefits paid by
Medicare. For members or dependents who are eligible for benefits under Social
Security or the Railroad Retirement system or who had sufficient Medicare‑covered
government employment, benefits shall be reduced by the amount for which the
member or dependent is eligible under Medicare, except that such reduction in
benefits shall apply only to those members or dependents who (1) first become
eligible for such Medicare coverage on or after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of 1992; or (2) are Medicare‑eligible members or
dependents of a local government unit which began participation in the program
on or after July 1, 1992; or (3) remain eligible for, but no longer receive
Medicare coverage which they had been receiving on or after the effective date
of this amendatory Act of 1992. Premiums may be adjusted, where applicable, to
an amount deemed by the Director to be reasonably consistent with any reduction
of benefits.
(b) A member, not otherwise covered by this Act, who
has retired as a participating member under Article 2 of the Illinois Pension
Code but is ineligible for the retirement annuity under Section 2‑119 of
the Illinois Pension Code, shall pay the premiums for coverage, not exceeding
the amount paid by the State for the non‑contributory coverage for other
members, under the group health benefits program under this Act. The Director
shall determine the premiums to be paid by a member under this subsection (b).
Sec. 6.1. The program of health benefits may offer as an
alternative, available on an optional basis, coverage through health
maintenance organizations. That part of the premium for such coverage which is
in excess of the amount which would otherwise be paid by the State for the
program of health benefits shall be paid by the member who elects such
alternative coverage and shall be collected as provided for premiums for other
optional coverages.
However, nothing in this Act shall be construed to
permit, after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1983, the
noncontributory portion of any such program to include the expenses of
obtaining an abortion, induced miscarriage or induced premature birth unless,
in the opinion of a physician, such procedures are necessary for the
preservation of the life of the woman seeking such treatment, or except an
induced premature birth intended to produce a live viable child and such
procedure is necessary for the health of the mother or her unborn child.
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Chapter 105. Schools.
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Part 5. School Code.
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Sec. 27‑9.2. Family Life. If any school district
provides courses of instruction designed to promote wholesome and comprehensive
understanding of the emotional, psychological, physiological, hygienic and
social responsibility aspects of family life, then such courses of instruction
shall include the teaching of the alternatives to abortion, appropriate to the
various grade levels; and whenever such courses of instruction are provided in
any of grades 6 through 12, then such courses also shall include instruction on
the prevention, transmission and spread of AIDS. However, no pupil shall be
required to take or participate in any family life class or course on AIDS
instruction if his parent or guardian submits written objection thereto, and
refusal to take or participate in such course or program shall not be reason
for suspension or expulsion of such pupil.
The State Superintendent of Education shall prepare and
make available to local school districts courses of instruction designed to
satisfy the requirements of this Section.
The State Superintendent of Education shall develop a
procedure for evaluating and measuring the effectiveness of the family life
courses of instruction in each local school district, including the setting of
reasonable goals for reduced sexual activity, sexually transmitted diseases and
premarital pregnancy. The goals shall be set by the beginning of the 1991‑92
school year. The State Superintendent shall distribute a copy of the procedure
to each local school district. Each local school district may develop
additional procedures or methods for measuring the effectiveness of the family
life courses of instruction within the district. Before the beginning of the
1993‑94 school year, the State Superintendent shall collect and evaluate
all relevant data to determine whether the goals are being achieved.
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Chapter 210. Health Facilities.
Part 5.
Ambulatory Surgical
Sec. 1. This Act may be cited as the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act.
Sec. 2. It is declared to be the public policy that the State has a legitimate interest in assuring that all medical procedures, including abortions, are performed under circumstances that insure maximum safety. Therefore, the purpose of this Act is to provide for the better protection of the public health through the development, establishment, and enforcement of standards (1) for the care of individuals in ambulatory surgical treatment centers, and (2) for the construction, maintenance and operation of ambulatory surgical treatment centers, which, in light of advancing knowledge, will promote safe and adequate treatment of such individuals in ambulatory surgical treatment centers.
Sec. 3. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them:
(A) "Ambulatory surgical treatment center" means any institution, place or building devoted primarily to the maintenance and operation of facilities for the performance of surgical procedures or any facility in which a medical or surgical procedure is utilized to terminate a pregnancy, irrespective of whether the facility is devoted primarily to this purpose. Such facility shall not provide beds or other accommodations for the overnight stay of patients; however, facilities devoted exclusively to the treatment of children may provide accommodations and beds for their patients for up to 23 hours following admission. Individual patients shall be discharged in an ambulatory condition without danger to the continued well being of the patients or shall be transferred to a hospital.
The term "ambulatory surgical treatment center" does not include any of the following:
(1) Any
institution, place, building or agency required to be licensed pursuant to the
"Hospital Licensing Act", approved
(2) Any
person or institution required to be licensed pursuant to the "Nursing
Home Care Act", approved
(3) Hospitals or ambulatory surgical treatment centers maintained by the State or any department or agency thereof, where such department or agency has authority under law to establish and enforce standards for the hospitals or ambulatory surgical treatment centers under its management and control.
(4) Hospitals or ambulatory surgical treatment centers maintained by the Federal Government or agencies thereof.
(5) Any place, agency, clinic, or practice, public or private, whether organized for profit or not, devoted exclusively to the performance of dental or oral surgical procedures.
(B) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, or joint stock association, or the legal successor thereof.
(C) "Department" means the
Department of Public Health of the State of
(D) "Director" means the
Director of the Department of Public Health of the State of
(E) "Physician" means a
person licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches in the State of
(F) "Dentist" means a person licensed to practice dentistry under the Illinois Dental Practice Act.
(G) "Podiatrist" means a person licensed to practice podiatry under the Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987.
Sec. 4. No person shall open, conduct or maintain an
ambulatory surgical treatment center without first obtaining a license from the
Department.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to impair or
abridge the power of municipalities to license and regulate ambulatory surgical
treatment centers, provided that the municipal ordinance requires compliance
with at least the minimum requirements developed by the Department pursuant to
this Act.
The Administrative Review Law, as heretofore or
hereafter amended, shall be applicable to the judicial review of final
administrative decisions of the regulatory agency of the municipality. Any
municipality having an ordinance licensing and regulating ambulatory surgical
treatment centers which provides for minimum standards and regulations which
meet at least the minimum requirements established pursuant to this Act shall
make such periodic reports to the Department as the Department may deem
necessary. This report shall include a list of ambulatory surgical treatment
centers meeting standards substantially equivalent to those promulgated by the
Department under this Act. The Department may issue a license to such
ambulatory surgical treatment centers based upon such reports or the Department
may conduct investigations or inspections to determine whether a license should
be issued to these ambulatory surgical treatment centers.
Sec. 5. An application for a license to operate an ambulatory
surgical treatment center shall be made to the Department upon forms provided
by it and shall contain such information as the Department reasonably requires,
which may include affirmative evidence of ability to comply with the provisions
of this Act and the standards, rules and regulations, promulgated by virtue
thereof.
All applications required under this Section shall be
signed by the applicant, verified, and accompanied by a license fee of $500.
Sec. 6. Upon receipt of an application for a license, the Director may deny the application for any of the following reasons:
(1) Conviction of the applicant, or if the applicant is a firm, partnership or association, of any of its members, or if a corporation, of any of its officers or directors, or of the person designated to manage or supervise the facility, of a felony, or of 2 or more misdemeanors involving moral turpitude, as shown by a certified copy of the record of the court of conviction, or, in the case of the conviction of a misdemeanor by a court not of record, as shown by other evidence, if the Director determines, after investigation, that such person has not been sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant the public trust; or other satisfactory evidence that the moral character of the applicant, or manager, or supervisor of the facility is not reputable;
(2) The licensure status or record of the applicant, or if the applicant is a firm, partnership or association, of any of its members, or if a corporation, of any of its officers or directors, or of the person designated to manage or supervise the facility, from any other state where the applicant has done business in a similar capacity indicates that granting a license to the applicant would be detrimental to the interests of the public; or
(3) The applicant has insufficient financial or
other resources to operate and conduct the facility in accordance with the requirements of this Act and the minimum standards, rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
The Director shall only issue a license if he finds that the applicant facility complies with this Act and the rules, regulations and standards promulgated pursuant thereto and:
(a) is under the medical supervision of one or more physicians;
(b) permits a surgical procedure to be performed only by a physician, podiatrist or dentist who at the time is privileged to have his patients admitted by himself or an associated physician and is himself privileged to perform surgical procedures in at least one Illinois hospital; and
(c) maintains adequate medical records for each
patient.
A license, unless sooner suspended or revoked, shall be renewable annually upon approval by the Department and payment of a license fee of $300. Each license shall be issued only for the premises and persons named in the application and shall not be transferable or assignable. The licenses shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises. A placard or registry of all physicians on staff in the facility shall be centrally located and available for inspection to any interested person. The Department may, either before or after the issuance of a license, request the cooperation of the State Fire Marshal. The report and recommendations of this agency shall be in writing and shall state with particularity its findings with respect to compliance or noncompliance with such minimum standards, rules and regulations.
The Director may issue a provisional license to any ambulatory surgical treatment center which does not substantially comply with the provisions of this Act and the standards, rules and regulations promulgated by virtue thereof provided that he finds that such ambulatory surgical treatment center will undertake changes and corrections which upon completion will render the ambulatory surgical treatment center in substantial compliance with the provisions of this Act, and the standards, rules and regulations adopted hereunder, and provided that the health and safety of the patients of the ambulatory surgical treatment center will be protected during the period for which such provisional license is issued. The Director shall advise the licensee of the conditions under which such provisional license is issued, including the manner in which the facilities fail to comply with the provisions of the Act, standards, rules and regulations, and the time within which the changes and corrections necessary for such ambulatory surgical treatment center to substantially comply with this Act, and the standards, rules and regulations of the Department relating thereto shall be completed.
A person or facility not licensed under this Act or the Hospital Licensing Act shall not hold itself out to the public as a "surgery center" or as a "center for surgery".
Sec. 6.1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any corporation operating an Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center devoted primarily to providing facilities for abortion must have a physician, who is licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches and is actively engaged in the practice of medicine at the Center, on the board of directors as a condition to licensure of the Center.
Sec. 6.5. Clinical privileges; advanced practice nurses. All ambulatory surgical treatment centers (ASTC) licensed under this Act shall comply with the following requirements:
(1) No ASTC policy, rule, regulation, or practice shall be inconsistent with the provision of adequate collaboration, including medical direction of licensed advanced practice nurses, in accordance with Section 54.5 of the Medical Practice Act of 1987.
(2) Operative surgical procedures shall be performed only by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches under the Medical Practice Act of 1987, a dentist licensed under the Illinois Dental Practice Act, or a podiatrist licensed under the Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987, with medical staff membership and surgical clinical privileges granted by the consulting committee of the ASTC. A licensed physician, dentist, or podiatrist may be assisted by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, dentist, dental assistant, podiatrist, licensed advanced practice nurse, licensed physician assistant, licensed registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, surgical assistant, surgical technician, or other individuals granted clinical privileges to assist in surgery by the consulting committee of the ASTC. Payment for services rendered by an assistant in surgery who is not an ambulatory surgical treatment center employee shall be paid at the appropriate non‑physician modifier rate if the payor would have made payment had the same services been provided by a physician.
(3) The anesthesia service shall be under the direction of a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches who has had specialized preparation or experience in the area or who has completed a residency in anesthesiology. An anesthesiologist, Board certified or Board eligible, is recommended. Anesthesia services may only be administered pursuant to the order of a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, licensed dentist, or licensed podiatrist.
(A) The individuals who, with clinical privileges granted by the medical staff and ASTC, may administer anesthesia services are limited to the following:
(i) an anesthesiologist; or
(ii) a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches; or
(iii) a dentist with authority to administer anesthesia under Section 8.1 of the Illinois Dental Practice Act; or
(iv) a licensed certified registered nurse anesthetist.
(B) For anesthesia services, an anesthesiologist shall participate through discussion of and agreement with the anesthesia plan and shall remain physically present and be available on the premises during the delivery of anesthesia services for diagnosis, consultation, and treatment of emergency medical conditions. In the absence of 24‑hour availability of anesthesiologists with clinical privileges, an alternate policy (requiring participation, presence, and availability of a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches) shall be developed by the medical staff consulting committee in consultation with the anesthesia service and included in the medical staff consulting committee policies.
(C) A certified registered nurse anesthetist is not required to possess prescriptive authority or a written collaborative agreement meeting the requirements of Section 15‑15 of the Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act to provide anesthesia services ordered by a licensed physician, dentist, or podiatrist. Licensed certified registered nurse anesthetists are authorized to select, order, and administer drugs and apply the appropriate medical devices in the provision of anesthesia services under the anesthesia plan agreed with by the anesthesiologist or, in the absence of an available anesthesiologist with clinical privileges, agreed with by the operating physician, operating dentist, or operating podiatrist in accordance with the medical staff consulting committee policies of a licensed ambulatory surgical treatment center.
Sec. 7a. (a) As a condition of the issuance or renewal of
the license of any ambulatory surgical treatment center, the applicant shall
file a statement of ownership. The applicant shall agree to update the
information required in the statement of ownership every 6 months from the
initial date of filing.
(b) The statement of ownership shall include the
following:
(1) The name, telephone number and occupation of every
person who has entered into a contract to manage or operate or who owns or
controls, directly or indirectly, any of the shares of stock of, or any other
financial interest in, the facility which is the subject of the application or
license, and the percentage of such interest; and
(2) The address of any facility, wherever located, any
financial interest in which is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by
the applicant, if the facility is required to be licensed if it were located in
this State.
Sec. 7b. (a) Each licensee shall file an attested financial
statement with the Department by
(b) No public funds shall be expended for the care or
treatment of any patient in an ambulatory surgical treatment center which has failed
to file the financial statement required by this Section, and no public funds
shall be paid to or on behalf of a facility which has failed toct and shall incorporate the information
requirements of these agencies into the forms it adopts or issues under this
Act and shall otherwise coordinate its regulations with the requirements of
these agencies so as to impose the least possible burden on licensees. No other
State agency may require submission of financial data except as expressly
authorized by law or as necessary to meet requirements of federal law or
regulation. Information obtained under this Section shall be made available,
upon request, by the Department to any other State agency or legislative
commission to which such information is necessary for investigations or to
execute the intent of State or Federal law or regulation.
Sec. 8. Facility plan review; fees.
(a) Before commencing construction of new facilities or specified types of alteration or additions to an existing ambulatory surgical treatment center involving major construction, as defined by rule by the Department, with an estimated cost greater than $100,000, architectural drawings and specifications therefor shall be submitted to the Department for review and approval. A facility may submit architectural drawings and specifications for other construction projects for Department review according to subsection (b) that shall not be subject to fees under subsection (d). Review of drawings and specifications shall be conducted by an employee of the Department meeting the qualifications established by the Department of Central Management Services class specifications for such an individual's position or by a person contracting with the Department who meets those class specifications. Final approval of the drawings and specifications for compliance with design and construction standards shall be obtained from the Department before the alteration, addition, or new construction is begun.
(b) The Department shall inform an applicant in writing within 10 working days after receiving drawings and specifications and the required fee, if any, from the applicant whether the applicant's submission is complete or incomplete. Failure to provide the applicant with this notice within 10 working days shall result in the submission being deemed complete for purposes of initiating the 60‑day review period under this Section. If the submission is incomplete, the Department shall inform the applicant of the deficiencies with the submission in writing. If the submission is complete and the required fee, if any, has been paid, the Department shall approve or disapprove drawings and specifications submitted to the Department no later than 60 days following receipt by the Department. The drawings and specifications shall be of sufficient detail, as provided by Department rule, to enable the Department to render a determination of compliance with design and construction standards under this Act. If the Department finds that the drawings are not of sufficient detail for it to render a determination of compliance, the plans shall be determined to be incomplete and shall not be considered for purposes of initiating the 60 day review period. If a submission of drawings and specifications is incomplete, the applicant may submit additional information. The 60‑day review period shall not commence until the Department determines that a submission of drawings and specifications is complete or the submission is deemed complete. If the Department has not approved or disapproved the drawings and specifications within 60 days, the construction, major alteration, or addition shall be deemed approved. If the drawings and specifications are disapproved, the Department shall state in writing, with specificity, the reasons for the disapproval. The entity submitting the drawings and specifications may submit additional information in response to the written comments from the Department or request a reconsideration of the disapproval. A final decision of approval or disapproval shall be made within 45 days of the receipt of the additional information or reconsideration request. If denied, the Department shall state the specific reasons for the denial.
(c) The Department shall provide written approval for occupancy pursuant to subsection (g) and shall not issue a violation to a facility as a result of a licensure or complaint survey based upon the facility's physical structure if:
(1) the Department reviewed and approved or deemed approved the drawings and specifications for compliance with design and construction standards;
(2) the construction, major alteration, or addition was built as submitted;
(3) the law or rules have not been amended since the original approval; and
(4) the conditions at the facility indicate that there is a reasonable degree of safety provided for the patients.
(d) The Department shall charge the
following fees in connection with its reviews conducted before
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(3) If the estimated dollar value of the alteration, addition, or new construction is $100,000 or more but less than $500,000, the fee shall be the greater of $2,400 or 1.2% of that value.
(4) If the estimated dollar value of the alteration, addition, or new construction is $500,000 or more but less than $1,000,000, the fee shall be the greater of $6,000 or 0.96% of that value.
(5) If the estimated dollar value of the alteration, addition, or new construction is $1,000,000 or more but less than $5,000,000, the fee shall be the greater of $9,600 or 0.22% of that value.
(6) If the estimated dollar value of the alteration,
addition, or new construction is $5,000,000 or more, the fee shall be the greater of $11,000 or 0.11% of that value, but shall not exceed $40,000.
The fees provided in this subsection (d) shall not apply to major construction projects involving facility changes that are required by Department rule amendments.
The fees provided in this subsection (d) shall also not apply to major construction projects if 51% or more of the estimated cost of the project is attributed to capital equipment. For major construction projects where 51% or more of the estimated cost of the project is attributed to capital equipment, the Department shall by rule establish a fee that is reasonably related to the cost of reviewing the project.
The Department shall not commence the facility plan review process under this Section until the applicable fee has been paid.
(e) All fees received by the Department under this Section shall be deposited into the Health Facility Plan Review Fund, a special fund created in the State Treasury. Moneys shall be appropriated from that Fund to the Department only to pay the costs of conducting reviews under this Section. All fees paid by ambulatory surgical treatment centers under subsection (d) shall be used only to cover the costs relating to the Department's review of ambulatory surgical treatment center projects under this Section. None of the moneys in the Health Facility Plan Review Fund shall be used to reduce the amount of General Revenue Fund moneys appropriated to the Department for facility plan reviews conducted pursuant to this Section.
(f) (1) The provisions of this amendatory Act of 1997
concerning drawings and specifications shall apply only to
drawings and specifications submitted to the Department on or after
(2) On and after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of 1997 and before
(g) The Department shall conduct an on‑site inspection of the completed project no later than 30 days after notification from the applicant that the project has been completed and all certifications required by the Department have been received and accepted by the Department. The Department shall provide written approval for occupancy to the applicant within 5 working days of the Department's final inspection, provided the applicant has demonstrated substantial compliance as defined by Department rule. Occupancy of new major construction is prohibited until Department approval is received, unless the Department has not acted within the time frames provided in this subsection (g), in which case the construction shall be deemed approved. Occupancy shall be authorized after any required health inspection by the Department has been conducted.
(h) The Department shall establish, by rule, a procedure to conduct interim on‑site review of large or complex construction projects.
(i) The Department shall establish, by rule, an expedited process for emergency repairs or replacement of like equipment.
(j) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to apply to maintenance, upkeep, or renovation that does not affect the structural integrity of the building, does not add beds or services over the number for which the facility is licensed, and provides a reasonable degree of safety for the patients.
Sec. 9. Inspections and investigations. The Department shall
make or cause to be made inspections and investigations it deems necessary.
Information received by the Department through filed reports, inspection, or as
otherwise authorized under this Act shall not be disclosed publicly in a manner
to identify individual patients, except to another State agency for purposes of
investigation of professional or business practices in a licensed ambulatory
surgical treatment center. The other State agency shall not disclose the
individual patient information publicly.
Every facility licensed under this Act and any premises
proposed to be conducted as a facility by an applicant for a license shall be
open at all reasonable times to an inspection authorized in writing by the
Director. No notice need be given to any person before any inspection.
Sec. 9a. Whenever an inspection of any ambulatory surgical treatment center discloses that the continued operation of such facility constitutes an imminent and serious menace to the health or safety of the patients thereof, or in the event of a conviction of a licensee under Section 12 of this Act, the inspector is authorized to immediately close such facility. Once the facility has been closed, the personnel employed there shall cease any activity related to the patients, unless continued treatment of any given patient is necessary to protect his or her health or life. A written order setting forth the grounds on which any action under this Section is based shall be served on the licensee within 24 hours after such action is taken. Any licensee whose ambulatory surgical treatment center has been closed may, within 10 days thereafter, by written notice, request that the Director conduct a hearing and a reinspection under the provisions of this Act. If a subsequent inspection discloses that the violations of this Act or rules, regulations or standards have been abated, the Director shall cancel the order of closing and permit patients to be treated therein. The remedies provided in this Section are in addition to and not exclusive of any other remedy provided by law.
Sec. 9b. The Department shall establish by rule a procedure for receiving and investigating complaints regarding any ambulatory surgical treatment center or any physician practicing in any such facility.
Sec. 10. The Department shall prescribe and publish
minimum standards, rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions
of this Act which shall include, but not be limited to:
(a) construction of the facility including, but not
limited to, plumbing, heating, lighting, and ventilation which shall ensure the
health, safety, comfort and privacy of patients and protection from fire
hazard;
(b) number and qualifications of all personnel,
including administrative and nursing personnel, having responsibility for any
part of the care provided to the patients;
(c) equipment essential to the health, welfare and
safety of the patients; and
(d) facilities, programs and services to be provided in
connection with the care of patients in ambulatory surgical treatment centers.
Sec. 10a. The provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act are hereby expressly adopted and shall apply to all administrative rules and procedures of the Department of Public Health under this Act, except that in case of conflict between the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act and this Act the provisions of this Act shall control, and except that Section 5‑35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act relating to procedures for rule‑making does not apply to the adoption of any rule required by federal law in connection with which the Department is precluded by law from exercising any discretion.
Sec. 10b. Notice of violation. When the Department determines that a facility is in violation of this Act or of any rule promulgated hereunder, a notice of violation shall be served upon the licensee. Each notice of violation shall be prepared in writing and shall specify the nature of the violation and the statutory provision or rule alleged to have been violated. The notice shall inform the licensee of any action the Department may take under the Act, including the requirement of a plan of correction under Section 10c, assessment of a penalty under Section 10d, or licensure action under Section 10f. The Director or his designee shall also inform the licensee of the right to a hearing under Section 10g.
Sec. 10c. Plan of correction.
(a) Each facility served with a notice of violation
under Section 10b of this Act shall file with the Department a written plan of
correction, which is subject to approval of the Department, within 10 days of
receipt of such notice. Such plan of correction shall state with particularity
the method by which the facility intends to correct each violation and shall
contain a stated date by which each violation shall be corrected.
(b) If the Department rejects a plan of correction, it
shall send notice of the rejection and the reason for the rejection to the
licensee. The facility shall have 10 days after receipt of the notice of
rejection to submit a modified plan. If the modified plan is not timely
submitted, or if the modified plan is rejected, the facility shall follow a
plan of correction imposed by the Department.
(c) If a facility desires to contest any Department
action under this Section it shall send a written request for a hearing under
Section 10g to the Department within 10 days of receipt of the notice of the
contested action. The Department shall commence the hearing as provided in
Section 10g. Whenever possible, all actions of the Department under this
Section arising out of a single violation shall be contested and determined at
a single hearing. Issues decided as the result of the hearing process may not
be reheard at subsequent hearings under this Act, but such determinations may
be used as grounds for other administrative action by the Department pursuant
to this Act.
Sec. 10d. Fines and penalties.
(a) When the Director determines that a facility has failed to comply with this Act or any rule adopted hereunder, the Department may issue a notice of fine assessment which shall specify the violations for which the fine is assessed. The Department may assess a fine of up to $500 per violation per day commencing on the date the violation was identified and ending on the date the violation is corrected, or action is taken to suspend, revoke or deny renewal of the license, whichever comes first.
(b) In determining whether a fine is to be assessed or the amount of such fine, the Director shall consider the following factors:
(1) The gravity of the violation, including theprobability that death or serious physical or mental harm to a patient will result or has resulted, the severity of the actual or potential harm, and the extent to which the provisions of the applicable statutes or rules were violated;
(2) The reasonable diligence exercised by the licensee and efforts to correct violations;
(3) Any previous violations committed by the licensee; and
(4) The financial benefit to the facility of committing or continuing the violation.
Sec. 10e. Payment of fines. All fines shall be paid to the
Department within 10 days of the notice of assessment or, if the fine is
contested under Section 10g of this Act, within 10 days of the receipt of the
Director's final decision, unless the decision is appealed and the order is
stayed by court order under Section 11 of this Act. A fine assessed under this
Act shall be collected by the Department. If the licensee against whom the fine
has been assessed does not comply with a written demand for payment within 30
days, the Director shall issue an order to do any of the following:
(a) Certify to the Comptroller, as provided by rule of
the Department, the delinquent fines due and owing from the licensee or any
amounts due and owing as a result of a civil action pursuant to paragraph (c)
of this Section. The purpose of certification shall be to intercept State
income tax refunds and other payments due such licensee in order to satisfy, in
whole or in part, any delinquent fines or amounts recoverable in a civil action
brought pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section. The rule shall provide for
notice to any such licensee or person affected. Any final administrative
decision rendered by the Department with respect to any certification made
pursuant to this paragraph (a) shall be reviewed only under and in accordance
with the Administrative Review Law.
(b) Add the amount of the penalty to the facility's
licensing fee. If the licensee refuses to make the payment at the time of the
application for renewal of its license, the license shall not be renewed.
(c) Bring an action in circuit court to recover the
amount of the penalty.
Sec. 10f. Denial, suspension, revocation or refusal to renew
a license; suspension of a service.
(a) When the Director determines that there is or has
been a substantial or continued failure to comply with this Act or any rule
promulgated hereunder, the Department may issue an order of license denial,
suspension or revocation, or refusal to renew a license, in accordance with
subsection (a) of Section 10g of this Act.
(b) When the Director determines that a facility has
failed to demonstrate the capacity to safely provide one or more of its
services to patients, the Department may issue an order of service suspension
in accordance with subsection (a) of Section 10g of this Act.
(c) If, however, the Department finds that the public
interest, health, safety, or welfare imperatively requires emergency action,
and if the Director incorporates a finding to that effect in the order, summary
suspension of a service or a license to open, conduct, operate, and maintain an
ambulatory surgical treatment center or any part thereof may be ordered pending
proceedings for license revocation or other action, which shall be promptly
instituted and determined.
Sec. 10g. Notice of administrative actions; hearing
procedures.
(a) Notice of all administrative actions taken under
this Act shall be effected by registered mail, certified mail, or personal
service and shall set forth the particular reasons for the proposed action and
provide the applicant or licensee with an opportunity to request a hearing. If
a hearing request is not received within 10 days, the right to a hearing is
waived.
(b) The procedure governing hearings authorized by this
Section shall be in accordance with rules promulgated by the Department
consistent with this Act. A hearing shall be conducted by the Director or by an
individual designated in writing by the Director as hearing officer. A full and
complete record shall be kept of all proceedings, including notice of hearing,
complaint, and all other documents in the nature of pleadings, written motions
filed in the proceedings, and the report and orders of the Director and hearing
officer. All testimony shall be reported but need not be transcribed unless the
decision is appealed pursuant to Section 11 of this Act. A copy or copies of
the transcript may be obtained by any interested party on payment of the cost
of preparing such copy or copies.
(c) The Director or hearing officer shall, upon his own
motion or on the written request of any party to the proceeding, issue
subpoenas requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and subpoenas
duces tecum requiring the production of books, papers, records or memoranda.
The fees of witnesses for attendance and travel shall be the same as the fees
of witnesses before any circuit court of this State. Such fees shall be paid
when the witness is excused from further attendance. When the witness is
subpoenaed at the instance of the Director or hearing officer, such fees shall
be paid in the same manner as other expenses of the Department. When the
witness is subpoenaed at the instance of any other party to a proceeding, the
Department may require that the cost of service of the subpoena or subpoena
duces tecum and the fee of the witness be borne by the party at whose instance
the witness is summoned. In such case, the Department, in its discretion, may
require a deposit to cover the cost of such service and witness fees. A
subpoena or subpoena duces tecum issued under this Section shall be served in
the same manner as a subpoena issued by a court.
(d) Any circuit court of this State, upon the application
of the Director or the application of any other party to the proceeding, may,
in its discretion, compel the attendance of witnesses, the production of books,
papers, records or memoranda, and the giving of testimony before the Director
or hearing officer conducting an investigation or holding a hearing authorized
by this Act, by an attachment for contempt, or otherwise, in the same manner as
production of evidence may be compelled before the court.
(e) The Director or hearing officer, or any party in a
hearing before the Department, may cause the deposition of witnesses within the
State to be taken in the manner prescribed by law for depositions in civil
actions in courts of this State, and may compel the attendance of witnesses and
the production of books, papers, records or memoranda.
(f) The Director or Hearing Officer shall make findings
of fact in such hearing and the Director shall render his decision within 60
days after the termination or waiving of the hearing unless additional time is
required by him for a proper disposition of the matter. When the hearing has
been conducted by a hearing officer, the Director shall review the record and
findings of fact before rendering a decision. A copy of the findings of fact
and decision of the Director shall be served upon the applicant or licensee in
person, by registered mail, or by certified mail in the same manner as the
service of the notice of hearing. The decision denying, suspending, or revoking
a license shall become final 35 days after it is mailed or served, unless the
applicant or licensee, within the 35‑day period, petitions for review
pursuant to Section 11 of this Act.
Sec. 11. Whenever the Department refuses to grant, or revokes or suspends a license to open, conduct or maintain an ambulatory surgical treatment center, the applicant or licensee may have such decision judicially reviewed. The provisions of the Administrative Review Law and the rules adopted pursuant thereto shall apply to and govern all proceedings for the judicial review of final administrative decisions of the Department hereunder. The term "administrative decisions" is defined as in Section 3‑101 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Sec. 12. Any person opening, conducting or maintaining an ambulatory surgical treatment center without a license issued pursuant to this Act shall be guilty of a business offense punishable by a fine of $10,000 and each day's violation shall constitute a separate offense. Any person opening, conducting or maintaining an ambulatory surgical treatment center who violates any other provision of this Act shall be guilty of a business offense punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000.
Sec. 13. The operation or maintenance of an ambulatory surgical treatment center in violation of this Act or of the Rules and Regulations promulgated by the Department is declared a public nuisance inimical to the public welfare. The Director of the Department, in the name of the People of the State, through the Attorney General or the State's Attorney of the county in which the violation occurs, may, in addition to other remedies herein provided, bring action for an injunction to restrain such violation or to enjoin the future operation or maintenance of any such ambulatory surgical treatment center.
Sec. 14. The
Governor shall appoint an Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Licensing Board
composed of 12 persons. Four members shall be practicing physicians; one member
shall be a practicing podiatrist; one member shall be a dentist who has been
licensed to perform oral surgery; one member shall be an Illinois registered
professional nurse who is employed in an ambulatory surgical treatment center;
one member shall be a person actively engaged in the supervision or
administration of a health facility; and 4 members shall represent the general
public and shall have no personal economic interest in any institution, place
or building licensed pursuant to this Act. In making Board appointments, the
Governor shall give consideration to recommendations made through the Director
by appropriate professional organizations.
Each member shall hold office for a term of 3 years and
the terms of office of the members first taking office shall expire, as
designated at the time of appointment, 3 at the end of the first year, 3 at the
end of the second year, and 6 at the end of the third year, after the date of
appointment. The term of office of each original appointee shall commence
The Board shall advise and consult with the Department
in the administration of this Act, provided that no rule shall be adopted by
the Department concerning the operation of ambulatory surgical treatment
centers licensed under this Act which has not had prior approval of the
Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Licensing Board. The Department shall submit
a final draft of all rules to the Board for review and approval. The final
draft rules shall be placed upon the agenda of a scheduled Board meeting which
shall be called within 90 days of the submission of such rules. If the Board
takes no action on the final draft rules within the 90‑day period, the
rules shall be considered approved and the Department may proceed with their
promulgation in conformance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. If
the final draft rules are approved by virtue of the Board's failure to act, the
Department shall afford any member of the Board 10 days within which to comment
upon such rules. In the event of a rule promulgation without approval of the
Board, the Department shall allow the Board an ex post facto opportunity to
discuss such rule following its adoption.
Sec. 15. If any provision of this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the provisions or application of this Act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of the Act are declared to be severable.
Sec. 16. This Act shall take effect upon its becoming a law.
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Chapter 305.
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Part 5.
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Sec. 6‑1. Eligibility requirements. Financial aid in meeting basic maintenance requirements shall be given under this Article to or in behalf of persons who meet the eligibility conditions of Sections 6‑1.1 through 6‑1.10. In addition, each unit of local government subject to this Article shall provide persons receiving financial aid in meeting basic maintenance requirements with financial aid for either (a) necessary treatment, care, and supplies required because of illness or disability, or (b) acute medical treatment, care, and supplies only. If a local governmental unit elects to provide financial aid for acute medical treatment, care, and supplies only, the general types of acute medical treatment, care, and supplies for which financial aid is provided shall be specified in the general assistance rules of the local governmental unit, which rules shall provide that financial aid is provided, at a minimum, for acute medical treatment, care, or supplies necessitated by a medical condition for which prior approval or authorization of medical treatment, care, or supplies is not required by the general assistance rules of the Illinois Department. Nothing in this Article shall be construed to permit the granting of financial aid where the purpose of such aid is to obtain an abortion, induced miscarriage or induced premature birth unless, in the opinion of a physician, such procedures are necessary for the preservation of the life of the woman seeking such treatment, or except an induced premature birth intended to produce a live viable child and such procedure is necessary for the health of the mother or her unborn child.
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Chapter 410. Public Health.
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Part 230. Problem
Pregnancy Health Services and Care Act.
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Sec. 4‑100. The Department may make grants to nonprofit agencies and organizations which do not use such grants to refer or counsel for, or perform, abortions and which coordinate and establish linkages among services that will further the purposes of this Act and, where appropriate, will provide, supplement, or improve the quality of such services.
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Chapter 720 Criminal Offenses.
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Part 510.
Sec. 1. It is the
intention of the General Assembly of the State of
It is the further intention of the General Assembly to
assure and protect the woman's health and the integrity of the woman's decision
whether or not to continue to bear a child, to protect the valid and compelling
state interest in the infant and unborn child, to assure the integrity of
marital and familial relations and the rights and interests of persons who
participate in such relations, and to gather data for establishing criteria for
medical decisions. The General Assembly finds as fact, upon hearings and public
disclosures, that these rights and interests are not secure in the economic and
social context in which abortion is presently performed.
Sec. 2. Unless the language or context clearly indicates a
different meaning is intended, the following words or phrases for the purpose
of this Law shall be given the meaning ascribed to them:
(1) "Viability" means that stage of fetal
development when, in the medical judgment of the attending physician based on
the particular facts of the case before him, there is a reasonable likelihood
of sustained survival of the fetus outside the womb, with or without artificial
support.
(2) "Physician" means any person licensed to
practice medicine in all its branches under the Illinois Medical Practice Act
of 1987, as amended.
(3) "Department" means the Department of
Public Health, State of
(4) "Abortion" means the use of any
instrument, medicine, drug or any other substance or device to terminate the
pregnancy of a woman known to be pregnant with an intention other than to
increase the probability of a live birth, to preserve the life or health of the
child after live birth, or to remove a dead fetus.
(5) "Fertilization" and
"conception" each mean the fertilization of a human ovum by a human
sperm, which shall be deemed to have occurred at the time when it is known a
spermatozoon has penetrated the cell membrane of the ovum.
(6) "Fetus" and "unborn child" each
mean an individual organism of the species homo sapiens from fertilization
until live birth.
(7) "Abortifacient" means any instrument,
medicine, drug, or any other substance or device which is known to cause fetal
death when employed in the usual and customary use for which it is
manufactured, whether or not the fetus is known to exist when such substance or
device is employed.
(8) "Born alive", "live born", and
"live birth", when applied to an individual organism of the species
homo sapiens, each mean he or she was completely expelled or extracted from his
or her mother and after such separation breathed or showed evidence of any of
the following: beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or
definite movement of voluntary muscles, irrespective of the duration of
pregnancy and whether or not the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta is
attached.
Sec. 3.1. Medical Judgment. No
abortion shall be performed except by a physician after either (a) he
determines that, in his best clinical judgment, the abortion is necessary, or
(b) he receives a written statement or oral communication by another physician,
hereinafter called the "referring physician", certifying that in the
referring physician's best clinical judgment the abortion is necessary. Any
person who intentionally or knowingly performs an abortion contrary to the
requirements of Section 3.1 commits a Class 2 felony.
Sec. 5. (1) When the fetus is
viable no abortion shall be performed unless in the medical judgment of the
attending or referring physician, based on the particular facts of the case
before him, it is necessary to preserve the life or health of the mother.
Intentional, knowing, or reckless failure to conform to the requirements of
subsection (1) of Section 5 is a Class 2 felony.
(2) When the fetus is viable the physician shall certify
in writing, on a form prescribed by the Department under Section 10 of this
Law, the medical indications which, in his medical judgment based on the
particular facts of the case before him, warrant performance of the abortion to
preserve the life or health of the mother.
Sec. 6. (1) (a) Any physician who
intentionally performs an abortion when, in his medical judgment based on the
particular facts of the case before him, there is a reasonable likelihood of
sustained survival of the fetus outside the womb, with or without artificial
support, shall utilize that method of abortion which, of those he knows to be
available, is in his medical judgment most likely to preserve the life and
health of the fetus.
(b) The physician shall certify in writing, on a form
prescribed by the Department under Section 10 of this Act, the available
methods considered and the reasons for choosing the method employed.
(c) Any physician who intentionally, knowingly, or
recklessly violates the provisions of Section 6(1)(a) commits a Class 3 felony.
(2) (a) No abortion shall be performed or induced when
the fetus is viable unless there is in attendance a physician other than the
physician performing or inducing the abortion who shall take control of and
provide immediate medical care for any child born alive as a result of the
abortion. This requirement shall not apply when, in the medical judgment of the
physician performing or inducing the abortion based on the particular facts of
the case before him, there exists a medical emergency; in such a case, the
physician shall describe the basis of this judgment on the form prescribed by
Section 10 of this Act. Any physician who intentionally performs or induces
such an abortion and who intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly fails to
arrange for the attendance of such a second physician in violation of Section
6(2)(a) commits a Class 3 felony.
(b) Subsequent to the abortion, if a child is born
alive, the physician required by Section 6(2)(a) to be in attendance shall
exercise the same degree of professional skill, care and diligence to preserve
the life and health of the child as would be required of a physician providing
immediate medical care to a child born alive in the course of a pregnancy
termination which was not an abortion. Any such physician who intentionally,
knowingly, or recklessly violates Section 6(2)(b) commits a Class 3 felony.
(3) The law of this State shall not be construed to
imply that any living individual organism of the species homo sapiens who has
been born alive is not an individual under the "Criminal Code of
1961," approved July 28, 1961, as amended.
(4) (a) Any physician who intentionally performs an
abortion when, in his medical judgment based on the particular facts of the
case before him, there is a reasonable possibility of sustained survival of the
fetus outside the womb, with or without artificial support, shall utilize that
method of abortion which, of those he knows to be available, is in his medical
judgment most likely to preserve the life and health of the fetus.
(b) The physician shall certify in writing, on a form
prescribed by the Department under Section 10 of this Act, the available
methods considered and the reasons for choosing the method employed.
(c) Any physician who intentionally, knowingly, or
recklessly violates the provisions of Section 6(4)(a) commits a Class 3 felony.
(5) Nothing in Section 6 requires a physician to employ
a method of abortion which, in the medical judgment of the physician performing
the abortion based on the particular facts of the case before him, would
increase medical risk to the mother.
(6) When the fetus is viable and when there exists
reasonable medical certainty (a) that the particular method of abortion to be
employed will cause organic pain to the fetus, and (b) that use of an
anesthetic or analgesic would abolish or alleviate organic pain to the fetus
caused by the particular method of abortion to be employed, then the physician
who is to perform the abortion or his agent or the referring physician or his
agent shall inform the woman upon whom the abortion is to be performed that
such an anesthetic or analgesic is available, if he knows it to be available,
for use to abolish or alleviate organic pain caused to the fetus by the
particular method of abortion to be employed. Any person who performs an
abortion with knowledge that any such reasonable medical certainty exists and
that such an anesthetic or analgesic is available, and intentionally fails to
so inform the woman or to ascertain that the woman has been so informed commits
a Class B misdemeanor. The foregoing requirements of subsection (6) of Section
6 shall not apply (a) when in the medical judgment of the physician who is to
perform the abortion or the referring physician based upon the particular facts
of the case before him: (i) there exists a medical emergency, or (ii) the
administration of such an anesthetic or analgesic would decrease a possibility
of sustained survival of the fetus apart from the body of the mother, with or
without artificial support, or (b) when the physician who is to perform the
abortion administers an anesthetic or an analgesic to the woman or the fetus
and he knows there exists reasonable medical certainty that such use will abolish
organic pain caused to the fetus during the course of the abortion.
(7) No person shall sell or experiment upon a fetus
produced by the fertilization of a human ovum by a human sperm unless such
experimentation is therapeutic to the fetus thereby produced. Intentional
violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor. Nothing in this subsection
(7) is intended to prohibit the performance of in vitro fertilization.
(8) No person shall intentionally perform an abortion
with knowledge that the pregnant woman is seeking the abortion solely on
account of the sex of the fetus. Nothing in Section 6(8) shall be construed to
proscribe the performance of an abortion on account of the sex of the fetus
because of a genetic disorder linked to that sex. If the application of Section
6(8) to the period of pregnancy prior to viability is held invalid, then such
invalidity shall not affect its application to the period of pregnancy
subsequent to viability.
Sec. 10. A report of each abortion
performed shall be made to the Department on forms prescribed by it. Such
report forms shall not identify the patient by name, but by an individual
number to be noted in the patient's permanent record in the possession of the
physician, and shall include information concerning:
(1) Identification of the physician who performed the
abortion and the facility where the abortion was performed and a patient
identification number;
(2) State in which the patient resides;
(3) Patient's date of birth, race and marital status;
(4) Number of prior pregnancies;
(5) Date of last menstrual period;
(6) Type of abortion procedure performed;
(7) Complications and whether the abortion resulted in
a live birth;
(8) The date the abortion was performed;
(9) Medical indications for any abortion performed when
the fetus was viable;
(10) The information required by Sections 6(1)(b) and
6(4)(b) of this Act, if applicable;
(11) Basis for any medical judgment that a medical
emergency existed when required under Sections 6(2)(a) and 6(6) and when
required to be reported in accordance with this Section by any provision of
this Law; and
(12) The pathologist's test results pursuant to Section
12 of this Act.
Such form shall be completed by the hospital or other
licensed facility, signed by the physician who performed the abortion or
pregnancy termination, and transmitted to the Department not later than 10 days
following the end of the month in which the abortion was performed.
In the event that a complication of an abortion occurs
or becomes known after submission of such form, a correction using the same
patient identification number shall be submitted to the Department within 10
days of its becoming known.
The Department may prescribe rules and regulations
regarding the administration of this Law and shall prescribe regulations to
secure the confidentiality of the woman's identity in the information to be
provided under the "Vital Records Act". All reports received by the Department
shall be treated as confidential and the Department shall secure the woman's
anonymity. Such reports shall be used only for statistical purposes.
Upon 30 days public notice, the Department is empowered
to require reporting of any additional information which, in the sound
discretion of the Department, is necessary to develop statistical data relating
to the protection of maternal or fetal life or health, or is necessary to
enforce the provisions of this Law, or is necessary to develop useful criteria for
medical decisions. The Department shall annually report to the General Assembly
all statistical data gathered under this Law and its recommendations to further
the purpose of this Law.
The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly
shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report with the Speaker, the
Minority Leader and the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the
President, the Minority Leader and the Secretary of the Senate and the
Legislative Research Unit, as required by Section 3.1 of "An Act to revise
the law in relation to the General Assembly", approved February 25, 1874,
as amended, and filing such additional copies with the State Government Report
Distribution Center for the General Assembly as is required under paragraph (t)
of Section 7 of the State Library Act.
Sec. 10.1. Any physician who
diagnoses a woman as having complications resulting from an abortion shall
report, within a reasonable period of time, the diagnosis and a summary of her
physical symptoms to the Illinois Department of Public Health in accordance
with procedures and upon forms required by such Department. The Department of
Public Health shall define the complications required to be reported by rule.
The complications defined by rule shall be those which, according to
contemporary medical standards, are manifested by symptoms with severity equal
to or greater than hemorrhaging requiring transfusion, infection, incomplete
abortion, or punctured organs. If the physician making the diagnosis of a
complication knows the name or location of the facility where the abortion was
performed, he shall report such information to the Department of Public Health.
Any physician who intentionally violates this Section
shall be subject to revocation of his license pursuant to paragraph (22) of
Section 22 of the Medical Practice Act of 1987.
Sec. 11. (1) Any person who
intentionally violates any provision of this Law commits a Class A misdemeanor
unless a specific penalty is otherwise provided. Any person who intentionally
falsifies any writing required by this Law commits a Class A misdemeanor.
Intentional, knowing, reckless, or negligent violations
of this Law shall constitute unprofessional conduct which causes public harm
under Section 22 of the Medical Practice Act of 1987, as amended; Sections 10‑45
and 15‑50 of the Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act, and Section
21 of the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987, as amended.
Intentional, knowing, reckless or negligent violations
of this Law will constitute grounds for refusal, denial, revocation,
suspension, or withdrawal of license, certificate, or permit under Section 30
of the Pharmacy Practice Act of 1987, as amended; Section 7 of the Ambulatory
Surgical Treatment Center Act, effective
(2) Any hospital or licensed facility which, or any
physician who intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly fails to submit a
complete report to the Department in accordance with the provisions of Section
10 of this Law and any person who intentionally, knowingly, recklessly or
negligently fails to maintain the confidentiality of any reports required under
this Law or reports required by Sections 10.1 or 12 of this Law commits a Class
B misdemeanor.
(3) Any person who sells any drug, medicine, instrument
or other substance which he knows to be an abortifacient and which is in fact
an abortifacient, unless upon prescription of a physician, is guilty of a Class
B misdemeanor. Any person who prescribes or administers any instrument,
medicine, drug or other substance or device, which he knows to be an
abortifacient, and which is in fact an abortifacient, and intentionally,
knowingly or recklessly fails to inform the person for whom it is prescribed or
upon whom it is administered that it is an abortifacient commits a Class C
misdemeanor.
(4) Any person who intentionally, knowingly or
recklessly performs upon a woman what he represents to that woman to be an
abortion when he knows or should know that she is not pregnant commits a Class
2 felony and shall be answerable in civil damages equal to 3 times the amount
of proved damages.
Sec. 11.1. (a) The payment or
receipt of a referral fee in connection with the performance of an abortion is
a Class 4 felony.
(b) For purposes of this Section, "referral
fee" means the transfer of anything of value between a doctor who performs
an abortion or an operator or employee of a clinic at which an abortion is
performed and the person who advised the woman receiving the abortion to use
the services of that doctor or clinic.
Sec. 12. The dead fetus and all
tissue removed at the time of abortion shall be submitted for a gross and microscopic
analysis and tissue report to a board eligible or certified pathologist as a
matter of record in all cases. The results of the analysis and report shall be
given to the physician who performed the abortion within 7 days of the abortion
and such physician shall report any complications relevant to the woman's
medical condition to his patient within 48 hours of receiving a report if
possible. Any evidence of live birth or of viability shall be reported within 7
days, if possible, to the Department by the pathologist. Intentional failure of
the pathologist to report any evidence of live birth or of viability to the
Department is a Class B misdemeanor.
Sec. 12.1. Nothing in this Act
shall prohibit the use of any tissues or cells obtained from a dead fetus or
dead premature infant whose death did not result from an induced abortion, for
therapeutic purposes or scientific, research, or laboratory experimentation,
provided that the written consent to such use is obtained from one of the
parents of such fetus or infant.
Sec. 13. No physician, hospital,
ambulatory surgical center, nor employee thereof, shall be required against his
or its conscience declared in writing to perform, permit or participate in any
abortion, and the failure or refusal to do so shall not be the basis for any
civil, criminal, administrative or disciplinary action, proceeding, penalty or
punishment. If any request for an abortion is denied, the patient shall be
promptly notified.
Sec. 14. (1) If any provision,
word, phrase or clause of this Act or the application thereof to any person or
circumstance shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the
provisions, words, phrases, clauses or application of this Act which can be
given effect without the invalid provision, word, phrase, clause, or
application, and to this end the provisions, words, phrases, and clauses of
this Act are declared to be severable.
(2) Within 60 days from the time this Section becomes
law, the Department shall issue regulations pursuant to Section 10. Insofar as
Section 10 requires registration under the "Vital Records Act", it
shall not take effect until such regulations are issued. The Department shall
make available the forms required under Section 10 within 30 days of the time this
Section becomes law. No requirement that any person report information to the
Department shall become effective until the Department has made available the
forms required under Section 10. All other provisions of this amended Law shall
take effect immediately upon enactment.
Sec. 15. This Act shall be known
and may be cited as the "Illinois Abortion Law of 1975".
Part 513. Partial-birth Abortion Ban Act. [These provisions have been held to be unconstitutional and unenforceable.]
Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may
be cited as the Partial‑birth Abortion Ban Act.
"Partial‑birth
abortion" means an abortion in which the person performing the abortion
partially vaginally delivers a living human fetus or infant before killing the
fetus or infant and completing the delivery. The terms "fetus" and
"infant" are used interchangeably to refer to the biological
offspring of human parents.
Sec. 10. Partial‑birth abortions prohibited. Any
person who knowingly performs a partial‑birth abortion and thereby kills
a human fetus or infant is guilty of a Class 4 felony. This Section does not
apply to a partial‑birth abortion that is necessary to save the life of a
mother because her life is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness,
or physical injury, including a life‑endangering condition caused by or
arising from the pregnancy itself, provided that no other medical procedure
would suffice for that purpose.
Sec. 15. Civil action. The maternal grandparents of the fetus or infant, if the
mother has not attained the age of 18 years at the time of the abortion, may in
a civil action obtain appropriate relief unless the pregnancy resulted from the
plaintiff's criminal conduct or the plaintiff consented to the abortion. The
relief shall include money damages for all injuries, psychological and
physical, occasioned by the violation of this Act and statutory damages equal
to 3 times the cost of the partial‑birth abortion.
Sec. 20. Prosecution of woman prohibited. A woman on whom a partial‑birth
abortion is performed may not be prosecuted under this Act, for a conspiracy to
violate this Act, or for an offense under Article 31 of the Criminal Code of
1961 based on a violation of this Act, nor may she be held accountable under
Article 5 of the Criminal Code of 1961 for an offense based on a violation of
this Act.
Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect 60 days afts directly to the fact or
immediate circumstances of the homicide, (2) in actions, civil or criminal,
against the physician for malpractice, (3) with the expressed consent of the
patient, or in case of his or her death or disability, of his or her personal
representative or other person authorized to sue for personal injury or of the
beneficiary of an insurance policy on his or her life, health, or physical
condition, (4) in all actions brought by or against the patient, his or her
personal representative, a beneficiary under a policy of insurance, or the
executor or administrator of his or her estate wherein the patient's physical
or mental condition is an issue, (5) upon an issue as to the validity of a
document as a will of the patient, (6) in any criminal action where the charge
is either first degree murder by abortion, attempted abortion or abortion, (7)
in actions, civil or criminal, arising from the filing of a report in
compliance with the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, (8) to any department,
agency, institution or facility which has custody of the patient pursuant to
State statute or any court order of commitment, (9) in prosecutions where
written results of blood alcohol tests are admissible pursuant to Section 11‑501.4
of the Illinois Vehicle Code, (10) in prosecutions where written results of
blood alcohol tests are admissible under Section 5‑11a of the Boat
Registration and Safety Act, or (11) in criminal actions arising from the
filing of a report of suspected terrorist offense in compliance with Section
29D‑10(p)(7) of the Criminal Code of 1961.
In the event of a conflict between the application of
this Section and the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
Confidentiality Act to a specific situation, the provisions of the Mental
Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act shall control.
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Sec. 11‑107.1. [These
provisions are unconstitutional and unenforceable.] Injunctive relief for
the father of an unborn child in an abortion related decision by the mother. In
any case when a married woman wishes to have an abortion performed upon her,
and her spouse, who is the father of the unborn child, is opposed to the
performance of that abortion, a court may hear testimony from both parties and
balance the rights and interests of those parties.
When the interests of the husband in preventing the
abortion outweigh those of the wife in having an abortion performed after the
unborn child is viable, the court may issue an injunction against the
performance of the abortion but only where the court makes a finding that the
mother's life or physical health are not in danger.
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Chapter 745.
Civil Immunities.
Part 30. Abortion
Performance Refusal Act.
Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Abortion Performance Refusal Act.
Sec. 1.
(a) No physician, nurse or other person who refuses to
recommend, perform or assist in the performance of an abortion, whether such
abortion be a crime or not, shall be liable to any person for damages allegedly
arising from such refusal.
(b) No hospital that refuses to permit the performance
of an abortion upon its premises, whether such abortion be a crime or not,
shall be liable to any person for damages allegedly arising from such refusal.
(c) Any person, association, partnership or corporation
that discriminates against another person in any way, including, but not
limited to, hiring, promotion, advancement, transfer, licensing, granting of
hospital privileges, or staff appointments, because of that person's refusal to
recommend, perform or assist in the performance of an abortion, whether such
abortion be a crime or not, shall be answerable in civil damages equal to 3
times the amount of proved damages, but in no case less than $2,000.
(d) The license of any hospital, doctor, nurse or any
other medical personnel shall not be revoked or suspended because of a refusal
to permit, recommend, perform or assist in the performance of an abortion.
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Part 70. Health Care Right of Conscience Act.
Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Health Care Right of Conscience Act.
Sec. 2. Findings and policy. The General Assembly finds and declares that people and organizations hold different beliefs about whether certain health care services are morally acceptable. It is the public policy of the State of Illinois to respect and protect the right of conscience of all persons who refuse to obtain, receive or accept, or who are engaged in, the delivery of, arrangement for, or payment of health care services and medical care whether acting individually, corporately, or in association with other persons; and to prohibit all forms of discrimination, disqualification, coercion, disability or imposition of liability upon such persons or entities by reason of their refusing to act contrary to their conscience or conscientious convictions in refusing to obtain, receive, accept, deliver, pay for, or arrange for the payment of health care services and medical care.
Sec. 3. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context
clearly otherwise requires:
(a) "Health care" means any phase of patient
care, including but not limited to, testing; diagnosis; prognosis; ancillary
research; instructions; family planning, counselling, referrals, or any other
advice in connection with the use or procurement of contraceptives and
sterilization or abortion procedures; medication; or surgery or other care or
treatment rendered by a physician or physicians, nurses, paraprofessionals or
health care facility, intended for the physical, emotional, and mental well‑being
of persons;
(b) "Physician" means any person who is
licensed by the State of Illinois under the Medical Practice Act of 1987;
(c) "Health care personnel" means any nurse,
nurses' aide, medical school student, professional, paraprofessional or any
other person who furnishes, or assists in the furnishing of, health care
services;
(d) "Health care facility" means any public
or private hospital, clinic, center, medical school, medical training
institution, laboratory or diagnostic facility, physician's office, infirmary,
dispensary, ambulatory surgical treatment center or other institution or
location wherein health care services are provided to any person, including
physician organizations and associations, networks, joint ventures, and all
other combinations of those organizations;
(e) "Conscience" means a sincerely held set
of moral convictions arising from belief in and relation to God, or which,
though not so derived, arises from a place in the life of its possessor
parallel to that filled by God among adherents to religious faiths; and
(f) "Health care payer" means a health
maintenance organization, insurance company, management services organization,
or any other entity that pays for or arranges for the payment of any health
care or medical care service, procedure, or product.
The above definitions include not only the traditional
combinations and forms of these persons and organizations but also all new and
emerging forms and combinations of these persons and organizations.
Sec. 4. Liability. No physician or health care personnel shall be civilly or criminally liable to any person, estate, public or private entity or public official by reason of his or her refusal to perform, assist, counsel, suggest, recommend, refer or participate in any way in any particular form of health care service which is contrary to the conscience of such physician or health care personnel.
Sec. 5. Discrimination. It shall be unlawful for any person, public or private institution, or public official to discriminate against any person in any manner, including but not limited to, licensing, hiring, promotion, transfer, staff appointment, hospital, managed care entity, or any other privileges, because of such person's conscientious refusal to receive, obtain, accept, perform, assist, counsel, suggest, recommend, refer or participate in any way in any particular form of health care services contrary to his or her conscience.
Sec. 6. Duty of physicians and other health care personnel.
Nothing in this Act shall relieve a physician from any duty, which may exist
under any laws concerning current standards, of normal medical practices and
procedures, to inform his or her patient of the patient's condition, prognosis
and risks, provided, however, that such physician shall be under no duty to
perform, assist, counsel, suggest, recommend, refer or participate in any way
in any form of medical practice or health care service that is contrary to his
or her conscience.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed so as to relieve
a physician or other health care personnel from obligations under the law of
providing emergency medical care.
Sec. 7. Discrimination by employers or institutions. It shall be unlawful for any public or private employer, entity, agency, institution, official or person, including but not limited to, a medical, nursing or other medical training institution, to deny admission because of, to place any reference in its application form concerning, to orally question about, to impose any burdens in terms or conditions of employment on, or to otherwise discriminate against, any applicant, in terms of employment, admission to or participation in any programs for which the applicant is eligible, or to discriminate in relation thereto, in any other manner, on account of the applicant's refusal to receive, obtain, accept, perform, counsel, suggest, recommend, refer, assist or participate in any way in any forms of health care services contrary to his or her conscience.
Sec. 8. Denial of aid or benefits. It shall be unlawful for any public official, guardian, agency, institution or entity to deny any form of aid, assistance or benefits, or to condition the reception in any way of any form of aid, assistance or benefits, or in any other manner to coerce, disqualify or discriminate against any person, otherwise entitled to such aid, assistance or benefits, because that person refuses to obtain, receive, accept, perform, assist, counsel, suggest, recommend, refer or participate in any way in any form of health care services contrary to his or her conscience.
Sec. 9. Liability. No person, association, or corporation,
which owns, operates, supervises, or manages a health care facility shall be
civilly or criminally liable to any person, estate, or public or private entity
by reason of refusal of the health care facility to permit or provide any
particular form of health care service which violates the facility's conscience
as documented in its ethical guidelines, mission statement, constitution,
bylaws, articles of incorporation, regulations, or other governing documents.
Nothing in this act shall be construed so as to relieve
a physician or other health care personnel from obligations under the law of
providing emergency medical care.
Sec. 10. Discrimination against facility. It shall be unlawful for any person, public or private institution or public official to discriminate against any person, association or corporation attempting to establish a new health care facility or operating an existing health care facility, in any manner, including but not limited to, denial, deprivation or disqualification in licensing, granting of authorizations, aids, assistance, benefits, medical staff or any other privileges, and granting authorization to expand, improve, or create any health care facility, by reason of the refusal of such person, association or corporation planning, proposing or operating a health care facility, to permit or perform any particular form of health care service which violates the health care facility's conscience as documented in its existing or proposed ethical guidelines, mission statement, constitution, bylaws, articles of incorporation, regulations, or other governing documents.
Sec. 11. Denial of aid or benefit to a facility. It shall be unlawful for any public official, agency, institution or entity to deny any form of aid, assistance, grants or benefits; or in any other manner to coerce, disqualify or discriminate against any person, association or corporation attempting to establish a new health care facility or operating an existing health care facility which otherwise would be entitled to the aid, assistance, grant or benefit because the existing or proposed health care facility refuses to perform, assist, counsel, suggest, recommend, refer or participate in any way in any form of health care services contrary to the health care facility's conscience as documented in its existing or proposed ethical guidelines, mission statement, constitution, bylaws, articles of incorporation, regulations, or other governing documents.
Sec. 11.2. Liability of health care payer. No health care payer and no person, association, or corporation that owns, operates, supervises, or manages a health care payer shall be civilly or criminally liable to any person, estate, or public or private entity by reason of refusal of the health care payer to pay for or arrange for the payment of any particular form of health care services that violate the health care payer's conscience as documented in its ethical guidelines, mission statement, constitution, bylaws, articles of incorporation, regulations, or other governing documents.
Sec. 11.3. Discrimination against health care payer in licensing. It shall be unlawful for any person, public or private institution, or public official to discriminate against any person, association, or corporation (i) attempting to establish a new health care payer or (ii) operating an existing health care payer, in any manner, including but not limited to, denial, deprivation, or disqualification in licensing; granting of authorizations, aids, assistance, benefits, or any other privileges; and granting authorization to expand, improve, or create any health care payer, because the person, association, or corporation planning, proposing, or operating a health care payer refuses to pay for or arrange for the payment of any particular form of health care services that violates the health care payer's conscience as documented in the existing or proposed ethical guidelines, mission statement, constitution, bylaws, articles of incorporation, regulations or other governing documents.
Sec. 11.4. Denial of aid or benefits to health care payer for refusal to participate in certain health care. It shall be unlawful for any public official, agency, institution, or entity to deny any form of aid, assistance, grants, or benefits; or in any other manner to coerce, disqualify, or discriminate against any person, association, or corporation attempting to establish a new health care payer or operating an existing health care payer that otherwise would be entitled to the aid, assistance, grant, or benefit because the existing or proposed health care payer refuses to pay for, arrange for the payment of, or participate in any way in any form of health care services contrary to the health care payer's conscience as documented in its existing or proposed ethical guidelines, mission statement, constitution, bylaws, articles of incorporation, regulations, or other governing documents.
Sec. 12. Actions; damages. Any person, association, corporation, entity or health care facility injured by any public or private person, association, agency, entity or corporation by reason of any action prohibited by this Act may commence a suit therefor, and shall recover threefold the actual damages, including pain and suffering, sustained by such person, association, corporation, entity or health care facility, the costs of the suit and reasonable attorney's fees; but in no case shall recovery be less than $2,500 for each violation in addition to costs of the suit and reasonable attorney's fees. These damage remedies shall be cumulative, and not exclusive of other remedies afforded under any other state or federal law.
Sec. 13. Liability for refusal to provide certain health
care. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as excusing any person, public or
private institution, or public official from liability for refusal to permit or
provide a particular form of health care service if:
(a) the person, public or private institution or public
official has entered into a contract specifically to provide that particular
form of health care service; or
(b) the person, public or private institution or public
official has accepted federal or state funds for the sole purpose of, and
specifically conditioned upon, permitting or providing that particular form of
health care service.
Sec. 14. Supersedes other Acts. This Act shall supersede all other Acts or parts of Acts to the extent that any Acts or parts of Acts are inconsistent with the terms or operation of this Act.
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Chapter 750.
Families.
Part 65. Rights
of Married Persons.
Sec. 15. (a)(1) The expenses of the family and of the
education of the children shall be chargeable upon the property of both husband
and wife, or of either of them, in favor of creditors therefor, and in relation
thereto they may be sued jointly or separately.
(2) No creditor, who has a claim against a spouse or
former spouse for an expense incurred by that spouse or former spouse which is
not a family expense, shall maintain an action against the other spouse or
former spouse for that expense except:
(A) an expense for which the other spouse or former
spouse agreed, in writing, to be liable; or
(B) an expense for goods or merchandise purchased by or
in the possession of the other spouse or former spouse, or for services ordered
by the other spouse or former spouse.
(3) Any creditor who maintains an action in violation
of this subsection (a) for an expense other than a family expense against a
spouse or former spouse other than the spouse or former spouse who incurred the
expense, shall be liable to the other spouse or former spouse for his or her
costs, expenses and attorney's fees incurred in defending the action.
(4) No creditor shall, with respect to any claim
against a spouse or former spouse for which the creditor is prohibited under
this subsection (a) from maintaining an action against the other spouse or former
spouse, engage in any collection efforts against the other spouse or former
spouse, including, but not limited to, informal or formal collection attempts,
referral of the claim to a collector or collection agency for collection from
the other spouse or former spouse, or making any representation to a credit
reporting agency that the other spouse or former spouse is any way liable for
payment of the claim.
(b) No spouse shall be liable for any expense incurred
by the other spouse when an abortion is performed on such spouse, without the
consent of such other spouse, unless the physician who performed the abortion
certifies that such abortion is necessary to preserve the life of the spouse
who obtained such abortion.
(c) No parent shall be liable for any expense incurred
by his or her minor child when an abortion is performed on such minor child
without the consent of both parents of such child, if they both have custody,
or the parent having custody, or legal guardian of such child, unless the
physician who performed the abortion certifies that such abortion is necessary
to preserve the life of the minor child who obtained such abortion.
Part 70. Parental
Notice of Abortion Act of 1995. [These provisions have been held to be
unenforceable.]
Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Parental Notice of Abortion Act of 1995.
Sec. 5. Legislative findings and purpose. The General
Assembly finds that notification of a family member as defined in this Act is
in the best interest of an unemancipated minor, and the General Assembly's
purpose in enacting this parental notice law is to further and protect the best
interests of an unemancipated minor.
The medical, emotional, and psychological consequences
of abortion are sometimes serious and long‑lasting, and immature minors
often lack the ability to make fully informed choices that consider both the
immediate and long‑range consequences.
Parental consultation is usually in the best interest
of the minor and is desirable since the capacity to become pregnant and the
capacity for mature judgment concerning the wisdom of an abortion are not
necessarily related.
Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Abortion" means the use of any instrument,
medicine, drug, or any other substance or device to terminate the pregnancy of
a woman known to be pregnant with an intention other than to increase the
probability of a live birth, to preserve the life or health of a child after
live birth, or to remove a dead fetus.
"Actual notice" means the giving of notice
directly, in person, or by telephone.
"Adult family member" means a person over 21
years of age who is the parent, grandparent, step‑parent living in the
household, or legal guardian.
"Constructive notice" means notice by
certified mail to the last known address of the person entitled to notice with
delivery deemed to have occurred 48 hours after the certified notice is mailed.
"Incompetent" means any person who has been
adjudged as mentally ill or developmentally disabled and who, because of her
mental illness or developmental disability, is not fully able to manage her
person and for whom a guardian of the person has been appointed under Section
11a‑3(a)(1) of the Probate Act of 1975.
"Medical emergency" means a condition that,
on the basis of the physician's good faith clinical judgment, so complicates
the medical condition of a pregnant woman as to necessitate the immediate
abortion of her pregnancy to avert her death or for which a delay will create
serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of major bodily
function.
"Minor" means any person under 18 years of
age who is not or has not been married or who has not been emancipated under
the Emancipation of Mature Minors Act.
"Neglect" means the failure of an adult
family member to supply a child with necessary food, clothing, shelter, or
medical care when reasonably able to do so or the failure to protect a child
from conditions or actions that imminently and seriously endanger the child's
physical or mental health when reasonably able to do so.
"Physical abuse" means any physical injury
intentionally inflicted by an adult family member on a child.
"Physician" means any person licensed to
practice medicine in all its branches under the Illinois Medical Practice Act
of 1987.
"Sexual abuse" means any sexual conduct or
sexual penetration as defined in Section 12‑12 of the Criminal Code of 1961
that is prohibited by the criminal laws of the State of Illinois and committed
against a minor by an adult family member as defined in this Act.
Sec. 15. Notice to adult family member. No person shall knowingly perform an abortion upon a minor or upon an incompetent person unless the physician or his or her agent has given at least 48 hours actual notice to an adult family member of the pregnant minor or incompetent person of his or her intention to perform the abortion, unless that person or his or her agent has received a written statement by a referring physician certifying that the referring physician or his or her agent has given at least 48 hours notice to an adult family member of the pregnant minor or incompetent person. If actual notice is not possible after a reasonable effort, the physician or his or her agent must give 48 hours constructive notice.
Sec. 20. Exceptions. Notice shall
not be required under this Act if:
(1) the minor or incompetent
person is accompanied by a person entitled to notice; or
(2) notice is waived in writing by a person who is entitled to notice; or
(3) the attending physician certifies in the patient’s medical records that a medical emergency exists and there is insufficient time to provide the required notice; or
(4) the minor declares in writing that she is a victim of sexual abuse, neglect, or physical abuse by an adult family member as defined in this Act. The attending physician must certify in the patient's medical record that he or she has received the written declaration of abuse or neglect. Any notification of public authorities of abuse that may be required under other laws of this State need not be made by the person performing the abortion until after the minor receives an abortion that otherwise complies with the requirements of this Act; or
(5) notice is waived under Section 25.
Sec. 25. Procedure for judicial
waiver of notice.
(a) The requirements and procedures under this Section
are available to minors and incompetent persons whether or not they are
residents of this State.
(b) The minor or incompetent person may petition any
circuit court for a waiver of the notice requirement and may participate in
proceedings on her own behalf. The court shall appoint a guardian ad litem for
her. Any guardian ad litem appointed under this Act shall act to maintain the
confidentiality of the proceedings. The circuit court shall advise her that she
has a right to court‑appointed counsel and shall provide her with counsel
upon her request.
(c) Court proceedings under this Section shall be
confidential and shall ensure the anonymity of the minor or incompetent person.
All court proceedings under this Section shall be sealed. The minor or
incompetent person shall have the right to file her petition in the circuit
court using a pseudonym or using solely her initials. All documents related to
this petition shall be confidential and shall not be made available to the
public.
These proceedings shall be given precedence over other
pending matters to the extent necessary to ensure that the court reaches a
decision promptly. The court shall rule and issue written findings of fact and
conclusions of law within 48 hours of the time that the petition is filed,
except that the 48‑hour limitation may be extended at the request of the
minor or incompetent person. If the court fails to rule within the 48‑hour
period and an extension is not requested, then the petition shall be deemed to
have been granted, and the notice requirement shall be waived.
(d) Notice shall be waived if the court finds by a
preponderance of the evidence either:
(1) that the minor or incompetent
person is sufficiently mature and well enough informed to decide intelligently
whether to have an abortion, or
(2) that notification under Section 15 of this Act would not be in
the best interests of the minor or incompetent person.
(e) A court that conducts
proceedings under this Section shall issue written and specific factual
findings and legal conclusions supporting its decision and shall order that a
confidential record of the evidence and the judge's findings and conditions be
maintained.
(f) An expedited confidential appeal shall be
available, as the Supreme Court provides by rule, to any minor or incompetent
person to whom the circuit court denies a waiver of notice. An order
authorizing an abortion without notice shall not be subject to appeal.
(g) The Supreme Court is respectfully requested to
promulgate any rules and regulations necessary to ensure that proceedings under
this Act are handled in an expeditious and confidential manner.
(h) No fees shall be required of any minor or
incompetent person who avails herself of the procedures provided by this
Section.
Sec. 30. Minor's consent to abortion. A person may not perform an abortion on a minor without the minor's consent, except in a medical emergency.
Sec. 35. Reports. The Department of Public Health shall comply with the reporting requirements set forth in the consent decree in Herbst v. O'Malley, case no. 84‑C‑5602 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division.
Sec. 40. Penalties.
(a) Any physician who willfully fails to provide notice
as required under this Act before performing an abortion on a minor or an
incompetent person shall be referred to the Illinois State Medical Disciplinary
Board for action in accordance with Section 22 of the Medical Practice Act of
1987.
(b) Any person, not authorized under this Act, who
signs any waiver of notice for a minor or incompetent person seeking an
abortion, is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
Sec. 45. Immunity. Any physician who, in good faith, provides notice in accordance with Section 15 or relies on an exception under Section 20 shall not be subject to any type of civil or criminal liability or discipline for unprofessional conduct for failure to give required notice.
Sec. 50. Severability and inseverability. If any provision of this Act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the .
invalidity of that provision or application does not affect other provisions or applications of the Act that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, except that Section 25 is inseverable to the extent that if all or any substantial and material part of Section 25 is held invalid, then the entire Act is invalid.
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